tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post108071467893838285..comments2022-06-10T22:26:42.828-05:00Comments on Looking In The Distance: A Republican Speaks Of EvolutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-30845006590402487652007-06-08T05:11:00.000-05:002007-06-08T05:11:00.000-05:00Of course all of the religion talk now coming out ...Of course all of the religion talk now coming out of the Democrats is because statistics show that those who attend church regularly have been voting mostly Republican in past elections.<BR/><BR/>Strangely, as the Democrats are talking more and more about their religious beliefs to go after the 'religious' vote, the leading Repubicans are getting more reluctant about such talk. Guiliani and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-32620509966940157652007-06-06T06:15:00.000-05:002007-06-06T06:15:00.000-05:00NeilI agree. I also liked Romney's response on th...Neil<BR/><BR/>I agree. I also liked Romney's response on the religion question. Apparently a New Hampshire man recently refused to shake his hand because he is a Mormon. There is the problem, not with the candidate, but with bigots like that. Romney is not walking away from his faith pointing out he shares the same values as everyone else in the USA saying "I think it's a fair question to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-22197064097837571962007-06-06T06:13:00.000-05:002007-06-06T06:13:00.000-05:00I thought this recent Republican debate was excell...I thought this recent Republican debate was excellent. There were a lot of issues covered and the format was very good. <BR/><BR/>I thought on the subject of religion that Mike Huckabee was very strong which was not surprising given that he is an ordained pastor. When asked whether he believed in creationism rather than evolution he correctly said that the question behind the question was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-78272454628477919752007-06-05T06:36:00.000-05:002007-06-05T06:36:00.000-05:00RogerI thought Clinton was quite candid. She did ...Roger<BR/><BR/>I thought Clinton was quite candid. She did say that but for her faith, she might not have made it through ex-president Bill Clinton's infidelity. At the time of that difficulty I was quite in awe of how she held her head up despite the awful public embarrassment her husband was putting her through at the time.<BR/><BR/>Obama saying: "I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-68857516076117836202007-06-05T06:23:00.000-05:002007-06-05T06:23:00.000-05:00Diana – I saw this. Best line was from John Edwar...Diana – I saw this. Best line was from John Edwards who said that he prays and sins every day. I think he is perhaps the most honest about religion. Clinton seemed a uncomfortable with the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>But I agree, with all the problems in the world I really don’t need to know how or when and of these candidates “sin”. I think what is happening here is that the media are making the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-58302424383873545692007-06-04T19:48:00.000-05:002007-06-04T19:48:00.000-05:00Well I guess just like the Republicans the Democra...Well I guess just like the Republicans the Democrats are heading into a discussion on faith so I guess we are going to have to suffer through their analysis of evolution too! Clinton, Obama and Edwards are going to take part with an evangelical minister on a discussion of faith, values and poverty.<BR/><BR/>ABC News reported today – I quote:<BR/><BR/>Begin quote:<BR/> The evangelical minister Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-90601690481848783862007-06-03T06:27:00.000-05:002007-06-03T06:27:00.000-05:00Good book, DM! She also makes the point that rel...Good book, DM! She also makes the point that religion, philosophy etc ‘evolve’ just like science. It’s only when we get stuck in the science of the past or the religious beliefs of the past that stasis occurs and violence about the ‘truth’ emerges.<BR/><BR/>Most people I know accept evolution in their theological thinking – I certainly do. Thankfully only a few have not made this evolution Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-83246069522628877192007-06-03T06:26:00.000-05:002007-06-03T06:26:00.000-05:00Jeanette Winterson (British author of ‘Oranges Are...Jeanette Winterson (British author of ‘Oranges Aren’t The Only Fruit’) speaking with Bill Moyers on “Faith & Reason” commented that if you believed in Creationism and Armageddon then everything in the middle was taken care of.<BR/><BR/>Questions about evolution to candidates is leading down this road to asking even more ridiculous questions about the beginning and the end.<BR/><BR/>Let’s hope we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-7238668414774997602007-06-02T11:54:00.000-05:002007-06-02T11:54:00.000-05:00The sad thing is that for the next two years we wi...The sad thing is that for the next two years we will be back to inane discussions on abortion, gay marriage and evolution as if these had anything to do with the problems we are facing e.g. Iraq, Iran, North Korea, global warming, spiraling health care costs, all manufacturing in the USA being moved offshore mainly to China.<BR/><BR/>What are we going to do if China invades Taiwan? Are we going Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-72955928961610953562007-06-01T11:44:00.000-05:002007-06-01T11:44:00.000-05:00Unfortunately politicians rarely say anything with...Unfortunately politicians rarely say anything with clarity as they want to offend no one and if possible being in the middle of every issue where they can claim both sides of the issue. <BR/><BR/>Brownback says he is wary of any theory that seeks to undermine man’s essential dignity and unique and intended place in the cosmos. I can’t see what evolution has to do with undermining my place in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-89884036543464053492007-05-31T18:55:00.000-05:002007-05-31T18:55:00.000-05:00RogerI agree with you but I would go further in sa...Roger<BR/><BR/>I agree with you but I would go further in saying that Brownback's comment that <BR/><BR/><I><B>”Those aspects of evolutionary theory compatible with this truth are a welcome addition to human knowledge. Aspects of these theories that undermine this truth, however, should be firmly rejected as an atheistic theology posing as science.”</I></B><BR/><BR/>is also not acceptable as a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-11159090223178568252007-05-31T18:46:00.000-05:002007-05-31T18:46:00.000-05:00I agree that the question of whether the universe ...I agree that the question of whether the universe (and mankind) had a creator or is just a mechanistic series of events with no beginning and no end has nothing to do with evolution. <BR/><BR/>I also agree that most people of ‘faith’ are quite conversant with the theory of evolution and accept its basic reality – those who don’t are generally of the more fundamentalist leaning.<BR/><BR/>However,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com