tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post5445861687268326445..comments2024-02-14T14:53:03.810-07:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Obama Administration: feeling the magnetic pull of Jones' swampDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-5379264659292228212010-09-10T09:36:42.797-06:002010-09-10T09:36:42.797-06:00I was thinking exactly the same thing. It's a...I was thinking exactly the same thing. It's a bad idea to give in to such blackmail and offering so much attention to the matter doesn't help. It's strange how much trouble they took to prevent a situation that would not have been a problem for us (i.e. if someone burned a Bible). Who's problem is it really? Yes, there could have been repercussions for innocent people, but less so if there was less focus. I don't mind statements made just for clarity, but the whole thing has become a circus.clairityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-28337128422879317572010-09-10T11:06:32.518-06:002010-09-10T11:06:32.518-06:00Now that the Vatican is involved, forget it! This ...Now that the Vatican is involved, forget it! This is a great conversation to have. We should be able to criticize anyone/anything if we disagree. As Catholics, especially those of us involved with CL, we should be able to talk about all of reality. Especially with our preconceptions (which includes serving in the military) and where the truth actually leads us. So let us continue to follow this. However uncomfortable it may be.D∂v¡Ðhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530687869876470600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-65001107914929177492010-09-10T21:36:56.390-06:002010-09-10T21:36:56.390-06:00What's that people like to say about why you s...What's that people like to say about why you should never wrestle with a pig?<br><br>I have a friend who suggested (seriously) that burning a Qu'ran be designated as a terrorist act. I asked if intentionally desecreting a Host (a la P.Z. Myers) should be hate speech as well. Somehow the latter fell under free speech but not the former.Sonetkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-90600549449100894452010-09-11T06:28:34.248-06:002010-09-11T06:28:34.248-06:00Exactly, we can't operate on the basis of fear...Exactly, we can't operate on the basis of fear. The argument that some obscure pastor in Florida burning a <i>Qu'ran</i> endangers our troops already fighting a war is seriously weak and foolish. I guarantee you that our Marines in Afghanistan aren't worried about what Terry Jones was going to do.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com