tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post8562188632314401614..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: Personal Transportation ReformBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-15022121463554573882010-04-05T13:16:40.677-05:002010-04-05T13:16:40.677-05:00I am more comfortable in a denomination that gives...<i>I am more comfortable in a denomination that gives greater liberty on secular political issues than the SBC and focuses more narrowly on matters of faith.</i> <br /><br />Don't tell me, let me guess? CBF?? Oh yeah, guys like David Gushee and the folks at Duke Divinity School, Wake Forrest, and Mercer are narrow on matters of faith. They are rock solid doctrinally for sure. Haa haaJoe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-84010869226534509452010-04-01T07:02:04.161-05:002010-04-01T07:02:04.161-05:00For the record I'll say something in regard to...For the record I'll say something in regard to the following words of Joe:<br /><br />"Simply admitting that, yes, those liberal nuts are citizens does not mean that their ideals or stances are in any way, form, or shape compatible with Christianity. There is ZERO biblical support for mandated government control of health care. Zilch. Not one verse even implies it. Now, if you want to r. grannemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634508382376106171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-83729831771891370552010-03-31T14:14:31.992-05:002010-03-31T14:14:31.992-05:00Joe: Never try to teach a pig to sing. It just fru...<i>Joe: Never try to teach a pig to sing. It just frustrates you and annoys the pig.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/153593/thumbs/r-PIGS-huge.jpg" rel="nofollow">Singing Pig:</a> "... eee iii eee iii ooo." ;)bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-33430828737249047362010-03-30T16:54:06.205-05:002010-03-30T16:54:06.205-05:00Joe, well you've stumped me. ha. but then, I...Joe, well you've stumped me. ha. but then, I haven't had my afternoon nap. selahVselahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-31344400493228098412010-03-30T08:16:28.267-05:002010-03-30T08:16:28.267-05:00SelahV,
When I studied music in college, we had a...SelahV,<br /><br />When I studied music in college, we had an old saying:<br /><br />Never try to teach a pig to sing. It just frustrates you and annoys the pig.<br /><br />When I read stuff by people who profess to be liberal christians I need to remind myself of that old saying. Anyone who doesn't realize that being liberal (theologically and politically**) and Christian are mutually Joe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-42522351775352975702010-03-29T20:24:05.310-05:002010-03-29T20:24:05.310-05:00Hey Joe, I have not read Ann Coulter's book, H...Hey Joe, I have not read Ann Coulter's book, How to Talk to a Liberal If You Must. Do you think I need to purchase that book?<br /><br />I just don't seem to have the rhetorical verbosity, nor the emotional stamina. selahVselahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-35227643020572811102010-03-29T12:40:55.283-05:002010-03-29T12:40:55.283-05:00Joe: 1. SelahV, as far as I can tell, has believed...<i>Joe: 1. SelahV, as far as I can tell, has believed the biblical gospel. Kinda hard for her to be your "sister in Christ".</i><br /><br />bapticus hereticus: Responses like this, Joe, really require no defense, thus, I will only state in addition to what I have written in the preceding words: “God bless you, Joe.”<br /><br /><i>Joe: 2. While it is true that "We the people" bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-491689120090742802010-03-29T11:11:52.536-05:002010-03-29T11:11:52.536-05:00‘We, the people, ’ my conservative sister in Chris...<i>‘We, the people, ’ my conservative sister in Christ, include ‘the progressive,’ ‘the conservative,’ and ‘the all points between.’</i> <br /><br />1. SelahV, as far as I can tell, has believed the biblical gospel. Kinda hard for her to be your "sister in Christ".<br /><br />2. While it is true that "We the people" does include liberal whackjobs and left-wing nuts, it isJoe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-16307561718371770442010-03-26T17:24:29.743-05:002010-03-26T17:24:29.743-05:00Hey Dave.. worked for us... less than 4% unemploym...Hey Dave.. worked for us... less than 4% unemployment.. <br />but... we will sell parts of our deserts to pay the bill.Groseys Pericopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627211509633777070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-80477486535349995732010-03-26T09:47:41.059-05:002010-03-26T09:47:41.059-05:00selahV, I would try, as they say, to ‘walk back’ m...selahV, I would try, as they say, to ‘walk back’ my words, too, if I had stated the following: “‘We the People’" doesn't include you if you are dancing up and down about the passage of this mess.” <br /><br />Due to a right by birth, I have a legal claim to American citizenship, but this is not in question nor was it how I interpreted your words. What you seemingly, strongly questioned, bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-75522311516640927932010-03-25T19:57:06.421-05:002010-03-25T19:57:06.421-05:00BH, sadly you still do not understand "me&quo...BH, sadly you still do not understand "me". BH, whoever you are, I completely accept you. I do not agree with you. Perhaps, I do not understand what a "progressive" is in your definition of the word. Progressives, as I understand the term and ideology, want the government to control the American people. They think Americans don't have the brains to feed their children selahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-9306646420494394612010-03-25T08:27:04.308-05:002010-03-25T08:27:04.308-05:00selahV: ... "We the People" doesn't ...<i>selahV: ... "We the People" doesn't include you if you ... [support] passage ....</i><br /><br />bapticus hereticus: Sadly what you write is that by supporting the bill or wishing it to be more progressive, one cannot legitimately claim oneself as being an American. Even if you do not accept me, I accept you, nonetheless, yeah even if I lose in November.bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-14564811932860251302010-03-24T23:54:50.069-05:002010-03-24T23:54:50.069-05:00BH, huh? :) you crack me up. "We the People&q...BH, huh? :) you crack me up. "We the People" doesn't include you if you are dancing up and down about the passage of this mess. (It's so messed up that they forgot to include that it insured children they said it would until 2014.)<br /><br />Progressives are simply statists who want government to control and fix everything. The "WE" I referred to was the "we"selahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-46417907323877723882010-03-24T16:32:15.972-05:002010-03-24T16:32:15.972-05:00None of my calculators will even figure trillion d...None of my calculators will even figure trillion dollar digits. Maybe new calculators could be provided for every household! <br /><br />Rebecca IllingworthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21818485103972474672010-03-24T15:20:27.015-05:002010-03-24T15:20:27.015-05:00Dave: If the gov't had just given that money t...<i>Dave: If the gov't had just given that money to each ....</i><br /><br />bapticus hereticus: In principle, the idea (i.e., stimulus money given directly to individuals) was plausible, and understanding such, Bush did just that, but instead of spending stimulus money for new purchases, many paid off or reduced debt or placed it in savings, thus a significant amount of money did not bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-91789729659251061472010-03-24T14:04:45.889-05:002010-03-24T14:04:45.889-05:00You know, Bart, you may be on to something. We ju...You know, Bart, you may be on to something. We just had this nearly trillion dollar "stimulus" package. If my math is correct (an assumption that is never too safe) - that is about $3000 per person (300 mill and 900 billion stimulus) people in the US. <br /><br />If the gov't had just given that money to each legal resident (and, who cares - to the illegals as well), and Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637750764381837761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-69079324808302653762010-03-24T11:06:11.027-05:002010-03-24T11:06:11.027-05:00selahV: We the People lost ....
bapticus hereticu...<i>selahV: We the People lost ....</i><br /><br />bapticus hereticus: As in any decision, its outcomes, intended and otherwise, will, in time, provide a firmer foundation on which to base assertions. However, concerning ‘we, the people,’ and assuming the ‘we’ is defined as a “‘majority’ of us opposing this bill,” the suggestion, based on extant data, is incorrect. For this reader said data are a bapticus hereticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526321800594075557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-44078807455546288192010-03-24T10:59:58.450-05:002010-03-24T10:59:58.450-05:00I am happy that the bill has passed. Because it m...I am happy that the bill has passed. Because it means the liberals will be defeated in November, and Obama will be a one term president.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564978547353834463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-13426935258689860402010-03-24T09:04:04.140-05:002010-03-24T09:04:04.140-05:00Matt,
“Methinks our cherished religious freedom i...Matt,<br /><br />“Methinks our cherished religious freedom is under attack on several fronts.”<br /><br />Bingo! Oops, as a Baptist that should be “ditto,” my bad.<br /><br />Grace,<br />WesWesInTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531270190006671713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-13757816317333218342010-03-24T09:00:56.007-05:002010-03-24T09:00:56.007-05:00r. grannemann,
To be perfectly honest, I just don...r. grannemann,<br /><br />To be perfectly honest, I just don’t know if Guidestones would be considered an employer program or not. Some churches provide their pastors with insurance as a part of their “package” and a lot of others don’t. Guidestones provides resources to both. So – I just don’t know how to answer that but that as they do provide to both, they wouldn’t be considered an employerWesInTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531270190006671713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-6963697765902298372010-03-24T08:37:09.592-05:002010-03-24T08:37:09.592-05:00Doug,
If you eat fried tofu the way you describe,...Doug,<br /><br />If you eat fried tofu the way you describe, you really would need that tax/debt funded heart surgery. You would be better off to take Miss. Hariette up on her offer of the snickers bars.<br /><br />I usually don't comment, because I don't have much to add. How do you do any better than what Bart did? That was great.<br /><br />I will however say concerning the idea Matt Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035601113330072618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-46367204768998794172010-03-24T07:13:06.253-05:002010-03-24T07:13:06.253-05:00WesInTex,
Thanks for your comment. If Guidestone ...WesInTex,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. If Guidestone is not an "employer" plan, as you say, then I don't know why Guidestone would want to stop offering insurance because the new health care bill passed (since it is the non-employer plans that are eligible for subsidy). Of course, a person for various reasons might not want to take the subsidy.<br /><br />I don't believe r. grannemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634508382376106171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-13188326777479953792010-03-23T22:24:14.509-05:002010-03-23T22:24:14.509-05:00Doug, I will trade you my Snicker bars for your al...Doug, I will trade you my Snicker bars for your almond joys. I don't like the peanuts in the Snickers because the remind me of another president who gives me indigestion whenever I think of him.<br /><br />Bart, I'll take any car but a Prius. At my age a Prius may put me in the hospital and I will be on Medicare and the coverage will not replace my hips should they get broken in an selahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-20209806602594358152010-03-23T21:49:34.291-05:002010-03-23T21:49:34.291-05:00Bart, you are sooooo funny. I've been dying t...Bart, you are sooooo funny. I've been dying to see what you were going to write. You did not disappoint me. selahVselahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-63558414962294992422010-03-23T21:19:43.486-05:002010-03-23T21:19:43.486-05:00r. grannemann
Don’t mean to jump in between you an...r. grannemann<br />Don’t mean to jump in between you and David W., but I don’t think Guidestones is considered an “employer” plan. I know that my church doesn’t necessarily provide health insurance for me – but I do have so much per month designated as health insurance in our financial report because of taxes. Essentially I pay it out of my own pocket. While that is not true for everyone, I WesInTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531270190006671713noreply@blogger.com