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The Christian Taliban
"Jason Steiner" wrote in message
... Bill Brasky wrote: http://tinyurl.com/25c3r The Christian Taliban by Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet . Tuesday March 30, 2004 at 12:27 AM ... So, it may be time admit that our tolerance of Christian fundamentalists is turning us into a nation of chumps. By claiming it is they who are being persecuted, the Christian Taliban have cowed mainstream Christians and secularists into silence, even as they impose their own faith-based governance upon us. May be time? You mean it may be time for faith-based governance? It won't happen without bloodshed, so you'd best hope not. -- Byron "Barn" Canfield ----------------------------- "Politics is a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." -- Ambrose Bierce |
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The Christian Taliban
Byron Canfield wrote:
"Jason Steiner" wrote: Bill Brasky wrote: http://tinyurl.com/25c3r The Christian Taliban by Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet . Tuesday March 30, 2004 at 12:27 AM ... So, it may be time admit that our tolerance of Christian fundamentalists is turning us into a nation of chumps. By claiming it is they who are being persecuted, the Christian Taliban have cowed mainstream Christians and secularists into silence, even as they impose their own faith-based governance upon us. May be time? You mean it may be time for faith-based governance? No, I'm commenting on the use of the words "may be time" in the passage quoted. What follows those words in the passage above? It is not "for faith-based governance." jason -- "Listen, my boy, I can't abide children. I know it's the style nowadays to make a terrible fuss over you - but I don't go for it. As far as I'm concerned, they're no good for anything but screaming, torturing people, breaking things, smearing books with jam and tearing the pages." - The Neverending Story |
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The Christian Taliban
"Jason Steiner" wrote in message
... Byron Canfield wrote: "Jason Steiner" wrote: Bill Brasky wrote: http://tinyurl.com/25c3r The Christian Taliban by Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet . Tuesday March 30, 2004 at 12:27 AM ... So, it may be time admit that our tolerance of Christian fundamentalists is turning us into a nation of chumps. By claiming it is they who are being persecuted, the Christian Taliban have cowed mainstream Christians and secularists into silence, even as they impose their own faith-based governance upon us. May be time? You mean it may be time for faith-based governance? No, I'm commenting on the use of the words "may be time" in the passage quoted. What follows those words in the passage above? It is not "for faith-based governance." Ah, I see. As in "It *may* be time to remove your hand from that bed of coals." -- Byron "Barn" Canfield ----------------------------- "Politics is a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." -- Ambrose Bierce |
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