On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Why is it when someone believes something different than yourself are they > >labeled 'fanatic'? ( and this is a general question, not pointed at you > >Larry, because I am guilty of it sometimes myself) > > Google dominionism and then tell it has nothing to do with fanaticism. Any > group that wants to replace the constitution with the bible and the congress > with a religious theocracy fits within my definition of fanaticism. Whether > it fits yours is a different matter, but if you want an American Taliban > here's your chance. I could argue that, to some, your beliefs would be fanaticism. Again, it was not directed at you, merely a general question about people. Like the old Carlin bit, Why is it anyone driving slower than you is a moron, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac? I find the possiblity that a candidate could replace the constitution with a 'religious theocracy' (what other kind of theocracy could you have anyway) is more far fetched than one replacing the constitution with Marxism or other solcialistic philosphies. Lastly, I find the term 'American Taliban' offensive and demonizing. > > > > >I have no issues with the last comment you attribute to her. She is not > >saying she would stop your daughter, or any one else's daughter, she was > >talking about her own child and what she believes. I see no more wrong > with > >that than someone who decries a woman has a right to choose Correct me if > I > >am wrong, but her daughter is still a minor, is she not? . > > Would you like to see the quote? I really pared it down. She'd force her > kid to have the child after she had been raped, or raped by the girl's > father. To me that is fanaticism. Once again, so? She is talking about how she would handle HER family, not yours, not mine, HERS. I do not think I would allow my daughter (If I had a daughter) to have an abortion, but I would never want the choise to do so taken away from any woman. Again, some might argue that fighting for a woman's right to kill her unboen child is a bit 'fanatic' And to be honest, while I am pro-choice, this country is so screwed up right now, whether or not a candidate is pro-choice or pro-birth is not even on my list of tie breakers. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:277954 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
