Comments on: Book Excerpt: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault On American Children

By: stripey7

stripey7 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:57:14 +0000

Sorry about the duplicate comment. Some technical screw-up made it look as if the first comment hadn’t taken.

By: stripey7

stripey7 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:51:57 +0000

The author doesn’t specify how these clubs are “promoting the false but unavoidable impression among the children that [their] activities are endorsed by the school.” The surest way to guarantee that they don’t is simply to establish atheism, critical thinking, and/or comparative religion clubs, which are protected by the very same Supreme Court ruling, in the same schools.

By: stripey7

stripey7 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:49:21 +0000

The author doesn’t specify how these clubs are “promoting the false but unavoidable impression among the children that [their] activities are endorsed by the school.” The easiest way to ensure that they don’t is simply to establish atheism, critical thinking, and/or comparative religion clubs, which would be protected by the very same ruling that protects these, in the same schools.

By: EATHERICH

EATHERICH — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:18:33 +0000

same thing, it is all about control.

By: jlo

jlo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:43:08 +0000

Mr. Ackermann, here are direct quotes from your post: “The left sure does seem terrified of people of faith” and ” … Try it with me and I will promise you a really bad day.” See the connection? The irony? Please use the smart part of your brain when you process information and when trying to communicate. People of faith don’t generally scare me. People like you do.

By: jimackermann

jimackermann — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:45:52 +0000

The left sure does seem terrified of people with faith. To me, it feels like the left would make a belief in God illeagel if they could. Seems like they are trying to make it unpopular to believe anything that does not fit their secular way. Try it with me and I will promise you a really bad day.

By: jimmyags

jimmyags — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:37:37 +0000

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the more “devout” someone is about their beliefs the less likely they are to want to hear about yours?

By: tcprice

tcprice — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:12:10 +0000

It’s sad that the author thought she didn’t fit in because she is a Jew. True believer Jews and Christians are connected at the hip and believe in God the creator, The Bible as Law, The Ten Commandments as well as the sanctity of life. The main difference between practicing Christians(as opposed to right wing Religious fanatic so-called Christians) and the practicing Jews(as opposed to anything goes left wing pagan Jews)is they are still waiting for the Messiah. As a practicing Christian, I believe Jesus is Messiah and follow the Gospels/teachings of Jesus Christ not Religious fanatics. Shame on the author for implying that ALL Christians take the lead of the so-called “religious right” and are fanatics as dangerous as the Taliban. That’s as anti semetic/rascist/prejudice as saying ALL Moslems are terrorists. Or an example of closed minded fanatical left “brainwashing”. I love to listen to BOTH sides in a discussion. There is much to be learned from the greatest and least of US ALL. However we should ALL be very careful who we choose as our leaders and before we decide to follow should find out what they stand for first. In my life I’ve seen many so called leaders come and go. I choose to take my lead from the Bible, The Gospels and teachings of My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not from any right or left leaning demi gods. PEACE

By: Austin00005

Austin00005 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:40:34 +0000

Look, you guys claiming this country was founded on Christian principles just need to stop. I don’t hate God, in fact, I feel the complete opposite. But you guys need to stop. This country was not, I repeat, not founded on religion. It wasn’t true to the forefathers of this country, just as it is not today. Lies are a big disservice to the forefathers of this country. Have you read the constitution? Read it, with referencing Bill Oreilly or some preachers version of it. What would you do if a Muslim parenthood group put together an after school program for your kids? Just think about it.

By: Epicatastasis

Epicatastasis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:08:34 +0000

I was raised in Christian fundamentalism and now see it as a form of child abuse. It does not seek to make people more forgiving or more enlightened etc, but teaches people how to be saved. It teaches a fearful Hell if you do not believe a certain way. It caused me great stress as a child and even though they also taught the loving parts of the Bible—–the fact that this God might torture me for eternity, overshadowed all those teachings in a shocking way. How could I or anyone love such a God or ourselves or anyone—- believing that way. I now consider myself a follower of Christ who interprets the Bible in a historical and metaphysical way. The religious right are like the scribes and pharasees whom Jesus condemned because they had no love in their hearts. Our country was founded on religious freedom and we must keep religion out of schools.