tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post6590441928737926472..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: One Nation Under...God?Bob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-28243829802314690552008-08-27T15:51:00.000-05:002008-08-27T15:51:00.000-05:00Okie dokie, so I've begun my own little series of ...Okie dokie, so I've begun my own little series of blog posts about this topic. Should be fun!Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-180830061245271792008-08-24T14:31:00.000-05:002008-08-24T14:31:00.000-05:00Thanks . . . I didn't think you were criticizing W...Thanks . . . I didn't think you were criticizing Warren. I just wanted to point out what a breath of fresh air he is after so many years of the likes of Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell and the things that they have said that do not speak for many people of faith.<BR/><BR/>Politics is now so much about perception. Even now the Dems are preparing for their big show which will be just that -- a big Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-83210133557434413322008-08-24T09:28:00.000-05:002008-08-24T09:28:00.000-05:00Oh Bob, please don't think I was being critical of...Oh Bob, please don't think I was being critical of Rick Warren. He is a wonderful man and I like him a lot. I wish more people would adopt his philosophy of, "It's not about you." Once you realize that simple truth, it makes dealing with life a whole lot easier.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I agree with you that Pastor Warren's intentions were noble in trying to bring civility back to politics. It seemsBob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-82775697492143019512008-08-24T08:24:00.000-05:002008-08-24T08:24:00.000-05:00Count me in on most of what you said. I attend a ...Count me in on most of what you said. I attend a church of the evangelical ilk but I have become convinced (and, happily, there is an increasing number that agrees with me) that we need to spend much more time concerning ourselves which Jesus's comments about serving the poor and "the least of these" than whether or not "In God We Trust" remains on our currency.<BR/><BR/>Granted, I am all for Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-28289293650908002562008-08-22T23:57:00.000-05:002008-08-22T23:57:00.000-05:00Well written and I agree wholeheartedly.Well written and I agree wholeheartedly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-61954941510971374052008-08-22T11:49:00.000-05:002008-08-22T11:49:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your comments. It is clear that...Thank you all for your comments. It is clear that great minds obviously think (and blog!) alike.Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-43706043153389487932008-08-22T01:28:00.001-05:002008-08-22T01:28:00.001-05:00Thanks for the comments! I recently received an e...Thanks for the comments! I recently received an e-mail which claimed that you should not vote for so-and-so because the candidate actually supported other religious freedoms other than Christianity! I got upset and wrote back stating that our Founding Fathers did not claim that this country was to be only Christian and that we were founded on the premise that we had the freedom to worship as weGuanaja Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988022509539015923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-6191182045739628252008-08-22T01:28:00.000-05:002008-08-22T01:28:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments! I recently received an e...Thanks for the comments! I recently received an e-mail which claimed that you should not vote for so-and-so because the candidate actually supported other religious freedoms other than Christianity! I got upset and wrote back stating that our Founding Fathers did not claim that this country was to be only Christian and that we were founded on the premise that we had the freedom to worship as weGuanaja Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988022509539015923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-6578505226604503742008-08-20T23:26:00.000-05:002008-08-20T23:26:00.000-05:00It's now all about ratings.kmanIt's now all about ratings.<BR/><BR/><BR/>kmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-1883022782176903062008-08-20T12:54:00.000-05:002008-08-20T12:54:00.000-05:00I'm with ya, Brother Bob.I'm with ya, Brother Bob.Hal Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-23129285520665408872008-08-20T12:33:00.000-05:002008-08-20T12:33:00.000-05:00Big AMENS here!!You jumped my gun by about a week,...Big AMENS here!!<BR/><BR/>You jumped my gun by about a week, but I'm going to post my response to another viral email going around that talks about our "Christian nation".Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.com