tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post116498634632600630..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: The Price of SuccessFran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165113448733775632006-12-02T20:37:00.000-06:002006-12-02T20:37:00.000-06:00I see yer point, Mark. Does it mean 'mark' this s...I see yer point, Mark. <BR/><BR/>Does it mean 'mark' this spot? <BR/><BR/>Is a surveyor 'markin' a new highway? <BR/><BR/>Mayhaps there be a dog with a congenital palatal defect in th'crowd? <BR/><BR/>It could be so many things. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165107144315544372006-12-02T18:52:00.000-06:002006-12-02T18:52:00.000-06:00I don't much care to see my name in parens.- 'mark...I don't much care to see my name in parens.<BR/><BR/>- 'mark'mark hobackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278212408374559241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165091982093451652006-12-02T14:39:00.000-06:002006-12-02T14:39:00.000-06:00And thanks for your response and for taking it all...And thanks for your response and for taking it all with a sense of humor. The fact that I devoted a post (albeit a little snarky) to your comments proves you got me thinking, Mark. Much appreciated.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165082389379073732006-12-02T11:59:00.000-06:002006-12-02T11:59:00.000-06:00BTW how did you find this site? Even on Google Blo...<I>BTW how did you find this site? Even on Google Blog Search, "Christian Panties" does not bring up Blue Gal. Yet.)</I><BR/><BR/>Careful...all though a good one. :) I have no come back that would not be offensive, intolerant, or arrogant.<BR/><BR/>My point, you cannot give only parts of your life to Christ. Thanks for your response, I found your <I>shouldering</I> comments interesting.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281126424462398813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165073661410176242006-12-02T09:34:00.000-06:002006-12-02T09:34:00.000-06:00Great comments, folks, and welcome to BG, Lily and...Great comments, folks, and welcome to BG, Lily and Jamison. Much appreciated.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165021072352865142006-12-01T18:57:00.000-06:002006-12-01T18:57:00.000-06:00I can't help but look at it yes-from a policy pers...I can't help but look at it yes-from a policy perspective (my degree, just as your background includes theology) but also on a need-to-legislate perspective. <BR/><BR/>WHY should religion have anything to do with societal wellness,justice, and mutual service or protection? Its a matter often of what role you think is appropriate for the government. I think it has little role in who I have sex with, as sexual autonomy is my right. But then that ends where violation of the rights of others come in. My autonomy is only limited when I harm others. (re:your example of rape, sorry but your right to rape loses to my right to not be raped)<BR/><BR/>Its essentially a matter of rights bartering, with the most vulnerable or "worst potential for victimization" having priority when rights appear to compete.<BR/><BR/>If you put my right to have sex next to your right to say no- you therefore should prevail as harm can come to you but less so to me by denying my rights.<BR/><BR/>And so it goes. I honestly look at almost every question that way- religion is irrelevant, as are morals about what is good or proper. Its rights based reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165019782887187602006-12-01T18:36:00.000-06:002006-12-01T18:36:00.000-06:00"Of course, I can retain my opinion that many chur...<I>"Of course, I can retain my opinion that many churches are condemning themselves to complete irrelevance in our culture by not talking to people where they are."</I><BR/><BR/>Amen. And same for the "should"-ing stuff. Too much of religion is about "should not" and "shall not," when real faith - and living that faith - SHOULD be about how we should live, how we should treat each other, and how things shall be better if we can tolerate and learn to love each other.<BR/><BR/>Or, as Paul Mooney said on the radio last night, "I don't want to be tolerated. I want to be <I>celebrated</I>." Yeah. Exactly.QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727729821155579518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165011586691890932006-12-01T16:19:00.000-06:002006-12-01T16:19:00.000-06:00Blue Gal = No. 1 on the web for the term "Christia...Blue Gal = No. 1 on the web for the term "Christian panties." After this post, anyway.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899114436024719014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165007065309761922006-12-01T15:04:00.000-06:002006-12-01T15:04:00.000-06:00The ideal of separation between church and state t...The ideal of separation between church and state that this country was founded upon will be at best an uneasy truce. <BR/><BR/>It is hard to keep the two apart. <BR/><BR/>But as a Unitarian, I say this: My church does not speak for me. And I do not speak for my church.<BR/><BR/>I respect the inherent worth and dignity of every assumption. (/Unitarian humor)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1165004758055904372006-12-01T14:25:00.000-06:002006-12-01T14:25:00.000-06:00Me BlogMate, yer cutlass be on target -- as usual....Me BlogMate, yer cutlass be on target -- as usual. Well held, m'Lass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com