joe cipale
January 19th 08, 05:25 PM
On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 00:08 -0800, Jenn wrote:
> In article >,
> "Soundhaspriority" > wrote:
>
> > "Jenn" > wrote in message
> >
> > ...
> > > "Joy". Perhaps if Huckabee gets his way, God will prevent this kind of
> > > thing from happening. <eg>
> >
> > Jenn, I'm not a believer, though I am attracted to the Quaker notion of an
> > "inner light." I have a strong innate sense of how I feel people should
> > behave. A lot of it, but not all, coincides with the better parts of
> > Christian theology. I think most people need some vision of the divine,
> > true or not, to help them behave in a moral way. They feel a vacuum without
> > a feeling of responsibility to a superior authority.
>
> I am a believer. In fact, since you mention it, I attend a Quaker
> (Friends) meeting. What set me off about Huckabee is his statement
> today:
>
> "[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution,but I
> believe it's a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to
> change the word of the living God, and that's what we need to do is to
> amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to
> change God's standards."
>
> To me, that's a bit startling. Others disagree, of course.
Personally, I cant tell who is more dangerous:
Huckabee or The Rev Jim Jones...
> In article >,
> "Soundhaspriority" > wrote:
>
> > "Jenn" > wrote in message
> >
> > ...
> > > "Joy". Perhaps if Huckabee gets his way, God will prevent this kind of
> > > thing from happening. <eg>
> >
> > Jenn, I'm not a believer, though I am attracted to the Quaker notion of an
> > "inner light." I have a strong innate sense of how I feel people should
> > behave. A lot of it, but not all, coincides with the better parts of
> > Christian theology. I think most people need some vision of the divine,
> > true or not, to help them behave in a moral way. They feel a vacuum without
> > a feeling of responsibility to a superior authority.
>
> I am a believer. In fact, since you mention it, I attend a Quaker
> (Friends) meeting. What set me off about Huckabee is his statement
> today:
>
> "[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution,but I
> believe it's a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to
> change the word of the living God, and that's what we need to do is to
> amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to
> change God's standards."
>
> To me, that's a bit startling. Others disagree, of course.
Personally, I cant tell who is more dangerous:
Huckabee or The Rev Jim Jones...