tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post1121989021790756667..comments2023-10-08T05:44:25.657-06:00Comments on Dakota Voice: Fire Reported At Fred Phelps' ChurchDakota Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386070103210525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-9870945396093561492008-08-07T22:33:00.000-06:002008-08-07T22:33:00.000-06:00ooh Alex, I believe your next response should be, ...ooh Alex, I believe your next response should be, "Touche". Christians aren't perfect sweetheart and we aren't without human emotions. It is not up to you to judge what is "Christian like" or "Un Christian like" behavior. It is ever so common for non Christians to criticize a Christian's every word using that whole, "that's not christian like of you" response. It's so juvenile. God himself knows Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-1604501995193866322008-08-05T13:53:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:53:00.000-06:00You might want to check again what the men of God ...You might want to check again what the men of God in the Bible said and did, including the Master himself. You'll find some delightful mockery where it's called for.<BR/><BR/>I do appreciate that you, unlike many liberals, have at least had the courage to post some comments. Most are afraid they'll find themselves wiping the floor with their lack of logic and reason, but you've demonstrated Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-59699172362024176792008-08-05T13:43:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:43:00.000-06:00When Paul, Stephen, and Jesus confronted people's ...When Paul, Stephen, and Jesus confronted people's errors, they at least had the decency to do it without mockery. Please stop thinking you're on par with the son of God. It's embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>Again, I have to chuckle when a Christian accuses someone else of not being rational. There's a word for people who believe God talks to them: schizophrenic.<BR/><BR/>You can stop bothering with my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-40360974012577966792008-08-05T13:28:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:28:00.000-06:00So you're saying that people like Paul himself, St...So you're saying that people like Paul himself, Stephen, and even Jesus didn't live by the fruits of the spirit, because they weren't afraid to call a spade a spade?<BR/><BR/>See why I'm not responding to many of your comments anymore? You refuse to even flirt with being rational and just want to bash Christianity.<BR/><BR/>Don't be surprised when I don't bother anymore.Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-44696869851252706942008-08-05T13:25:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:25:00.000-06:00Actually Bob, when I was a Christian I tried to li...Actually Bob, when I was a Christian I tried to live by the fruits of the spirit. You should revisit them, because Paul did not include "sarcasm" and "condescension" in his list of Christian virtues. <BR/><BR/>It always amazes me that when Christians like you are put to the test, their true colors finally come out, and how defensive they get when someone calls them out on their un-Christian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-49973220047661718942008-08-05T13:16:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:16:00.000-06:00I'm a "Paul" or "Apollos" type Christian who isn't...I'm a "Paul" or "Apollos" type Christian who isn't going to roll over and sing kumbaya "we can all agree to disagree." <BR/> <BR/>You seem to think "Christian" = "pushover." <BR/> <BR/>Or "Christian" = "Someone who's too spineless to confront error." <BR/> <BR/>Really, the equation is more like "Someone who's too spineless to confront error" = "Poor excuse for a Christian."<BR/> <BR/>Or "Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-607431399989339232008-08-05T12:55:00.000-06:002008-08-05T12:55:00.000-06:00Being a former Christian looking from the outside ...Being a former Christian looking from the outside in helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-2868763183943065492008-08-05T11:20:00.000-06:002008-08-05T11:20:00.000-06:00Where would we Christians be without the Christian...Where would we Christians be without the Christian-haters telling us what is and what is not "Christian?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-53740111269311793232008-08-05T08:59:00.000-06:002008-08-05T08:59:00.000-06:00"On the other hand, you and certain other writers ..."On the other hand, you and certain other writers on this site make special effort to write about bad things done BY homosexuals, as if everything they do is a nuisance and a detriment to society."<BR/><BR/>You better do some re-reading, Alex. I made no such effort. (I often write about activists and some happen to be homosexuals.) And... yes... you have been trying to tell me how to do my job.Carrie K. Hutchenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836560170779589550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-8082019217492394562008-08-05T06:59:00.000-06:002008-08-05T06:59:00.000-06:00Carrie,"You are asking me to make special effort t...Carrie,<BR/><BR/>"You are asking me to make special effort to write about bad things done unto homosexuals, as though it is ONLY done unto them, which is simply not true."<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, you and certain other writers on this site make special effort to write about bad things done BY homosexuals, as if everything they do is a nuisance and a detriment to society. Look at the articles Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-44350823909796816022008-08-05T06:51:00.000-06:002008-08-05T06:51:00.000-06:00Bob,Pretty much just me? So you're an "eye for an...Bob,<BR/><BR/>Pretty much just me? So you're an "eye for an eye" Christian, rather than a "turn the other cheek" one? Funny, because I thought the GREATEST commandment was to love your neighbor as yourself.<BR/><BR/>You're right that Jesus was pretty blunt. But he never went out of his way to be a pompous jackass.<BR/><BR/>And you say that I have no interest in rational discussion because I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-38433644988292759392008-08-04T21:04:00.000-06:002008-08-04T21:04:00.000-06:00I concur, Mr. Ellis. Jesus also told us "Cast not...I concur, Mr. Ellis. Jesus also told us "Cast not pearls before swine."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-60556917378893354982008-08-04T17:38:00.000-06:002008-08-04T17:38:00.000-06:00Pretty much just you. Actually, I just try to tell...Pretty much just you.<BR/> <BR/>Actually, I just try to tell it like it is. If you read the Bible, you'll notice that Jesus was pretty blunt, and even called folks snakes, hypocrites, whitewashed tombs, etc. when the situation warranted it.<BR/> <BR/>If I saw any evidence you were interested in having a rational discussion, I'd respond differently But several weeks of sarcastic, mocking, Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-63116829905113829122008-08-04T16:32:00.000-06:002008-08-04T16:32:00.000-06:00Alex, anyone, who reads the Dakota Voice, should b...Alex, anyone, who reads the Dakota Voice, should be fully aware of what our feelings are towards Phelps and the likes of him and his faithful followers. There were articles about his poison long before you arrived on the scene. However, you seem to have ignored that fact and act like everyone is simply ignoring the hardships of homosexuals. Well, I'd like to ask you a question or two...<BR/><Carrie K. Hutchenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836560170779589550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-36292757947385347832008-08-04T12:49:00.000-06:002008-08-04T12:49:00.000-06:00Do you sarcastically condescend to everyone who co...Do you sarcastically condescend to everyone who comments here, or just me? How very Christ-like of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-48877458684455314372008-08-04T12:10:00.000-06:002008-08-04T12:10:00.000-06:00Very astute of you, Alex, that you were able to di...Very astute of you, Alex, that you were able to distinguish that the Westboro freaks don't merely oppose homosexual behavior, but actually hate homosexuals outright. That recognition <EM>should</EM> have enabled you to finally understand what real homophobia and hatred look like--and that what you see from the vast majority of Christians simply doesn't fit that bill. <BR/> <BR/>Apparently you Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-56167141548978800342008-08-04T10:00:00.000-06:002008-08-04T10:00:00.000-06:00Alex, I didn't ignore anything! I made a blog pos...Alex, I didn't ignore anything! I made a blog post about the article at KMBC and my response to it.Carrie K. Hutchenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836560170779589550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-51965751168894519522008-08-04T08:07:00.000-06:002008-08-04T08:07:00.000-06:00If there's one good thing to be said about the Wes...If there's one good thing to be said about the Westboro Baptist Church, it's that at least they're consistent and honest in their hatred. You don't hear them say, "We hate everything that homosexuals do and will not rest until they are defeated, but we love them as people." No, their hatred goes right to the core, and they make no apologies. If only all anti-gay Christians could be so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-79103058884002382592008-08-03T21:19:00.000-06:002008-08-03T21:19:00.000-06:00I agree! No violence or property damage. Just go...I agree! No violence or property damage. Just good ole poetic justice come home protest style.Carrie K. Hutchenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836560170779589550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-54611075439824791112008-08-03T20:40:00.000-06:002008-08-03T20:40:00.000-06:00Good point, Carrie. I wouldn't want to see violen...Good point, Carrie. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to see violence or property damage done, not even to these hateful people. But the pickets you mentioned would almost seem to be poetic justice.Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.com