tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post8114659656387117919..comments2023-04-07T06:22:12.802-05:00Comments on The Way I See It: Why I Did ItEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051028886041244993noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-1443204114446037452013-04-01T15:00:27.457-05:002013-04-01T15:00:27.457-05:00Forgive me, but her entire quote would be more lik...Forgive me, but her entire quote would be more like this: *sigh* Yes, life gets tedious sometimes, don't it.<br /><br />She was from North Dakota farm country.tsisageyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303539407624440224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-42054359136152443862013-04-01T14:57:24.487-05:002013-04-01T14:57:24.487-05:00Further, it has long been my belief as a Christian...<i>Further, it has long been my belief as a Christian that where politics is concerned I take this to heart: If Christ had wanted to rule governments He would been Caesar, and not crucified. His interest was in ruling hearts.<br /><br />Hearts are always more powerful than governments.</i><br /><br />The quiet work goes on, I reckon. It gets tedious sometimes, as my mother used to say.tsisageyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303539407624440224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-6883854584156898912013-03-28T19:39:40.428-05:002013-03-28T19:39:40.428-05:00Oops, electorate was the wrong word. Well, it sou...Oops, electorate was the wrong word. Well, it sounded good at the time. lol I hope you read my mind.tsisageyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303539407624440224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-34537121533984442702013-03-28T09:33:45.363-05:002013-03-28T09:33:45.363-05:00"I believe it is fundamentally important that..."I believe it is fundamentally important that people from both sides of the political aisle be allowed to assert a different viewpoint from their counterparts. This is where intelligent and open discourse, and the ability to be effective, has been derailed, in my opinion."<br /><br />Amen.Melissa Foster Denneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720372527839784609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-35191470642740387482013-03-28T06:48:54.114-05:002013-03-28T06:48:54.114-05:00I would add this as well.
I believe it is fundam...I would add this as well. <br /><br />I believe it is fundamentally important that people from both sides of the political aisle be allowed to assert a different viewpoint from their counterparts. This is where intelligent and open discourse, and the ability to be effective, has been derailed, in my opinion. <br /><br />Further, it has long been my belief as a Christian that where politics is concerned I take this to heart: If Christ had wanted to rule governments He would been Caesar, and not crucified. His interest was in ruling hearts. <br /><br />Hearts are always more powerful than governments.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051028886041244993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-58992318014299953502013-03-28T06:37:07.908-05:002013-03-28T06:37:07.908-05:00I can assure you, I consider myself Conservative. ...I can assure you, I consider myself Conservative. I am most assuredly a Christian, and there is no doubt whatsoever that I am a Southerner, through and through. It IS a matter of these concepts being co-opted by some, and used as invective by others. I aim to take them back, at least in my own small way here.<br /><br />I am as weary of others deciding that if I believe (A) then I must be (B) as I am of others telling me that, believing (A) I MUST believe (B).<br /><br />The most important thing God gave me -- gave us all -- was not my natural inclination to seek out a member of the opposite sex to fall in love with. It was a brain, and the ability to reason and think for myself. Recognizing this does not change any of the labels I claim for myself. <br /><br />Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051028886041244993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-57458874638725733972013-03-28T06:20:20.281-05:002013-03-28T06:20:20.281-05:00If you truly believe that Eleanor, then you are no...If you truly believe that Eleanor, then you are not truly "Conservative Christian Southerner." However, if you and others who feel that way ARE "Conservative Christian Southerners", then there are people co-opting your label.<br /><br />I know I have not changed that much in 30 years, so I doubt you have. I would not label you a "Conservative Christian Southerner." If you were, you could have never hung out with the same people I did. Kevin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-35439417252670828372013-03-26T19:37:22.453-05:002013-03-26T19:37:22.453-05:00Correction:
*States'Correction: <br /><br />*States' <br /><br />tsisageyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303539407624440224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153049997496025695.post-74930675997908901262013-03-26T19:00:11.555-05:002013-03-26T19:00:11.555-05:00I had to stop reading, to say this: Isn't the...I had to stop reading, to say this: Isn't the United State's standard supposed to be the Bill of Rights and the Constitution? I know those words and those "vows" by our electorate are super-meaningless now, as always, but, honestly!<br /><br />Cindy-loutsisageyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303539407624440224noreply@blogger.com