tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851695.post110635023526658357..comments2024-03-28T08:40:32.697-04:00Comments on southern fried goodness: the bile risesjackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575001924452440492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851695.post-1106689303674597632005-01-25T16:41:00.000-05:002005-01-25T16:41:00.000-05:00hey jo! you are SO right!!! i definitely do NOT me...hey jo! you are SO right!!! i definitely do NOT mean to lump all christians into a single group. believe me, i know that in NO faith are all the members the same. i grew up in a christian home, went to a christian school, and definitely believe in god. but the problem i have is with the extremists who attack other groups without remembering the fundamental teachings of the faith. and so many people, like you said, jump on the bandwagon of a single spokesperson without making decisions for themselves. it is often the spokesperson who is guilty of lumping all members of a single group together. and it's the spokesperson who is the turn-off to me--unfortunately those extremist spokespeople often end up as the main examples of christianity in the public eye. and in cases like this, i think what this man is saying is as silly as those few members of the islamic faith who preach that terrorism is the Right Thing. they seem to just be missing the point.<br /><br />i think you and i, were we to meet in person, could have one of those all-night conversations about this. :)<br /><br />thanks for the thought provoking comment.jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575001924452440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851695.post-1106431694932566142005-01-22T17:08:00.000-05:002005-01-22T17:08:00.000-05:00excellent read, thank you for saying it! i totally...excellent read, thank you for saying it! i totally agree, as you already know: the religious right is definitely neither, and i usually try to do my part to piss them off.<br /><br />i am so very glad to have such rational friends like you!! :) -tomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com