tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post2623041729079117444..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: News TidbitsAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-31216211627400511472013-01-12T16:51:19.035-05:002013-01-12T16:51:19.035-05:00Sheldon -- Depressed or not, Schaap knew what he w...Sheldon -- Depressed or not, Schaap knew what he was doing, and I'm glad the creep is being held accountable for his actions.<br /><br />As for depression being blamed on a poor relationship with God, I'm sorry to hear that you experienced such victim-blaming attitudes. Those attitudes probably didn't make you feel any better as you struggled with the depression. <br /><br />Even Pat Robertson seems to embrace such misconceptions:<br /><br />http://republic-of-gilead.blogspot.com/2011/11/pat-robertson-on-depression-and.htmlAhabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-9472060905022071162013-01-10T08:36:28.038-05:002013-01-10T08:36:28.038-05:00It is ironic how Jack Schaap is trying to blame de...It is ironic how Jack Schaap is trying to blame depression for his behavior, when according to most fundamentalists, depression is nothing more than a lack of a "right relationship with god".<br /><br />I've experienced that kind of misunderstanding/bigotry myself, having depression, and being suspected of having high functioning autism (I haven't been tested for that yet).Sheldon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.com