tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post4743220340896728692..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Bieber, Druids, and Nephilim: Deliver Us from Evil Conference, Part IAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-89717954087413840082012-11-25T12:47:40.887-05:002012-11-25T12:47:40.887-05:00Anonymous -- I've taken a look at Altemeyer...Anonymous -- I've taken a look at Altemeyer's writings, and they're very thought-provoking. He definitely shines light on to thought processes behind fundamentalism (of all flavors).Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-75275165707867138232012-11-25T12:46:16.193-05:002012-11-25T12:46:16.193-05:00W3ski -- I was once romantically involved with som...W3ski -- I was once romantically involved with someone who converted to fundamentalist Christianity, so I saw the craziness with my own eyes. As much as I've tried to reason with fundamentalists and point out the flaws in their thinking, the fundamentalists I knew were impervious. Let's hope that some of them wake up someday.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-17073441899135916182012-11-25T12:40:25.368-05:002012-11-25T12:40:25.368-05:00Cthulhu -- Thanks! I liked it so much that I'l...Cthulhu -- Thanks! I liked it so much that I'll include it in my next "commentary tidbits" post this week.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-12888324919444537752012-11-25T12:05:32.671-05:002012-11-25T12:05:32.671-05:00Robert Altemeyer has studied the fundies since 196...Robert Altemeyer has studied the fundies since 1966 and has written a book which he has made available free online. It explains why these people think the way they do and the danger they present to our country. <br /><br />Theauthoritarians.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-60557628542918693232012-11-25T11:26:39.602-05:002012-11-25T11:26:39.602-05:00I was once an evangelical. Take my word for it the...I was once an evangelical. Take my word for it there is no way to reason with their kind. Reason is Not in their playbook. You can agree or keep quiet to avoid an argument. Even in their ignorance they hold the "righteous" side, there is No argument to counter that. You can only hope that life itself will smack them upside the head and show them the 'real' side, as mine did to me. A rocky divorce can do some good sometimes, mine woke me up.<br />w3skiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-10674253607091854492012-11-25T11:10:27.003-05:002012-11-25T11:10:27.003-05:00Chief Warrant Officer Jim Wright sums up this situ...Chief Warrant Officer Jim Wright sums up this situation very well:<br /><br />http://www.stonekettle.com/2012/09/unreasonable-people.htmlCthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-28739712328928310592012-11-25T00:48:25.327-05:002012-11-25T00:48:25.327-05:00Jono -- Just as long as you don't binge on fun...Jono -- Just as long as you don't binge on fundamentalism! The other stuff messes up your liver, but fundamentalism can really mess up your brain.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-39735016884689220942012-11-24T18:33:02.612-05:002012-11-24T18:33:02.612-05:00Oooo...devils and demons! Are they related to lepr...Oooo...devils and demons! Are they related to leprechauns and elves. I think I last saw them while on a month long drunk chasing the alcohol with Oxycontin, Prozac, and birth control pills.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-64163802551074811742012-11-24T12:11:36.830-05:002012-11-24T12:11:36.830-05:00Donna -- Paging Dr. Freud!!!Donna -- Paging Dr. Freud!!!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-45060073466058744682012-11-24T11:25:47.879-05:002012-11-24T11:25:47.879-05:00Okay. He had me at "the demons are always loo...Okay. He had me at "the demons are always looking for bodies to get into."Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-49973695659716296582012-11-24T10:54:28.425-05:002012-11-24T10:54:28.425-05:00Wise Fool -- Thanks for the positive reminder. I c...Wise Fool -- Thanks for the positive reminder. I can't imagine the fear in these fundamentalists' hearts if they see demons around every corner -- they see the world changing for the better and can't seem to process it.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-72461820698528523902012-11-24T08:26:16.030-05:002012-11-24T08:26:16.030-05:00I don't think you can reason with a person lik...I don't think you can reason with a person like that. You just have to appreciate that the desperation in his message goes to show that times are changing for the better, even if it is a sloooow change.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.com