tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post4924401770554044407..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Commentary TidbitsAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-75429767034956585022013-08-29T15:21:43.514-04:002013-08-29T15:21:43.514-04:00Well, I introduced you to The Wartburg Watch, and ...Well, I introduced you to The Wartburg Watch, and you introduced me to a few sites along the way, I think I might write a blog post encouraging people to go to Heresy in the Heartland, it's an incredible blog.Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-19320058659584737382013-08-29T15:01:31.672-04:002013-08-29T15:01:31.672-04:00Sheldon -- Aye. Fear of a real or imagined opponen...Sheldon -- Aye. Fear of a real or imagined opponent fosters group cohesion. Unfortunately, it also makes them unreasonable and gives them a martyr complex.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-71614249901601356802013-08-29T15:00:12.723-04:002013-08-29T15:00:12.723-04:00Sheldon -- Maaaaayyybeeeee... :DSheldon -- Maaaaayyybeeeee... :DAhabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-87931469253359923692013-08-29T14:10:34.276-04:002013-08-29T14:10:34.276-04:00The persecution paranoia helps to hold the group t...The persecution paranoia helps to hold the group together by reinforcing the rightness of their beliefs, and making them stand behind their leaders. The same effect happens in nations where the government makes them paranoid about some external threat, real or imagined.Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-33244256356876055022013-08-29T14:08:13.959-04:002013-08-29T14:08:13.959-04:00Did you find the link from The Wartburg Watch beca...Did you find the link from The Wartburg Watch because of me?<br /><br />You know I a big fan of theirs....Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-20381632544231319422013-08-29T10:50:29.326-04:002013-08-29T10:50:29.326-04:00Infidel -- Well, many fundies live in bubbles wher...Infidel -- Well, many fundies live in bubbles where these gripes are constantly reinforced. Still, you'd think some of them would be smart enough to see the flaws in the gripes.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-20641480509021342362013-08-29T04:31:31.732-04:002013-08-29T04:31:31.732-04:00Alternet: 5 Most Absurd, Self-Pitying Gripes of th...<i>Alternet: 5 Most Absurd, Self-Pitying Gripes of the Christian Right</i><br /><br />I'm glad someone had the patience, and perhaps the OCD, to systematically deconstruct these. It's a bit like systematically and patiently explaining the flaw in 2+2=5, but so many fundies seem to take those ridiculous gripes seriously.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.com