tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post5293343707866845122..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Insensitive Religious Right Reactions to Newtown TragedyAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-72263055261341533552013-01-29T04:41:07.294-05:002013-01-29T04:41:07.294-05:00Yes, You are indeed correct I believe on your anal...Yes, You are indeed correct I believe on your analysis. But, more precisely they the "Religious Right" truly believe these poor undeserved are being "Smited By God Almighty".<br /><br />Now I myself am no "Hard-Core Evangelical Athiest". But, am a Deep Spiritualist who believes in minding his own business. Which are indeed looked at as the Devil's Helpers ourselves.<br /><br />The religious right truly believes in a " Fire n' Brimstone" God who has no real tolerance for any human being. But, especially those that they already intencely disagree with and dislike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-45479452281757871472012-12-18T11:31:48.034-05:002012-12-18T11:31:48.034-05:00Wise Fool -- The limited toolbox idea is a good in...Wise Fool -- The limited toolbox idea is a good insight. A narrow worldview definitely limits how one can interpret the outside world, including tragedies like Newtown.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-46578483904140985492012-12-18T07:42:41.695-05:002012-12-18T07:42:41.695-05:00I'm sure there's some truth behind your an...I'm sure there's some truth behind your analysis of why the religious right behaves the way they do to tragedies like this. I would add to that the proverb of:<br /><br />"When you are a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."<br /><br />They have a very limited tool box with which to deal with situations like these. Their world view doesn't allow for the more complex causal relationships. It's just black and white to them. Good verses evil. Their God is a god of mercy and wrath: mercy for those who accept Him, and wrath for everyone else. So they can't help but draw the conclusion that these tragedies are somehow deserved.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.com