tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post6451232760315127271..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: Skewed MoralityKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-12113287375926098482012-09-14T13:00:47.842-04:002012-09-14T13:00:47.842-04:00Compared to the United States Canada has few polit...Compared to the United States Canada has few politicians known for their religion or who promote specific laws based on their religious prejudices.<br />The religious right is kept at bay even by a prime minister who is a Christian evangelical. For years, Catholic politicians lead Canada often going against Catholic doctrine. Now our parliament has increasingly more members who are from Asia: Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindu, etc. They participate in the secular state without aggressive reference to their individual faith. I wonder how the United States will handle it when these groups have many members in legislatures. Changes are coming!Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-4360486411419038372012-09-08T07:54:29.778-04:002012-09-08T07:54:29.778-04:00Very thought and well expressed. I concur complete...Very thought and well expressed. I concur completely...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-39036655336841568002012-09-07T18:59:56.653-04:002012-09-07T18:59:56.653-04:00Thank you!!! I am hoping that there will be a tim...Thank you!!! I am hoping that there will be a time when we can redefine some of the inflammatory rhetoric. For instance, it isn't pro life, it's pro unwanted pregnancy. <br /><br />Remember when the Republican Party pushed Ronald Reagan as being the CHRISTIAN candidate over Jimmy Carter and evangelical churches went along with it, even though Carter's work is the epitome of what Jesus taught? "Christian" has too often become a code word for excusing decidedly un-Christlike beliefs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-64652566053812236892012-09-04T22:13:44.249-04:002012-09-04T22:13:44.249-04:00The local Republican party in our county is giving...The local Republican party in our county is giving out large buttons that say a lot about the mentality around here. The pins say "GOP" in very large letters, and beneath them (with the G and the O and the D capitalized): "God's Official Party!" Yes, around here GOP means God's Official Party. Wonder if she will be upset if I vote for the other party?NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-5209549637692346572012-09-04T18:06:42.829-04:002012-09-04T18:06:42.829-04:00Yes, you are informed and it's a great relief ...Yes, you are informed and it's a great relief to read your blog entries. The fact-check guys had a hey-day with that speech by Ryan ...it was filled with untruths but the convention crowd cheered him anyway. Amazing !!!Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-44749322296804371592012-09-02T23:31:29.209-04:002012-09-02T23:31:29.209-04:00Ruth
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Thanks for your comments. I ...Ruth<br />AC<br />DottieB<br />Murr<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. I don't doubt that there are voters in other countries (e.g. Canada, since some of you live there) who do not necessarily think through issues before they vote. But I do agree that the U.S. has now, for many reasons, too many uninformed voters. Part of the reason of course is BIG money and how much it can skew issues. We throw obscene amounts of money at campaigns, and when efforts are made to revise campaign financing, those laws get struck down. In their place, we end up with Supreme Court decisions such as Citizens' United. I have no doubt that some future court will overturn that ruling (just as the terrible Dred Scott case was eventually overturned). But I fear too many lives and too much will have been irretrievably harmed.<br />As to my clear thinking--I just try to be informed, I try to apply logic, and I try not to be deluded. KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-3369075097453173072012-09-02T22:53:12.786-04:002012-09-02T22:53:12.786-04:00You never fail to be clear and reasonable and expr...You never fail to be clear and reasonable and express yourself well. I'm proud to not quite know you. Carry on. The pro-lifers are basically pro-birth. It's interesting to note that most of my political opinions are, I believe, also moral ones.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-13287109278112637972012-09-02T11:32:46.561-04:002012-09-02T11:32:46.561-04:00I have a difficult time during elections, because ...I have a difficult time during elections, because 2 of my three children and I have very difficult political views. We often have debates, which are good, since I respect their right to have a different opinion, and I am glad they have a mind of their own. When it gets too heated to be of any use to continue, is when I just agree with their right to disagree and move on. Interestingly enough, it is my two boys who vehemently disagree with me and my daughter who is more liberal and has similar opinions to me. <br />I appreciate your comments and am glad we live in a country where we are free to disagree about our government.dottiebhttp://dottieb1.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-19761336790804241582012-09-02T08:24:13.421-04:002012-09-02T08:24:13.421-04:00Shallow and muddy thinking or lack of same is the ...Shallow and muddy thinking or lack of same is the norm these days. KG, you are not normal.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-7834399773291799082012-09-01T22:21:35.902-04:002012-09-01T22:21:35.902-04:00What a difference it would make if all voting Amer...What a difference it would make if all voting Americans thought things through logically like you have done in this post.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-57338888619190069042012-09-01T22:17:54.209-04:002012-09-01T22:17:54.209-04:00Dog-geek: I share your frustration. Some people w...Dog-geek: I share your frustration. Some people who are ardently "pro-life" conveniently forget that child when she needs food, shelter, clothing, or any other assistance.<br /><br />Liza Lee--I saw the Daily Show piece, with Samantha Bee, right? The people to whom she talked seemed not to see the irony of their position.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-77245103394708964882012-09-01T21:57:22.518-04:002012-09-01T21:57:22.518-04:00There was a piece on The Daily Show recently that ...There was a piece on The Daily Show recently that showed some of the hypocrisy of the Republicans who were stating that they were all for individual rights and keeping government out of private decisions . . . except in the case of abortion and gay marriage . . . of course. It was very frustrating to watch . . . even on a humor show. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-12358341678261003292012-09-01T21:13:11.394-04:002012-09-01T21:13:11.394-04:00Yep, life is sacred... at least until it needs foo...Yep, life is sacred... at least until it needs food, or shelter, or health care. Then, it's all "let them die!"Dog_geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.com