tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2622478751964391455..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Big Blue Blob Goes After the GaysSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39634953951342012932009-07-08T02:34:32.746-04:002009-07-08T02:34:32.746-04:00Hi Hannah...my mother says she takes her faith fro...Hi Hannah...my mother says she takes her faith from the New Testament and doesn't much bother with the Old one.<br />And the one thing she did manage to convince me about was how important it is to love your neighbours...even when it's hard. Because if we don't do that we'll never have a peaceful world.<br />I hope the voices of the decent Christians can drown out the hateful ones, because they're not only hurting us, they're undermining their own religion...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34630408000837351942009-07-08T02:27:22.130-04:002009-07-08T02:27:22.130-04:00Hi Torontonian... I wish more Christians were like...Hi Torontonian... I wish more Christians were like my mum, but unfortunately so many of them seem more obsessed with hate than love.<br />But yes...Christians who act like Christians are people I get along with very well.I like kind people and hate bullies as you know.<br />Which of course disqualifies Harper on all counts.<br />Because he's a hideous bully, he has no capacity for empathy, and although he claims to be a Christian he certainly doesn't act like one. As far as I can tell the only volunteer program he's enrolled in is a kitten adoption one. Which is featured on his website and is an obvious attempt to try to make him look human.<br />Every time I look at those poor little pussycats I feel like calling the SPCA... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46974877585395485812009-07-08T02:18:17.051-04:002009-07-08T02:18:17.051-04:00Hi Jennifer...although I am an atheist because I d...Hi Jennifer...although I am an atheist because I don't believe in Gods and I believe our heaven and our hell are right here on Earth, some of the finest people I've ever met are Christians who work in dreadful dangerous places helping the poor and the sick. <br />I admire their bravery and their commitment,and share their desire for a kinder,gentler, more just world.<br />Of course I don't believe in the fairy tale that inspires them, but I figure if you have love in your heart you can't go wrong.<br />On the other hand I looked up Spong's version of the Centurion's Servant...and I found it quite ...um...stimulating. If they had taught me that story in Sunday School I might have been a believer... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10860555890184836032009-07-07T15:35:39.509-04:002009-07-07T15:35:39.509-04:00Its funny how the Bible says to "love thy nei...Its funny how the Bible says to "love thy neighbor" on the one hand and that "Jesus loves everyone" and then has that infamous phrase about homosexuals. <br /><br />Anyways, decent people interpret their religion for good, like your mom does, not for oppression and prejudice.Hannahhttp://www.brightestblue.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19867994018552533982009-07-07T07:50:34.802-04:002009-07-07T07:50:34.802-04:00Your mother is the type of Christian who has more ...Your mother is the type of Christian who has more influence in the world than all the jumped-up Bible-bashing God-botherers.<br /><br />I had the fortune to attend the installation of Rose Wolfe as Chancellor of University of Toronto and one thing that stuck with me was her phrase, "the learning comes from the doing."<br /><br />Your mother does it and it is she and millions of others who put the<br />"talkers" to shame.<br /><br />Now I wonder how much of a "doer" is Stephen Harper. Or is he just a "talker"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10336808194938504352009-07-07T02:59:45.435-04:002009-07-07T02:59:45.435-04:00Whenever I start feeling completely fed up with Ch...Whenever I start feeling completely fed up with Christians, I go back and re-read Bishop John Spong's "Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism". Just to remind myself that not all Xtians are like that, and that Jesus hisself was actually kinda cool. What with the whole 'Centurion's servant' story and all.Jennifer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.com