Comments on: The War On Marriage Claims Another Victim http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:48:09 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DeanOR http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918877 DeanOR Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:18:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918877 <p>re: “that is a perfectly rational position to take. Hard to “prove” the existence of anything on a spiritual level” and re:atheist fundamentalism.</p> <p>The oft-used rational vs irrational frame is terribly limited - there is also the category of non-rational. It recently occurred to me that religious fundamentalists are people who refuse to, or are unable to, use the left half of their brain. Atheist fundamentalists refuse to, or are unable to, use the right half of their brain. The refusals seem to be based on fear. Reality can be damn scary.</p> re: “that is a perfectly rational position to take. Hard to “prove” the existence of anything on a spiritual level” and re:atheist fundamentalism.

The oft-used rational vs irrational frame is terribly limited – there is also the category of non-rational. It recently occurred to me that religious fundamentalists are people who refuse to, or are unable to, use the left half of their brain. Atheist fundamentalists refuse to, or are unable to, use the right half of their brain. The refusals seem to be based on fear. Reality can be damn scary.

]]> By: Cellar47 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918643 Cellar47 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:27:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918643 <p>I would love to comment on this but every time I post in here about gay issues the straight women have a cow.</p> <p>They want us to do their hair and design their clothes.</p> <p>And nothign else.</p> I would love to comment on this but every time I post in here about gay issues the straight women have a cow.

They want us to do their hair and design their clothes.

And nothign else.

]]> By: dragonet2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918563 dragonet2 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:55:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918563 <p>I’m coming really late to the party, but that video is the lamest, stupidest thing I’ve seen in a long time.</p> <p>What a maroon!</p> I’m coming really late to the party, but that video is the lamest, stupidest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

What a maroon!

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918562 MarkH Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:48:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918562 <p>This makes me think he was subverted by a Republican who didn’t want him to become the ‘12 candidate for pres. He has such a nice tan. Must be somebody like Newtie who wanted to take him out of the picture.</p> This makes me think he was subverted by a Republican who didn’t want him to become the ‘12 candidate for pres. He has such a nice tan. Must be somebody like Newtie who wanted to take him out of the picture.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918561 MarkH Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:43:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918561 <p>No way. Those guys got class. Not like politicians. *snicker*</p> No way. Those guys got class. Not like politicians. *snicker*

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918560 MarkH Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:40:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918560 <p>Well, Miss Sunshine…He’s a politician. What do you think?</p> Well, Miss Sunshine…He’s a politician. What do you think?

]]> By: Eli http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918559 Eli Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:07:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918559 <p>Petro!</p> <p>“I try, milady. And then, when I’ve got my breath back, I try again.” - Black Adder (probably very badly misquoted)</p> Petro!

“I try, milady. And then, when I’ve got my breath back, I try again.” – Black Adder (probably very badly misquoted)

]]> By: hackworth1 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918558 hackworth1 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:07:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918558 <p>Even as we have meddled for years in elections worldwide, we won’t meddle with Iran’s election. We’re gonna keep meddling in Afghansitan and Iraq, however.</p> <p>- President Bipartisan Barack.</p> Even as we have meddled for years in elections worldwide, we won’t meddle with Iran’s election. We’re gonna keep meddling in Afghansitan and Iraq, however.

- President Bipartisan Barack.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918557 Petrocelli Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:05:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918557 <p><strong>Eli !</strong><br /><em><br /> “Poor, poor John Ensign. He tried so hard …”</em> <strong>- Eli</strong></p> <p>Apparently, that’s what got him into all this trouble … *g*</p> Eli !

“Poor, poor John Ensign. He tried so hard …” - Eli

Apparently, that’s what got him into all this trouble … *g*

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918556 Teddy Partridge Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:02:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-war-on-marriage-claims-another-victim/#comment-1918556 <p>Next time Mitt Romney starts babbling about Barack Obama’s “apology tour” I’d like someone to say to him, “Oh, no, you must be speaking about John Ensign. It’s he who is on the most recent apology tour.”</p> Next time Mitt Romney starts babbling about Barack Obama’s “apology tour” I’d like someone to say to him, “Oh, no, you must be speaking about John Ensign. It’s he who is on the most recent apology tour.”

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