Retrofuturistic's Comments (2289)

“I just wish someone would PLEASE stop telling me what Michelle Obama is wearing. It's so bor-ing.

If her husband would live up to some of the things he SAID he was going to do, then maybe I would care....”

“I don't think the housing market will improve at all unless property taxes are lowered.

Where I live, there are many bargains on many wonderful houses, but no one will buy these "bargains" because the property taxes are so high.

Many people can afford to buy the houses--- It's just that they don't want to pay the equivalent of a mortgage payment every month just in taxes.”

“Well said.”

“Tee hee. Hopefully, people are leaving the Republican Party in direct proportion to how quickly they are leaving Christianity, both of which brought us the Bush administration and our subsequent collapse.”

“Good riddance.”

“Maybe they'll also "find Jesus" to spruce up their image (gag)....”

“Hitler also used Christianity to justify what he was doing.”

“The formula that you describe has NOT worn thin. It is a fact that Christianity brought us George W. Bush. And now look at the shape we are in as a result. That fact alone should be enough to close every Christian church in the nation. People are rejecting Christianity to the same extent that they are rejecting Republicans.”

“If we would tax churches, some of these people wouldn't have enough money to spread their poison to foreign countries.”

“What's really astounding about the story is that:
"Disturbing religious activities can carry a sentence of up to three years in prison."

I would think that in a country where religion brought Hitler to power, that the populace would not be so protective of it....”

“Why are the Teabaggers doing what the Progressives SHOULD be doing???”

“I heartily agree with almost everything you said, Mr. Schaeffer, especially with getting the religion out of government (I'd also like to tax churches).

The only things I would change in your wonderful list are:

1. I wouldn't be so hard on the teachers' unions. It seems to me that we need MORE unions to counteract the ravages currently being conducted by big corporations. But I agree with what you said about firing bad teachers and about teacher training.

2. I wouldn't take technology out of schools, because people are going to have to be comfortable with it in our modern world. And, technology-enhanced distance learning has changed the world, especially for women, because now women with young children can still take higher level classes at home on their computers, if necessary.

3. I wouldn't be so hard on the atheists either. It takes a lot of work to get to be an atheist. First, you have to realize how you've been conditioned by your church, your family, and your culture. Then you have to read a lot of books, especially history, to try to find out what really happened. And then you have to consider what are the real motives behind what people have told you to believe. Sometimes learning to think for yourself takes a lifetime. And besides (you mentioned Stalin and Pol Pot), a LOT more damage has been done in the name of Christianity or Judaism or Islam than has ever been done by atheists.”

“There is nothing new about millenarianism.... This same thing has gone on countless times before.”

“Personally, I can't wait until all of these sickening "Christians" get Raptured. Then they'll LEAVE....”

“Obama is STILL pushing it with his own faith-based initiatives.”

“When are we going to start TAXING this religious predator???”

“Christianity now is what they used to call "the Klan".”

“Or Mark Twain: "If Jesus ever did come back, the last he'd be is a Christian."”

“I guess they'd really like "redemption" now, after totally screwing up the entire country.”

“Christianity brought us W. Bush, Hitler, faith-based initiatives, school vouchers, bigotry, racism, gay bashing, misogyny, book burning, women burning, the Inquisition, the Albigensian Crusade, and total economic collapse. Sure--- that'll help Tiger "recover".”

“Yes, that describes it....”

“I think that most of the things I'm allergic to--- soy and corn especially--- are hybridized. So I'm guessing that maybe the "super wheat" is hybridized?

Corporations have ruined our food supply....”

“I am sure I am sensitive to gluten. Got tested for celiac and don't have it. But--- when I stop eating a certain 15 Grain Bread, the eczema on my elbows and my respiratory problems go away.

Also, what's up with soy lecithin? It's in EVERYTHING. I'm allergic to soy and corn and those are in 90% of everything that's in American supermarkets.”

“Yuck. I have to start the year with THEM?”

“If we taxed churches, we could probably get back all the money we wasted on bailing out banks, Wall Street, car companies, etc.”