amamomofsons's Comments (66)

“I meant to compliment you on the understanding of separating religion from faith and spirituality. Well done.”

“One more reason to divorce ones self from the richest company...­.the catholic church....­in the world. Such self serving inhumane and greedy people. I am disgusted.”

“Thank You Thank You Thank You! I also will NEVER subject myself to the xray machine that is so invasive that they can see if a woman has a t-m--x. My friend who works at a London airport said that once they had a super model pass through one of those things and the buzz was that all the men close enough to gather in the room did....jus­t for kicks. Years ago one guy makes a clumsy attempt to plant a bomb in his shoe and we all have to remove our shoes forever while drunk pilots attempt to fly the planes and they still resist giving mandatory breath and drug test to pilots before fleights.”

“I certainly did not jump to that conclusion. That case was a perfect storm for all involved to act badly.”

“People throughout history have used religion to perpetrate the most horrendous crimes against humanity imaginable. Yes, mental illness is the short answer, but religion gives the cause and madness validity. "If you are killing for god it is a justified cause". Religion gives the permission to act on the madness.”

“The frightening thing to me is that we spend months and millions to train our troops to kill the enemy and to not look back or hedge. Then we send them to a country where they can not even understand the language and they watch and participate in the horrors of war. Then we expect them to come home without any prejudice against Muslims and to top it off we put a Muslim in a role to help these guys get reestablished in their homeland. Do you think we might be setting one or the other up to fail here? How many times did Hassan have to hear how much his Muslim brothers were hated by the very men and women he was placed there to help? How many of the right winged Christian indoctrinated army folks belittled and threatened him either by innuendo or outright? He did not belong with his American brothers and he was afraid because he did not belong in Iraq where they planned to send him. Any sane man anywhere could possibly crack under that kind of pressure? This is not to dismiss the deed, but to place much of the responsibility on the Army that set this horrible scenario up in the first place. They saw it coming and ignored it. I hate all religion and what it does to people.”

“Shut them all down....ev­ery company who has cheated or stolen from the government and the nation will stop in it's tracks. Be careful what you wish for republican­s.....we just may stop all the corrupt companies like halliburton and blackwater and even the churches that receive millions in tax breaks and incentives too. For the first time in a long time I am proud to be left and am really proud that Congressman Grayson is speaking yup with the truth. We thought we had our hero with Obama, but we needed you to wake up the House. Ms. Wells....g­reat job!”

“I agree fully with President Carter. I have sat at a dinner table at a country club with educated men and women and heard Obama called the N..... word as easily as you could imagine. I have attended the "Tea Party " in my community and I saw the signs. I have listened to the hateful and racist comments from the radio personalities and TV reporters. To not think that racism is an issue is putting your head in the sand. The folks who have genuine problems with various policies ...by their actions...­have incited and given permission to the dangerous factions out there who would use their voice to justify just about anything to get this president out of office. I mean anything! The thought is frightening. We live in a free country and I made jokes about Bush when I was angry about all the crap he pulled, but there is an undertone here that is more dangerous that that. I kept hearing the chant at the Tea Party that " They have awakened a sleeping giant " . I would say to them ....Be careful what you wish for because you do not know where that anger will end and you can not control everyone out there. To incite such hatred is dangerous.”

“I was mad as hell for eight years watching as we were pulled into an illegal war and our rights were taken away systematically. I watched torture become commonplace and spying on Americans become the norm.I watched out national debt triple and was embarrassed over and over at the scandals and corruption cases ( I stopped counting them at 35) that the members of my government were involved in. I know what it felt like to be angry. This anger towards our President is just pay backs for the left taking power after they botched it so badly and the fact that they can not find a single thing on this guy. Therefore they have to question his birth, his religion his race, his home life, his marriage and his motives. They have nothing on him and they can not stand it! RACISM< RACISM”

“I did not mean to get off point and yes I got the connection.
Our brains are simply wired to create reasons and explainations for the unexplainable. If it were not so sad it would actually be funny.
I am one of those people who think that religion is the most dangerous institution on the planet....­.ALL RELIGION!”

“No he isn't. Mr. Godis

Jeff this was really interesting and I enjoyed it. One of my sons was talking about the value of diamonds and told the story about putting a shiny object in a bottle to catch a monkey. The monkey puts his hand in the bottle to grasp the object and then will not let go because of his greed. He is caught and caged for the rest of his life....al­l for greed. By the way...what ever happened to the man made diamond industry that took hold for a moment a few years ago. I understood that they had created diamonds so flawless that they had to etch them with a laser marking to tell the difference. Did the diamond industry buy up the patten for the process?”

“Nothing would please Teddy more than having this health care bill passed. I think it is a great time to rally the troops for this bill. THANKS TEDDY FOR ALL THE BILLS THAT YOU HAVE WORKED ON AND PASSED THAT HAVE MADE OUR LIVES BETTER THAN ANY PLACE ELSE ON THE PLANET....­HEALTH CARE REFORM SHOULD RIGHTLY BE YOUR CROWNING JEWEL.”

“We all have found that throughout our lives we have encountered those who NEVER apologize.­..teachers­, coaches, doctors, lawyers, neighbors, political leaders and police. The true measure of a leader is when he or she can look back on mistakes, acknowledge them and not make them again. That acceptance always starts with an apology.”

“I have said it before....­.If there is really evil on this planet....­it is most likely religion. It has seeped into our minds and completely controlled us throughout history using greed, deception, graft, lies, immorality, abuse, murder, torture, subjugation, exclusion, fear, superstition, and hatred. I think religion must be Satan and those who follow religion blindly and without question are the ones doomed to suffer the consequences of that evil. The bible says that we will not recognize Satan because he is the master of deception. Sounds like religion to me. This is all just food for thought...­.I do not believe in Satan either... :) ....The scary thing is that most people can not get through the day without religion..­...or antidepressants. Poor fools.”

“I have an Aunt who got a hip replaced at the age of 97.....yup I said 97....it was ridiculous!!!!!!”

“I think the fact that this bill will, for the first time, actually includes and informs the elderly of their options and LISTEN to their wants and needs is a wonderful humane thing. The elderly have been at the mercy of everyone but themselves for ages and this actually empowers them to make choices for themselves. I am all for it.”

“What the heck do they think....t­hat this is going to be Soylent Green or something?”

“Homosexuality is a fiber in the human condition. It is here to stay and it has been here since the beginning of time so we need to embrace it and weave it into the system as well as we can. There are many advantages to legitimizing same sex marriages that would strengthen society. They represent 10 % of the voting population and they as married full fledged participants in our society they would add a new source of revenue in many areas as well as more stable families for children whether they want to believe it or not.”

“Please you tell me that you don't have a clue as to the basic rights that are awarded to married couples. Tax laws and breaks, child care, health issues and legitimacy, community property, inheritance rights, decision making in health issues, applying for loans and co habitation laws in some areas, just to name a very few. You are so used to having these entitlements that you don't even realize they are there.”

“Excellent point! I am still amazed that we are debating whether we should prosecute the men and women who were the architects and administrators of torture. We know the war was an illegal ruse and we have discovered that our leaders willfully used rendition and secret prisons as well as went against the Geneva Convention by torturing, so what are we waiting for? These people in power had no conscience and all along chose to ignore their responsibility and christian duty to just say " NO..... I will not participate in these crimes against humanity".­....And they represent a christian nation?...­..this is why I am no longer christian.”

“I am such a fan of your commentary, Jeff. You are a voice of reason in a confusing world. How can we ever think about not holding accountable the members of the previous administration for war crimes and misuse of the laws and of the constitution? We are America...­damn it! The world is watching and we are accountable as citizens to do the right thing.What a mess they left behind. Do you think Bush has a clue?”

“HURRAY FOR BLOGGERS!!!!”

“I am not and never have been religious and my husband is a recovering cathaholic. Obama's beliefs are not important to anyone except the ridiculous zealots who want to demand that we all believe as they do. Who cares what church our President attends? I for one, am grateful that my President is not committed to any specific religion .”

“By the was the praying ( preying) thing was supposed to be a joke.”

“Sorry JG I got called away yesterday. I would never tell anyone what to believe. I do take issue with the way people relinquish the most important aspect in their lives ( their spirituality )to power hungry preachers without actually asking themselves why they follow a certain faith or belief. Most were born to their religion. Not many look within themselves and not many take the time to really search their own hearts for whatever answers they are seeking and make their own decisions based on what they know to be their truth. They are lazy..”