Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Christian Terrorists Were Arrested by F.B.I.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/us/30militia.html?th&emc=th Here is further proof that dominionists can be just as fanaticly extreme as there Islamist counterparts. This was what Rosie O'Donnel meant, when to made mention of radical Christians being a dangerous as radical Muslims. This is the extremist violence that can result from postmillenialist, Christian Reconstructionist, teachings. But while many, if not most of the Christian right are content to try and take power through ballots, some groups, like these prefer to resort to bullets.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Society is Broken, comments about a piece by David Brooks.

I must first state that I am pleasantly surprised to read such a favourable assessment of current social conditions. While Mr. Blond might not know it, his prescription is exactly what libertarian socialism is all about. Which is mutual aid, and workers having a share of the market, and profits, at the there places of employment. Specificly this refers to mutualism. There are other forms of libertarian socialism that do not feature a market economy. Like for example anarcho-communism, which has a gift economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy, in which goods and services are distributed free of charge. I tend to view myself as being a philosophical anarchist without adjectives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_without_adjectives . So I do not personally favour any one socio-economic system over another. But if a presumabley red Tory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Tory, like Phillip Blond starts espousing left-libertarian views, perhaps we should somewhat reassess our political allegiances, and support at least some self proclaimed conservatives.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Pennsylvanian Islamic Convert Accused of Part in Murder Plot.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/us/10pennsylvania.html?th&emc=th As you've might of heard about, a white caucasian convert to Islam was implicated in a conspiracy to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist, whom had drawn a picture of Muhammed riding atop a dog. Dogs are widely regarded as being unclean animals by Muslim fundamentalists. I feel that this serves to illustrate that some of the most fervent of religious extremists are converts, as they might not know any differently about the tenets of there faith, and they also may feel that they have something to prove. Now does she look like what you might expect a militant radical Islamist to look like? http://timesherald.com/articles/2010/03/10/news/doc4b9739864e679250761263.txt I consider this to be just another case of an impressionable American being fanaticised by her religious influences.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Christians Call For War Over Abortion.

First of all I'll say this. No baby, no murder. I've seen pictures of zygotes, and I do not view them as constituting indivisual human life. Speaking of wars in the Bible, here are passages in which God supposedly authorises the killing of babies. http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1samuel/1samuel15.htm http://bible.cc/psalms/137-9.htm And these are just two examples. During modern day warfare. children, as well as other civillians, are killed as a part of collateral damage. Which is why I'm so opposed to wars like the one that's currently been occuring in Iraq. Note that these pictures are not for the faint of heart. But if you have the stomach for it, look and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.qdeansloan.com/images/iraq-dad-dead-daughter.jpg https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-_svAlh6nRoXWqSNazlf66qi70otVEDMZcwB7C19fJdEYpNsfk9TjyS7qKI3A4ExQYGKTB0vRNVEASIkRjBcPrl56gws-f44GxHsRcruUZ7MCPmKWbWx9ZmKryzZ2WkvQDme6rp06OzZ/s400/Afghan+children+dead.jpg http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/Not%20Collateral%20Damage.jpeg Arguabley, abortion only destroys potential life, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. Wars of aggression destroy actual life. Which is why those who are sincerly pro-life should vote against pro-war candidates, not just pro-choice ones. This part of her blog post really troubles me.
"Abortion is not just against Americans, but Christians, and God Himself. It is a war that every pro-choice person is declaring, and fighting, against Americans, Christians, and God." If you were to replace the word Christian with the word Aryan, you'd have neonazi propoganda. If I didn't know the author of this piece personally, she's my sister, I'd suspect that she's an adherent of Christian Identity. Plus to have a war there must be more than one side. Should we really be surprised when certain Christians are killed, when they use such incindiary rheteric? If you were to accept the "Bush Doctrine', which I don't by the way, such killings might be deemed justified. Lastly, here is a link that addresses what the Bible, plus Christian and Jewish religious leaders, say about abortion. http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_bibl.htm P.S. Rain is also a blessing from God. But when you receive an abundant amount of it, you should put on some rubbers.