tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post2580996033485348621..comments2009-05-02T20:47:32.220-07:00Comments on UU because of UUs - UUbuntu: Hopelessness and Patriotism.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post-21109937335180407852009-03-28T06:28:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:28:00.000-07:00From Robin Edgar: Jim David Adkisson is not Christ...From Robin Edgar: <I>Jim David Adkisson is not Christian. Indeed, based on what I have read about him, he may well be as anti-Christian as he is anti-liberal.</I>.<BR/><BR/>I see no evidence in his manifesto that he was anti-Christian. Mostly he was anti-Unitarian. A little googling did show that while he did not self-identify as Christian, he was raised in a "strict Christian" household.<BR/><BR/>I updated the blog entry to clarify this point, and no longer say that he was Christian.<BR/><BR/>As to the larger issue of "anti-Republican/anti-conservative intolerance", I respectfully disagree. While I would never speak for Unitarian Universalists in general, the <A HREF="http://www.dedhamuu.org/links" REL="nofollow">blogs of the members of my church</A> (the list is on the bottom left of the page -- there are 4 of them, including mine) reflect the *wide* range of political and cultural views held by its members. <A HREF="http://www.carlahowell.com" REL="nofollow">This person</A> was raised in our church, and her parents remain prominent members. Our church is a small, ordinary New England UU church whose members include atheists, agnostics, Christians and non-Christian theists. Our minister is Christian, and her family includes both a non-religious sibling and a sibling who is fundamentalist Christian and extremely conservative, spiritually, politically and culturally. From her sermons, it's clear that she loves them both, even if they share little theological common ground.<BR/><BR/>I read your interaction with Rev. Cyn, and find that I agree with her points. I will also say that my tolerance of alternative viewpoints ends when those viewpoints violate core principles of mine. I have lived with conservative Christians and have had generally positive interactions with them, with valuable political and theological discussions.UUbuntuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984002873871838473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post-36292690446750414912009-03-27T14:48:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:48:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting my counterpoint comment Tyle...Thank you for posting my counterpoint comment Tyler. A good number of U*Us would have suppressed it, although it does seem that there are fewer U*Us censoring and suppressing my legitimate critical comments than in the not so distant past. Maybe I am gaining a measure of respect amongst U*Us these days. <BR/><BR/>I had a very good mutually respectful discussion about the anti-conservative hate speech of the U*Us being a possible, indeed quite probable, motivating factor for Jim David Adkisson's attack on the TVUUC with Humanist U*U minister Rev. Cynthia Landrum on the <A HREF="http://revcyn.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-in-face-of-hate-crimes.html" REL="nofollow">Love In The Face Of Hate Crimes</A> post of her Rev. Cyn blog. I would recommend reading the whole thing. <BR/><BR/>Reagrds,<BR/><BR/>Robin EdgarRobin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post-33392251563415007982009-03-27T10:45:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:45:00.000-07:00Jim David Adkisson is not Christian. Indeed, based...Jim David Adkisson is not Christian. Indeed, based on what I have read about him, he may well be as anti-Christian as he is anti-liberal. Most ironically the anti-Christian Jim Adkisson would have found himself to be quite welcome amongst the "fundamentalist atheist" faction of "Humanist" U*Us if not U*Us more generally. U*Us, including you, are quite self-righteously pointing the finger at right-wing hate speech as being the prime motivating factor of Jim Adkisson's attack on Knoxville Tennessee U*Us, but what about the fact that Adkisson's manifesto makes it clear that he believes that he was subject to capital 'H' Hate by anti-conservative U*Us? Don't you think that the <A HREF="http://emersonavenger.blogspot.com/2009/02/anti-conservative-anti-republican.html" REL="nofollow">anti-Republican and broader anti-conservative intolerance</A> and bigotry of U*Us, some of which does seem to sink into quite absolute capital 'H' Hatred of conservatives was also a motivating factor? How can you point the finger at right wing hate speech without seeing the fingers pointing back at the hate speech of the U*Us?Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post-65026271891736491762009-02-26T19:44:00.000-08:002009-02-26T19:44:00.000-08:00Here is a longer post from by blog about the hosts...Here is a longer post from by blog about the hosts that actually go farther than Savage, Hannity and O'Reilly!<BR/><BR/>http://www.spockosbrain.com/2009/02/will-citadel-hire-that-guy-who-killedspockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240736364442392921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362975433325861170.post-90602054690708554692009-02-26T19:39:00.000-08:002009-02-26T19:39:00.000-08:00I read the manifesto and see the writings of a sol...<I> I read the manifesto and see the writings of a soldier who understands orders and wants to demonstrate his willingness to follow them. I see someone who desperately wants to be part of a larger movement and to show the people whom he admires that their words do make a difference.</I><BR/><BR/>Well said! And they are still broadcasting. My goal is to ensure that they are also not getting rich doing it.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGI8CLWlImU&eurl=http://www.spockosbrain.com/labels/gun%20violenceSpockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573440269632081525noreply@blogger.com