Comments on: My Grandfather’s Column http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/ The official website of Luke Y. Thompson Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: offpat http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18327 offpat Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:17:41 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column/#comment-18327 naaah, I'm with you on the worth of fighting a war of independence to get away from all that - what the non conformists here have is fine - and disestablishment would in no way encourage them to become more bizarre and TV evangelistic - I truly feel those aspects are more a part of the general culture of the USA than anything the changes to our current dogma re church and religion would manage here... after all Churches cannot be legal charities here - they don't get that funding break (though they do know how to avoid taxes) naaah, I’m with you on the worth of fighting a war of independence to get away from all that –

what the non conformists here have is fine – and disestablishment would in no way encourage them to become more bizarre and TV evangelistic – I truly feel those aspects are more a part of the general culture of the USA than anything the changes to our current dogma re church and religion would manage here…

after all Churches cannot be legal charities here – they don’t get that funding break (though they do know how to avoid taxes)

]]> By: LYT http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18326 LYT Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:17:26 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column/#comment-18326 Maybe we'd be better behaved with a monarchy and state church to keep us in line. Maybe we’d be better behaved with a monarchy and state church to keep us in line.

]]> By: offpat http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18325 offpat Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:25:47 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column/#comment-18325 you just have far more crazy people full stop or period. :) you just have far more crazy people full stop

or period.
:)

]]> By: LYT http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18324 LYT Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:52 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column/#comment-18324 I'm not a fan of establishment of religion, but consider -- in this country we've always had separation of church and state, and in yours, never. Which of the two has the craziest religious people? When religion isn't established and has to compete, it's the charismatic ones that thrive, and they're usually more insane. I’m not a fan of establishment of religion, but consider — in this country we’ve always had separation of church and state, and in yours, never. Which of the two has the craziest religious people?

When religion isn’t established and has to compete, it’s the charismatic ones that thrive, and they’re usually more insane.

]]> By: offpat http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18323 offpat Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:42:05 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2008/10/13/my-grandfathers-column/#comment-18323 but it is broke - 200 years past its sell-by date. I know many non conformists who DO want to see a clean break between church & state, most rational and non-patronising spiritually inclined people do. - of course the majority of Churchy types don't, where might it leave them? - the secular world might finally usher in the age in which we grow away from patronising peddlers of superstition and learn to stand on our own two feet...it may not, but disestablishment is a much needed pre-requisite. but it is broke – 200 years past its sell-by date.
I know many non conformists who DO want to see a clean break between church & state, most rational and non-patronising spiritually inclined people do.
- of course the majority of Churchy types don’t, where might it leave them? – the secular world might finally usher in the age in which we grow away from patronising peddlers of superstition and learn to stand on our own two feet…it may not, but disestablishment is a much needed pre-requisite.

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