tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post8399196439066023984..comments2024-01-15T04:46:58.572-05:00Comments on Atheist Camel: “Cult!” as though it’s a dirty wordDromedary Humphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-68204562842069989112011-10-14T22:46:46.992-04:002011-10-14T22:46:46.992-04:00"They will argue against the dictionary defin..."They will argue against the dictionary definition. They will insist they are exempt from the definition of cult."<br /><br />In fact the Jesus freak of which you speak did just that. I watched with great amusement as Chris Mathews took him to task with the actual definition. Of course, the preacher insisted he was using a different definition<br /><br />Hump, let me know if you start selling Kool-aid. Camel Cult kind of has a ring to itlonghorn believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520126985162930925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-10905866414027374832011-10-13T19:14:54.537-04:002011-10-13T19:14:54.537-04:00LuWeeks,
While Grant was a steadfast defender of t...LuWeeks,<br />While Grant was a steadfast defender of the separation of church and state, he was in fact a Methodist and attended church (if under duress to do so by his wife). He also had nice things to say about the Bible and its influence on civilization.<br /><br />So,I'm afraid he's more of a cultist than not... but it's a close call.Dromedary Humphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-16963370277922568132011-10-13T18:20:00.433-04:002011-10-13T18:20:00.433-04:00"A cult is a religion with no political power..."A cult is a religion with no political power."<br />-- Tom Wolfe<br /><br />In this country, religious cults are the only groups with political power.<br /><br />And speaking of cults, the good Xtians of Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, MI, cancelled the Center for Inquiry–Michigan event with biologist Richard Dawkins because of his atheist philosophy. <br /><br /><i>"Prejudice against atheists manifested itself again when The Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, Michigan (outside of Detroit), cancelled an event with scientist and author Richard Dawkins after learning of Dawkins’s views on religion. The event had been arranged by the Center for Inquiry–Michigan (CFI), an advocacy group for secularism and science, and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science."</i><br /><br /> <br />or put in other contexts:<br /><br />Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, MI, cancelled the Center for Inquiry–Michigan event with biologist Richard Dawkins because of his Jewish religion.<br /><br />Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, MI, cancelled the Center for Inquiry–Michigan event with biologist Richard Dawkins because of his Mormon religion.<br /><br />Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, MI, cancelled the Center for Inquiry–Michigan event with biologist Richard Dawkins because of his Catholicism.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-57864863979339893202011-10-13T17:01:32.027-04:002011-10-13T17:01:32.027-04:00What about President Grant. I do not believe he be...What about President Grant. I do not believe he belonged to any cult.LuWeekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955015027226322823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-53031588207207896542011-10-13T00:06:46.246-04:002011-10-13T00:06:46.246-04:00A cult is a religion with no political power.
-- T...<i>A cult is a religion with no political power.</i><br />-- Tom WolfeBrian Westleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191964121225569563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-62764612849995276702011-10-12T22:00:17.943-04:002011-10-12T22:00:17.943-04:00HEHEHEH...BOTH.HEHEHEH...BOTH.Dromedary Humphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-55743652063872539942011-10-12T21:40:39.065-04:002011-10-12T21:40:39.065-04:00"To the undereducated, right wing, stone thro..."To the undereducated, right wing, stone throwing, holier than thou, Gawd fearing mainstream worshippers of a myth imbued dead man this of course is impossible to comprehend."<br /><br />Don't hold back, Hump. Tell us how you really feel. :)<br /><br />"Damn...I miss Jefferson."<br /><br />Thomas or George?NewEnglandBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190715223856189053noreply@blogger.com