Hey, Ron,
I really appreciated the article and your personal feelings toward consumerism. I think about how, no matter how empty my bank account is that I can find someway to buy practically anything I want at anytime. I suppose this is my luxury as a white middle class male. I want desparately to get rid of credit cards and learn to live on my means alone. It's a vicious cycle, man.
Here's is a question about Pat Robertson. He's a old quack and a poor representative for people of faith around this nation and the world. It is my sincere hope that non-Christians don't lump us all together with him. Of all the Christians I don't want to get lumped with (and there are many...well, damn near all) Robertson is probably numero uno in the public sphere.
But, don't you think there is a double standard for anyone calling for the leagal retribution for Robertson. As liberals, we are constantly underfire from the right about different things that they feel we should refrain from, like abortion, gay marriage, flag burning, the list goes on. These are protected, or should be, however by our constitutional rights and, as you know, it's wrong to try to implement into law just to be able to say "gotcha" to your political opponent. I think that the left has taken this comment of Robertson's and taken it to that kind of pathetic level of saying "look, we gotcha now." I hate it when the right wing shock radio talking heads play this game with Democrats or the left wing activists, and I likewise cringe when it goes the other way. I believe that we, as the liberal core of America should have treated Pat Robertson like he deserves to be treated. Ignored. He is a kook. Not dangerous, not influential, not even within the Christian faith. He's basically on a par with that Binny Hinn guy in my book. what are your thoughts on this?
Kyle, you raise good points that are worth a full blog post. So in a day or two, I'm moving your comment to the front page, and putting my response underneath...
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