tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567411781634421681.post4153030963031073213..comments2023-05-09T07:26:49.889-07:00Comments on Functional Human Being: Ted Cruz Needs Some SchoolingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12886931744579130983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567411781634421681.post-38899790683089441302014-03-27T13:20:41.715-07:002014-03-27T13:20:41.715-07:00Madison, I'm glad you took the occasion of thi...Madison, I'm glad you took the occasion of this post to tell us where you stand on matters of religion. (I don't believe that you'd stated your atheistic belief before this; if you did, I missed it.)<br /> You remind me of my daughter, who turned 45 last year. When I realized only within the past ten years that I myself am an atheist – or, rather, when I shared the fact with my daughter – she told me that she had realized when she "was a kid" that there was no god! She had the grace not to ask me why it took <i>me</i> so long to realize it. <smile><br /> You and my daughter are two clear-thinking women!<br /> Her name is Jennifer, and she's the wife half of <a href="http://moristotle.blogspot.com/search/label/Jennifer%20Neumann" rel="nofollow">The Neumanns</a>, your fellow Moristotle & Co. characters....Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567411781634421681.post-29534498851249817162014-03-23T08:52:49.056-07:002014-03-23T08:52:49.056-07:00It takes a lot of courage to go against one's ...It takes a lot of courage to go against one's parents' religious beliefs, especially at your age. I could not come out to my parents as an atheist when I was 13, despite my reservations about Christianity, so I admire your maturity in being able to do so.<br /><br />Kids are generally smarter than adults give them credit for, and yes, they do deserve a bill of rights. But maybe I'm preaching to the choir.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526560207781146318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567411781634421681.post-18507803623123690102014-03-21T19:49:07.508-07:002014-03-21T19:49:07.508-07:00I've got news for Ted Cruz. The job of a '...I've got news for Ted Cruz. The job of a 'Chaplain' is to minister to those who are spiritually hurting. An Atheist is just as likely as anyone else to wonder why their house burned down, why their child died, or why their car got stolen. There are no answers to such questions, but ministers should be able to give comfort in such situations, if they cannot, it is their own fault, not the fault of those needing comfort. As a medic in the U.S. Army, I've known plenty of Atheists in foxholes. Just because a soldier is in imminent danger of losing their life does not change their spiritual belief. I'm sick to death of pseudo-Christians and pithy phrases that imply Atheism as situationally dependent. Atheism/Agnosticism is sometimes easily developed when people are raised in a non-religious environment, and sometimes a painfully developed realism based in education and realization that a childhood faith can no longer stand. Thank you for your blog post. I appreciate your writing.Project Redemptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438883809398238805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567411781634421681.post-92046186869554977512014-03-21T14:25:08.631-07:002014-03-21T14:25:08.631-07:00Madison, you give me hope for our future! As long...Madison, you give me hope for our future! As long as there are young people like you who continue to make a stand for the rights of all people, this kind of mentality will not prevail. Keep speaking up for what's right! Kudos to your parents for raising you the way they have, and allowing you the respect and opportunity to make informed decisions for yourself.<br />Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420964492754541637noreply@blogger.com