These people are creepy-as-fuck. Do I really have to hear about the armed branch of a 10,000 member Colorado Springs Megachurch of White Anxiety being discussed like it’s a couple of Black pastors putting pistols in their pockets when the Klan is in town?
I dislike this blog series more and more.
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2I just nuked the syndication- EDIT- I thought it was focus on the family, must have misread- it was New Life- less problematic than I originally thought. Still, not particularly relevant to our conversation, so leaving it nuked and will more carefully curate what is syndicated from that blog going forward.
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3I have to agree with Marlene. The idea of a church having it's own police just creeps me out
All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.-Henry Clay
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
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4After 9-11 and to this day, local synagogues have police guards on holidays. But these are actual local uniformed LEOs, and AFAIK, are on duty. But there is a similarity.
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
Re: Blog FaithShield: Jeff Kowell on Church Security as Ministry
5I believe a member of LGC is involved in studying this project?????shinzen wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:11 am I just nuked the syndication- EDIT- I thought it was focus on the family, must have misread- it was New Life- less problematic than I originally thought. Still, not particularly relevant to our conversation, so leaving it nuked and will more carefully curate what is syndicated from that blog going forward.
All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.-Henry Clay
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
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6Yes, David Yamane, who produces the Gun Culture 2.0 blog is the author- he's put out some really good stuff in the past, it's just that some of his stuff is not topical to us, so we just need to keep an eye on what we publish.
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7and the conservatives talk about the Muslims having Sharia law!!!
All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.-Henry Clay
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.—Aristotle
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8I lived in Tennessee for two years. I saw it firsthand. Sharia law is already here: “Christian” Edition.Hiker wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:28 pm and the conservatives talk about the Muslims having Sharia law!!!
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9Dr Yamane teaches at Wake Forest University an old (1834) private university in Winston-Salem, NC, an area that some might say is in the Bible-Belt. Yamane is a scientist, a sociologist and ASA's definition is:shinzen wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:49 pm Yes, David Yamane, who produces the Gun Culture 2.0 blog is the author- he's put out some really good stuff in the past, it's just that some of his stuff is not topical to us, so we just need to keep an eye on what we publish.
https://soc.uncg.edu/about-us/what-do-s ... sts-study/Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies and how people interact within these contexts. Since all human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious traditions; from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture.”
“Sociological methods include systematic observation, in-depth interviews and ethnography, conversational analysis, content analysis of both written and visual documents, survey research, and statistical analysis. The results of sociological investigations help in the development of new theories and inform social policy, programs, and laws.”
I'm not a religious believer and some of the things people believe are wacko and repulsive and sometimes illegal, same with politics. One can observe and study without participating and believing. Personally I want to know what the other side is thinking and what motivates them.
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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10Disadvantage to just blindly republishing. We will curate it better.
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11Not similar, which is my point entirely.YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:35 pm After 9-11 and to this day, local synagogues have police guards on holidays. But these are actual local uniformed LEOs, and AFAIK, are on duty. But there is a similarity.
As similar as Socialism and National Socialism or as similar as Electrical Engineering and Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo.
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12I found it quite interesting. I'm sad to see this go away.shinzen wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:49 pm Yes, David Yamane, who produces the Gun Culture 2.0 blog is the author- he's put out some really good stuff in the past, it's just that some of his stuff is not topical to us, so we just need to keep an eye on what we publish.
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