tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post4945626923079653518..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Michelle Obama and the Price of a Loss of ReligionSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-74071450237166170162008-11-27T07:54:00.000-07:002008-11-27T07:54:00.000-07:00Anonymous—And how much more pleasant it must be to...Anonymous—And how much more pleasant it must be to be the sort who is willing to misrepresent and misunderstand others in order to vilify them so you don't have to examine your own perspectives and realize that there is good on both sides of any issue!<BR/><BR/>Now, that I have demonstrated I can be just as juvenile as you can, if you're only here to pointlessly throw insults, I would SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-51705927801894249262008-11-26T15:14:00.000-07:002008-11-26T15:14:00.000-07:00Yeah, well, you know how us liberal types are - we...Yeah, well, you know how us liberal types are - we like our agendas to at least be truthful. It must be so much easier to be the type who's willing to lie and mislead to promote her own agenda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-25254172196510941422008-11-25T06:52:00.000-07:002008-11-25T06:52:00.000-07:00Jim—Thank you. I think that marriage is divinely i...Jim—Thank you. I think that marriage is divinely instituted at least partially because it is such ripe ground to learn humility and balance.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous—How interesting (and yet expected) that the point of the post would be completely ignored in favor of focusing on a few examples that twinge your own personal agenda.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-78569731929524788262008-11-23T20:50:00.000-07:002008-11-23T20:50:00.000-07:00How interesting (and yet expected) that you would ...How interesting (and yet expected) that you would blame divorce on those great liberals of feminists and gays, when study after study shows that conservatives and evangelicals are FAR more likely to divorce than people who self-identify as liberal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-89955210310261097932008-11-18T15:25:00.000-07:002008-11-18T15:25:00.000-07:00Thanks for the clarification, and I agree with you...Thanks for the clarification, and I agree with you that the issue is in practice. That really is the case in many areas- that there is often a gap between what we know and teach and what we actually live and do. I think that comes with being imperfect. About this specific issue of trying to perfect ourselves, I wonder what more the church can do to help its members rely on Christ more fully asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-82611485756340653572008-11-18T14:06:00.000-07:002008-11-18T14:06:00.000-07:00Jim—It was Mormonism in practice, and not in doctr...Jim—It was Mormonism in practice, and not in doctrine I am referring to in the post. Doctrinally, I think the Church is quite clear, but in applied religion, I know I am one of those who find it easy to forget that Christ is the purifier, not us.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-37886133974478162192008-11-18T12:26:00.000-07:002008-11-18T12:26:00.000-07:00SilverRain,Thank you for sharing your insights- I ...SilverRain,<BR/>Thank you for sharing your insights- I really enjoy your blog.<BR/><BR/>Could you explain more about Mormonism focusing too much on self-purification? I do see the issue of trying to perfect ourselves and believe that it is not uncommon for us to think that our "much activity" in the church (by itself) equals "earning" our way to heaven. I had never attributed this directly to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-68301568331364960332008-11-14T10:40:00.000-07:002008-11-14T10:40:00.000-07:00Thank you, everyone, for your insightful comments ...Thank you, everyone, for your insightful comments and support. The things most of you say, here and on other blogs, has served an important purpose in my life. It is too easy for me to lapse into self-pity and feeling like I'm alone, but you and a few others in my life help me feel like I belong somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-7117492805392010702008-11-13T13:51:00.000-07:002008-11-13T13:51:00.000-07:00I just found your blog and spent a long time readi...I just found your blog and spent a long time reading through previous posts. I appreciate your thoughtful discussions about so many different topics. I'll be coming back!Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-35048580992566690982008-11-13T12:53:00.000-07:002008-11-13T12:53:00.000-07:00Heya Silver Rain. I'm with you. There are only a c...Heya Silver Rain. I'm with you. There are only a couple statements here that I'd back off of, and then only a little. Over the last several days I've had an insight heightened, that is: the deepest and most important divide isn't so much between red and blue politics, it is between people who believe that the pursuit of happiness is mostly a matter of finding and exploring and _being_ one's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-25346013802334415302008-11-13T12:45:00.000-07:002008-11-13T12:45:00.000-07:00Great stuff, thank you! It is hard, as a stay at h...Great stuff, thank you! <BR/>It is hard, as a stay at home mom, to remember that success doesn't equal fame/fortune/glamour. Often when we are truly successful we get none of those things. (most likely poorer, less noticed and a few added wrinkles)jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-44437394196844288502008-11-13T08:05:00.000-07:002008-11-13T08:05:00.000-07:00Interestingly, within a half hour after posting th...Interestingly, within a half hour after posting this, a friend sent me <A HREF="http://charterforcompassion.com/" REL="nofollow">this</A> link. View it. It's powerful.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.com