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Comment on Santorum on Satan by Eric P

Eric P — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +0000

It’s ironic how any Reformed believer would side with Santorum or others on their stance on faith when he subscribes to Catholic doctrine, Romney subscribes to Mormon doctrine, Gingrich subscribes to who knows what depending on the crowd he’s talking to, Ron Paul subscribes to an Evangelical position, and Obama subscribes to Liberation Theology. OH WAIT.. did I say Ron Paul says he subscribes to a Evangelical Position? It’s true, that’s why Voddie Baucham endorses him: http://www.gracefamilybaptist.net/voddie-baucham-ministries/blog/why-ron-paul-2012-01/

So, if you’re going to support a politician’s understanding about Satan, you should first check out what his doctrinal view of Satan is first. Quite frankly, none of them probably line up with a Reformed view, but I would trust someone who claims to trust Jesus Christ as his personal Savior over someone who sees salvation as faith + works.

Comment on Santorum on Satan by Kevin Subra

Kevin Subra — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:55:00 +0000

It’s the anti-God establishment GOP against those who actually seek to express their faith and live by it (see http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/chris-christie-rick-santorums-satan-comments-are-relevant/ for the “leave religion out of this” Christie). I found nothing that I disagree with in Santorum’s “Satan” comments (what I heard). He’s being scorned, it appears, for simply expressing a belief in Satan, as if he were doing the same thing for the Easter Bunny. Doesn’t even “God bless America” imply more than a simple token statement?

Comment on Classical Literature Is Just Too Time Consuming by SJ

SJ — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0000

Totally true, I didn’t mean to imply that was the silver bullet.

Oh, certainly–you did have a good point. After all. you do have to know what good English is before you can write it. ;)

I also just remembered an interesting article written a year ago by a columnist named Jim Mullen titled “Banning Might Be Better.” The whole article is good, but here is one of his best points:

Making kids read books they are not mature enough to understand makes them hate reading for the rest of their lives.

I think the most important thing English teachers can do is give kids the joy of reading, which is not that easy to achieve IMO.

Comment on Santorum on Satan by Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:54:00 +0000

So disagreeing with somebody’s worldview is an attack?

I don’t mind the worldview discussion. There is a fundamental difference between Obama’s worldview and say Rick Santorum’s. It does impact policy. These decisions don’t happen in a void.

So I don’t think that’s an unfair question to pose to any candidate. I think Santorum after the flap over his contraceptives comments was able to point to his record to prove he wasn’t going to try to ban contraceptives.
Anyway, Obama invited the worldview questions with his contraceptives mandate. I think a discussion on religious liberty is important.

Comment on Classical Literature Is Just Too Time Consuming by Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:36:00 +0000

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To some degree. But what helps writing skills the most is probably practice, practice, practice–not watching MTV or playing video games for hours. ” Totally true, I didn’t mean to imply that was the silver bullet.

Comment on Santorum on Satan by Matt

Matt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:31:00 +0000

His attacks on Obama’s faith repulse me. It should all be out of bounds as far as I’m concerned. It doesn’t matter!

Comment on Classical Literature Is Just Too Time Consuming by SJ

SJ — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000

In regard to classical literature, I always loved it. When I was in high school, it seemed as though many of my classmates liked modern literature better, but I was rather old-fashioned. Having said that, though, I do believe that a lot of English teachers end up making students–especially boys–hate reading for life by forcing certain choices upon them. I guess the way I see it, students should have to read the classics, but should not have to read them exclusively. As for informational texts/commentaries, those sound like a bunch of garbage. :) I’d say just let the kids pick some modern literature, including even well-written science fiction, to satisfy some of their reading requirements instead.

Comment on Classical Literature Is Just Too Time Consuming by Gina

Gina — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000

“There is such an over emphasis on STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) that we are seeing
literacy standards get dumbed down. Having worked with kids a good
number of years I have seen a growing inability to write.” YES. Exactly.

Comment on Fuzzy Math in Media’s Delegate Counts. by Ron Paul on the Issues - Page 175 - ALIPAC

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Comment on Fuzzy Math in Media’s Delegate Counts. by Wie viele Delegierte hat Ron Paul wirklich? | Die Bananenrepublik

Wie viele Delegierte hat Ron Paul wirklich? | Die Bananenrepublik — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:16:06 +0000

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