tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post3560106599772799228..comments2012-12-07T07:25:11.752-08:00Comments on Feetwashing and Four Square: What is idolatry?Nicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17430817984366224109noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-7539524424480413542008-07-01T07:21:00.000-07:002008-07-01T07:21:00.000-07:00Can faith and politics be separated? Faith should ...Can faith and politics be separated? Faith should inform our political conversations...not hinder them. Knowledge of faith and politics is necessary in order to fully participate in both spheres. Then again, who am I, a public theologian? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-15677343957748150082008-06-26T12:33:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:33:00.000-07:00Well, the word "politics" is in the description, b...Well, the word "politics" is in the description, but I am trying to keep it through the lens of faith. You're right, a discussion on public financing might be driving off on a tangent.Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430817984366224109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-88510976277720443252008-06-26T12:15:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:15:00.000-07:00Yeah, that was what I was referencing, but that is...Yeah, that was what I was referencing, but that is his choice and every choice in life has its consequences, and since this is not a political discussion blog, I will limit my comments to just that ;-)mufasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798657024151318170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-73904517781921553012008-06-26T08:24:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:24:00.000-07:00If you're referring to his forgoing of pubic fundi...If you're referring to his forgoing of pubic funding bit, I posted a bit about that on my personal, blatantly political blog <A HREF="http://nickkauffman.blogspot.com/2008/06/he-broke-promise-he-broke-promise.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I don't really go into the ethics of the decision itself - I mostly focused on the whole "broken promise" aspect that's been flying around in the media.Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430817984366224109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-64039464144419158042008-06-25T22:42:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:42:00.000-07:00I want to be in favor of Obama, and for awhile was...I want to be in favor of Obama, and for awhile was. However, I heard something today that I need to research further and if correct, will break my heart, which is the issue of campaign financing, but I am not going to get into that here. There is a great book I had to read for class called, "Failing a Generation" by Kennedy's daughter. She reflects on his life a lot during her book, and as history has looked back and viewed both the John and Robert Kennedy, we are often show the fallible side of John, while the human side of Robert has not been touched as much. We look back and see that he was struck down and taken so quick. I secretly enjoy when their is mud slinging going on against Obama, though I may rarely voice it, because the more that comes out, the less likely he is to be taken from us I think. I love our country, but the misguided destructive passion of just one person can throw a wet towel on the whole thing.mufasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798657024151318170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-15235651393014955442008-06-25T12:12:00.000-07:002008-06-25T12:12:00.000-07:00That's the big fear, and the taboo of comparing Ob...That's the big fear, and the taboo of comparing Obama to Kennedy. But I think, based on your comment, that we both see the same parallels... some people I know from my parents' generation have commented that when Kennedy was assassinated, a whole generation lost faith and hope in our country, particularly in the political system. Obama is bringing that back.Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430817984366224109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111780890240797163.post-61040891227879539702008-06-24T22:07:00.000-07:002008-06-24T22:07:00.000-07:00I am struck by your reference to Robert Kennedy in...I am struck by your reference to Robert Kennedy in relation to Barack Obama. Especially considering how Kennedy's campaign ended. Kennedy was a champion of hope as well, and believing in the virtues of humanity and its ability to accomplish great things. What he said threatened the status of the current power structure and he was struck down. Is there a dangerous parallel in comparing Obama to Kennedy? I hope that Obama's future does not go the way of Kennedy's because anyone who is killed for a belief is a life that is lost to all.mufasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798657024151318170noreply@blogger.com