Comments on: My God’s Bigger Than Your God http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Woodhull http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6497 Woodhull Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:47:40 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6497 Okay, Cinie. Point well taken. Thanks you, Okay, Cinie. Point well taken.

Thanks you,

]]> By: Cinie http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6491 Cinie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:13:40 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6491 Black rednecks and white liberals? http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2005/05/05/black_rednecks_and_white_liberals <blockquote>There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.</blockquote> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics Black rednecks and white liberals?

http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2005/05/05/black_rednecks_and_white_liberals

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics

]]> By: Woodhull http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6488 Woodhull Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:04:29 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6488 Hi Deb, I spent 5 years at 'the' most liberal arts college in the U.S. So, naturally, I am very familiar with bell as well as a number of other writers. What is it about "Sisters of the Yam" that you'd like me to revisit? My recent reading of Sowell is the first time I've read his work and as I mentioned to my husband this morning, "He really rocks my foundation." Meaning, not that what he has to say makes me exceedingly happy, but that in all of my 'liberal' education, I was never exposed to views such as his, replete with a gazillion notes of primary source information that substantiates his facts. I'm a fact wonk (analytical type). But once I am confident in those facts, I can be very passionate about my what I've discovered. I find many liberals are often passionate about rhetoric, but aren't terribly interested in facts. I'm not saying that Cinie or anyone else here is ignorant of facts, but rather there are other points of view that are measured, well thought-out that may also be considered. Especially if they might point to a real dialogue that may end a persistent and unsettled misery in this country about race relations for which there seems to be no joint solution. What often happens in response to an invitation to consider something else we, instead, pile on more of our pet arguments, 'proof' and a renewed moral indignation that is keeping us where we are -- stasis. I'm wondering just how much longer we can keep this up. Thanks! Hi Deb, I spent 5 years at ‘the’ most liberal arts college in the U.S. So, naturally, I am very familiar with bell as well as a number of other writers. What is it about “Sisters of the Yam” that you’d like me to revisit?

My recent reading of Sowell is the first time I’ve read his work and as I mentioned to my husband this morning, “He really rocks my foundation.” Meaning, not that what he has to say makes me exceedingly happy, but that in all of my ‘liberal’ education, I was never exposed to views such as his, replete with a gazillion notes of primary source information that substantiates his facts. I’m a fact wonk (analytical type). But once I am confident in those facts, I can be very passionate about my what I’ve discovered. I find many liberals are often passionate about rhetoric, but aren’t terribly interested in facts. I’m not saying that Cinie or anyone else here is ignorant of facts, but rather there are other points of view that are measured, well thought-out that may also be considered. Especially if they might point to a real dialogue that may end a persistent and unsettled misery in this country about race relations for which there seems to be no joint solution.

What often happens in response to an invitation to consider something else we, instead, pile on more of our pet arguments, ‘proof’ and a renewed moral indignation that is keeping us where we are — stasis. I’m wondering just how much longer we can keep this up.

Thanks!

]]> By: Deb http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6475 Deb Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:56:10 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6475 Woodhull, as you read Sowell, can you squeeze in some bell hooks? "Sisters of the Yam," to be specific. Woodhull, as you read Sowell, can you squeeze in some bell hooks? “Sisters of the Yam,” to be specific.

]]> By: Deb http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6474 Deb Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:51:15 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6474 E Louise? Is that you? Just wondering if it was you, who commented so brilliantly, critically and compassionately about my friend, Mr. Sheptock, the homeless advocate over at NPR? E Louise? Is that you? Just wondering if it was you, who commented so brilliantly, critically and compassionately about my friend, Mr. Sheptock, the homeless advocate over at NPR?

]]> By: Deb http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6471 Deb Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:12:07 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6471 Hey Pips! Googled and got it! They can run now, but they sure as hell can't lie now! :-) Thanks! Glad you stopped by - do come back anytime (whether you sign up with Google or not - reading's good!) Not tryin' to teach necessarily, just want to provoke some critical thinking. That's why I love Cinie's space so much - this sister works your brain! Hey Pips! Googled and got it! They can run now, but they sure as hell can’t lie now! :-) Thanks!

Glad you stopped by – do come back anytime (whether you sign up with Google or not – reading’s good!) Not tryin’ to teach necessarily, just want to provoke some critical thinking. That’s why I love Cinie’s space so much – this sister works your brain!

]]> By: Woodhull http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6467 Woodhull Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:05:40 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6467 Hmm. Well, just saying, I guess. So much hasn't worked whatever we're experiencing now is retrograde, too. Cheers, Hmm. Well, just saying, I guess. So much hasn’t worked whatever we’re experiencing now is retrograde, too.

Cheers,

]]> By: Pips http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6462 Pips Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:15:45 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6462 Deb just google: How to make a screen shot. Lots of links. ;) Deb just google: How to make a screen shot. Lots of links. ;)

]]> By: Pips http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6460 Pips Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:07:58 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6460 Hi Deb! Went over to your blog a few days ago, and wanted to leave a message – but didn't want to sign up with Google to do so. So Hi ;) ! I see that there sure are things you can teach me about (and I'll let you, lol). So I'll be back. As for screen-shot, on a Mac it is by pressing "apple"-shift-4. Don't know, if that is any help to you? Hi Deb!

Went over to your blog a few days ago, and wanted to leave a message – but didn’t want to sign up with Google to do so. So Hi ;) !
I see that there sure are things you can teach me about (and I’ll let you, lol). So I’ll be back.

As for screen-shot, on a Mac it is by pressing “apple”-shift-4. Don’t know, if that is any help to you?

]]> By: Cinie http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/my-gods-bigger-than-your-god/#comment-6459 Cinie Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:42:21 +0000 http://cinie.wordpress.com/?p=8278#comment-6459 Woodhull, if you go to the Black Republicans site, that's their main talking point. I don't buy it. Just like I don't buy that MLK was a Republican, especially in light of the quoted comment above. Government problems are not THE problem, nor THE solution. The lack of commitment to true social integration by the powers that be, period, right, left, and in between, is the problem, imo. One need only look at the Republican party's racial makeup and record on its commitment to minorities to put the lie to anything they say about "liberal" failure. Woodhull, if you go to the Black Republicans site, that’s their main talking point. I don’t buy it. Just like I don’t buy that MLK was a Republican, especially in light of the quoted comment above. Government problems are not THE problem, nor THE solution. The lack of commitment to true social integration by the powers that be, period, right, left, and in between, is the problem, imo. One need only look at the Republican party’s racial makeup and record on its commitment to minorities to put the lie to anything they say about “liberal” failure.

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