tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post6955940932242536879..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: This Hoosier doesn’t claim himBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-74083555055473693262010-01-15T00:07:48.147-05:002010-01-15T00:07:48.147-05:00Very well put, as always. Your conclusion that the...Very well put, as always. Your conclusion that the Pilgrims came to Plymouth seeking separation from the Anglican Church is accurate. I've read the book that Dan references and it is indeed well done, but the author makes a clear distinction between the settlers at Plymouth and the Puritans who subsequently broke away and established the Massachussetts Bay Colony. The Pilgrims were Separatists and left England and settled in Holland for about a dozen years before embarking on their journey to America. The Puritans splintered off from the Separatists. The difference in the two was that the Separatists did not feel that the Church of England had adequately severed its ties with Roman Catholicism and had indeed adopted the same type of hierarchy, replacing the Pope as ultimate authority with the monarch of England. The Puritans actually supported the Anglican Church and parted ways with the Separatists on the need to separate from the Anglican Church. Any way, not trying to give you a lesson in religious history, just saying in my long winded way that you were completely accurate in your characterization of the Pilgrims choosing to leave England in an effort to engage in religious freedom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-21435018113920952542010-01-05T12:57:47.745-05:002010-01-05T12:57:47.745-05:00LOL. You wrote such a compelling piece Beth, but r...LOL. You wrote such a compelling piece Beth, but right now all I can do is laugh. The Chuck Norris cat picture is priceless. :)Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-29352646568232811802009-12-31T13:11:52.761-05:002009-12-31T13:11:52.761-05:00BRAVO!! You just keep getting better and better.BRAVO!! You just keep getting better and better.jiminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-31272004135512937452009-12-30T21:16:56.747-05:002009-12-30T21:16:56.747-05:00yep. i am sure the orginal pilgrim CHRISTMAS has ...yep. i am sure the orginal pilgrim CHRISTMAS has a multitude of parallels to our own version of the holiday. that's why we don't hear about santa being on the mayflower. ever. <br /><br />personally i think the pilgrims would of put their thumbs down about the way that christmas has been commericalized, and i am also pretty sure they would of not came here had a walmart been anywhere in the vicinity of plymouth rock.<br /><br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-31535686474191015652009-12-30T19:44:41.222-05:002009-12-30T19:44:41.222-05:00Hi Beth,
Oh, Lordy, Chuck Norris is at it, again. ...Hi Beth,<br />Oh, Lordy, Chuck Norris is at it, again. Someone should give him a history book. The days of the Founding Fathers weren't any simpler. I guess he's living in a pipe dream where everyone thinks and -- dare I say it -- acts like he does!<br />Best,<br />MartyMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696228344180197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-76350779854929772942009-12-30T14:41:07.741-05:002009-12-30T14:41:07.741-05:00I take ignorant folks quite seriously. They are p...I take ignorant folks quite seriously. They are prone to falling for whoever is selling them magic beans and expecting something to sprout from their planting.<br /><br />I was hoping you may chatted up Robbie Hummel and the Boilmakers... how long has THAT cat been in school..? Anyway... I don't have a lot to add to a subject you have been so thorough in discussing!Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-43468795660993442902009-12-30T11:48:28.581-05:002009-12-30T11:48:28.581-05:00People such as Chuck believe more in mob rule than...People such as Chuck believe more in mob rule than democracy. They selectively decide what to believe in doctrines - be it the Bible, or the Constitution - and refuse to really acknowledge what a 'return to a more simple time' means to others. They are selfish and thoughtless people, whose tunnel vision continues the 'me' generation of the Reagan years, and forget the many people left out. As long as the middle income and rich white folks were being taken care of, they are happy. I guess the man who has divorced and had a child out of wedlock, doesn't want to really think what it would mean to really go through with his return to values...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690597078607161109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-44528005487497524842009-12-30T10:44:44.705-05:002009-12-30T10:44:44.705-05:00Beth, thank you for the note of appreciation.
The...Beth, thank you for the note of appreciation.<br /><br />The only way it could be said that this nation was founded on Christianity and thus a Christian nation is if the founders had carefully studied all the world's religions and after having done that decided to make Christianity the source of their belief systems. They clearly did not do that. It is said we are a Christian nation because the founders were Christians. That's a fruitless claim. They were Christians by default. The early settlers came over here from Christian nations. If they had come from Japan instead would we then be a Buddhist nation? And as for Christian principles, what's the difference between those and the principles of any freedom seeking, neighbor loving faith, monotheistic or otherwise.<br /><br />I wonder how many so-called Christians even think about "Christian principles."<br /><br />DBDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144446186279708019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-41194940694608360182009-12-30T05:09:31.674-05:002009-12-30T05:09:31.674-05:00Amen, Sister! :-)Amen, Sister! :-)Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-50879210723957244772009-12-30T02:04:05.277-05:002009-12-30T02:04:05.277-05:00I wrote a comment and now it's gone?I wrote a comment and now it's gone?Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750357972533597351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-88251548844566118162009-12-29T22:06:36.472-05:002009-12-29T22:06:36.472-05:00Haven't been by in awhile and it seems you sti...Haven't been by in awhile and it seems you still got it going on girl. Take care of you and yours always,<br />KatieHappy Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026175744670318504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-46621480882153403082009-12-29T19:10:36.931-05:002009-12-29T19:10:36.931-05:00For shame, our President is being tolerant and wel...For shame, our President is being tolerant and welcoming to all. Chuck shows the danger of taking a single quote and making a generalization. Perhaps he and the Quitter should run together. They could promise to appoint Bachman as the Secretary of State. Bleh.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-74450913979148354742009-12-29T17:58:29.984-05:002009-12-29T17:58:29.984-05:00I am not an Obama supporter, in the sense that I d...I am not an Obama supporter, in the sense that I did not vote for him. However, he is the President of the Country I live in, and I will accept and support his decisions, etc because that's how this country is supposed to work.<br /><br />To see the nonsense that has been spewn about Obama is bad enough, to see that there are people who actually embrace said nonsense as Gospel (for lack of a better word) and use it as a base of opposition is just disheartening.<br /><br />Judge the man after he has been allowed to succeed or fail. Do not shut the man out for reasons that are beyond reason. He has a tough job ahead, without fighting grade-school mentalities that say "let's not let Barack play with us, he's a terrorist".<br /><br />Sad.Lippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021057143407169780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-21307190146446692632009-12-29T17:50:29.918-05:002009-12-29T17:50:29.918-05:00Actually, the Puritans and early Christians that c...Actually, the Puritans and early Christians that came to America did not come here seeking religious freedom. They came here because they were thrown out of England for being too damn kooky. <br /><br />You should read Sarah Vowel's book <i>The Wordy Shipmates</i>. It's a great little insight into the whole Church of England and Puritan gripefest.Daniel Poehlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464025697641476686noreply@blogger.com