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- The truth is often repugnant...
The word repugnant is defined in one place as "distasteful, objectionable, or offensive", and, that is true. The truth, to those who are opposed to it, is often repugnant. To the fool, who says in his heart that there is no God, the truth that the universe could not have come into existence without a creator is very repugnant. So, when Katie Couric said many would find the things spoken by Brian Rohrbough to be repugnant, she was correct. I am not among that number, thankfully, I must say.
I cringe for my country, when I remember that God is just and fair, and that His judgment will not be withholden forever from any ungodly nation the likes of which as this one has become. It makes me sad, no happy in the least, to know that her judgment is near, and that I can do nothing to help her to escape it; for, she will not repent. I believe that the prophet Jeremiah felt this same way for Israel before her fall; for, the book of Lamentations says so if you can read between the lines.
"Righteousness is exalting a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people." - Proverbs 14:34
"Pride is going before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." - Proverbs 16:18
Her sin is her reproach, and, her pride is her greatest sin.
Theodore Craig,
Lakewood, WA, USA - Reply to this comment
- I consider myself an evangelical christian yet to my father i'm a liberal. I don't know who is right. Probably a bit of both.
In the blogsphere we are offered an opportunity to express our opinion about various topics. And express we do..with a vengence. I'm not sure what I think of that, but blogs are fairly new and can grow in any direction. But I don't think I like what I see as yet.
I didn't have the opportunity to see Mr. Rohrbaugh but I read it. Everyone should read it again and ask what really was said that was objectionable?
That he's saddened and shaken by what is happening in our schools? That he questions why his son died in so useless a manner? That the country is in a moral free fall? That the strong kill the weak, without moral consequences and life has no inherent value. That the murder of innocent children is always wrong? That suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. That we are seeing an epidemic increase in murder-suicide attacks on our children. That sadly, our schools are not safe? Have you Listened to the news lately?
I think these things are true. Mr. Rohrbaugh and I don't agree on the hot topics of abortion and religion in the classroom...but that was the least of what he said. Yet most of the responses responded to these hot buttons.
If we can stop waving our own flag and see what we have in common maybe we can work together to make a difference! - Reply to this comment
- It is interesting that when the phrase "free speech" is applied to a conservative view point it appears some find the comments uneducated and backwards. However, if the free speech is from a more liberal viewpoint, the person it touted as being educated and enlightened. Some of the most educated individuals i am aquainted with are very devout in their belief in God and His Word. If nothing else, a person who his deeply devoted to God and educated has a greater understanding of the world around them. I find it small and petty of people to belittle those who search for deeper reasons for why our current event take place. This gentleman lost a son whom he loved very much and has search to understand the reason why people are behaving the way they are in our current society. He feels deeply that it is because of a decrease in our societies adherence to moral values. I believe he exercized his "free speech" well and if you disagree, you are entitled to your opinion, however, don't belittle his opinion.
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- Katie, she makes me ill, but how can this be considering she's one of the beautiful people. She is a repugnant fraud, taking the easy path along the liberal establishment's rose path to fame and fortune. Yes, this country is headed for trouble. It has turned its back on God. Read GK Chesterton's "Whats Wrong with the World" a compilation of predictions made 60 years ago that are all coming to fruition.
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- I desperately want my son to grow up in a kinder America where the spirit of caring, respect and courtesy toward one another guides our daily lives and our dialogue. I don't care what religion you are. Why should I? No offense meant, but none of you know me well enough to make my or my family's religious beliefs your business. Its simply rude. Your relationship with your God - my relationship with mine - may well be the same, but its a private matter. When - what date - did my religion become anyone's business but my family's? There was a time not too long ago, when polite people didn't meddle in other peoples' lives that way. These days, the worst offenders (and there are plenty from every race, creed, class, religion and political affiliation) are somehow oddly proud of their loud, red-faced meddling. There are too many people all too willing to spend too much time talking way too much about things that simply aren't - and shouldn't be - up to them. Give it a rest.
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- Amen to what Mr. Rohrbough said. In this ever-increasing wicked world we live in, many people laugh at his comments because they don't want to answer to a Higher Being.Like Jesus said 'Wide is the path to destruction and narrow is the path to heaven' More and more people choose to ignore and/or dismiss the Bible.The more people that dismiss God's Word, the wider that path becomes. Is it it any wonder why our kids are toting guns to school,having wanton ***, killing their unborn babies? It's a lack of proper upbringing in a God-fearing home. Yes,I realize even some kids brought up that way will do horrible things (although much more unlikely) This is because Satan tempts Christians much more than he tempts the secular world because he already has the non-Christian in his grasp.There's no need to tempt somebody who has little regard for what's morally right or wrong.
One last thought, I find it interesting that people who believe in evolution(EVILution) can find it much easier to believe we all evolved from soup/rocks than being created by God. Also,seashells have been found on Mount Everest.Unless they somehow grew wings, the ONLY way they could have gotten there was from a worldwide flood 4000 years ago.
Keep looking up, Jesus is coming back and with today's newspapers looking like the Book of Daniel, it looks to be very soon. - Reply to this comment
- Sorry couldn't leave this one alone-
"...The theory of evolution had about as much to do with the shootings as the theory of gravity had to do with the collapse of the World Trade Center.Posted by jerry753 at 06:42 PM : Oct 05, 2006"
C'mon Jerry, without gravity, the Twin Towers wouldn't have fallen, poor analogy. - Reply to this comment
- All those "christians" commenting on Rohrbough's diatribe and vilifying Katie Couric demonstrate once again their ignorance, their fears of the modern world, their lack of education (they might, first of all, learn to use a spell checker or learn to use the English language correctly. They intolerantly invoke their own god and quote liberally their interpretation of the bible. How foolish! There is no go and the bible is a nice collection of myths and stories complied by men who were delusional from who knows what. I'd prefer the Greek gods over this nonsense but, better yet, no gods. How I wish Rohrbough and his ilk would use the Amish as a positive example off how to accept and deal with a tragedy without getting on a fundamentalist soapbox or TV. The rest of the world is laughing and shaking its colelctive head at so much stupidity and ignroace in this country.
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- It's not that God is not in our schools, it's that too many people find violence an exceptable way of dealing with their problems. It doesn't matter what religion you are if you believe the only way to get heard is through destruction and anger. The reponse of the Amish community to this horrific trajedy has moved me more than words can say. Instead of lashing out in understandable pain and hatred, they are choosing to forgive, not seek revenge. It takes courage and dignity to react this way. We should learn from their behavior and seek to find the courage to forgive within our hearts as well, no matter what our religion might be.
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- I'm sorry for his loss, but Mr. Rohrbough should be ashamed for exploiting this tragedy in order to advace his own right-wing agenda. The theory of evolution had about as much to do with the shootings as the theory of gravity had to do with the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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