Comments on: Mayor Matt Ryan Raises the Gay Pride Flag — Again http://rssbinghamton.com/mayor-matt-ryan-raises-the-gay-pride-flag-again/ A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/mayor-matt-ryan-raises-the-gay-pride-flag-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Jim Willis Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:04:19 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=294#comment-2018 Nice try Joey, but your logic fails. All of our Constitution and system of laws are grounded in, founded in, the Judeo-Christian ideology. A common misconception (due to poor history lessons in our schools) is that the founding fathers wanted to keep religion and state separated. What they wanted, and stated they wanted to do, is to keep the government (the state) from overriding religion, from establishing a state-run religion as had been the case in England and other countries. They were all FOR religion informing, influencing and otherwise aiding the government! Read the founding fathers and the original papers (like The Federalist Papers). You'll find that they created a democratic republic on the basis that its people are good, that religion is a restraint on people's behavior, and because of that, men (and women) would behave civilly toward each other. The founders were deeply religious--Christian to be specific--and that influenced their every thought and action. So, nice try, but back to the books for Joey. :) Nice try Joey, but your logic fails. All of our Constitution and system of laws are grounded in, founded in, the Judeo-Christian ideology. A common misconception (due to poor history lessons in our schools) is that the founding fathers wanted to keep religion and state separated. What they wanted, and stated they wanted to do, is to keep the government (the state) from overriding religion, from establishing a state-run religion as had been the case in England and other countries. They were all FOR religion informing, influencing and otherwise aiding the government! Read the founding fathers and the original papers (like The Federalist Papers). You’ll find that they created a democratic republic on the basis that its people are good, that religion is a restraint on people’s behavior, and because of that, men (and women) would behave civilly toward each other. The founders were deeply religious–Christian to be specific–and that influenced their every thought and action.

So, nice try, but back to the books for Joey. :)

]]> By: Joey http://rssbinghamton.com/mayor-matt-ryan-raises-the-gay-pride-flag-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2017 Joey Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:11:34 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=294#comment-2017 If marriage is something governed by law, you can't use a judeo-christian ideology to justify any aspect of it. You know, that whole separation of church and state thing. If marriage is something governed by law, you can’t use a judeo-christian ideology to justify any aspect of it. You know, that whole separation of church and state thing.

]]> By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/mayor-matt-ryan-raises-the-gay-pride-flag-again/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Jim Willis Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:28:57 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=294#comment-593 Great point Charlie! Now, if we could only get someone like yourself to run against him!! :) Great point Charlie! Now, if we could only get someone like yourself to run against him!! :)

]]> By: Charlie http://rssbinghamton.com/mayor-matt-ryan-raises-the-gay-pride-flag-again/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Charlie Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:49:35 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=294#comment-568 Excellent commentary Jim. I would add that the "equal rights" are not held by the LGBTQ, but that they infact have the "greater privilege" in Binghamton's current administration. Want to test it out? Let's see if we can get Mayor Ryan to participate (let alone raise the flag) in the National Day of Prayer or Sanctity of Life Sunday, especially on government grounds. I haven't tried it, but I'd be willing to bet that it wouldn't even be dignified with a reply from the mayor's office. I rest my case... for now. Excellent commentary Jim. I would add that the “equal rights” are not held by the LGBTQ, but that they infact have the “greater privilege” in Binghamton’s current administration. Want to test it out? Let’s see if we can get Mayor Ryan to participate (let alone raise the flag) in the National Day of Prayer or Sanctity of Life Sunday, especially on government grounds. I haven’t tried it, but I’d be willing to bet that it wouldn’t even be dignified with a reply from the mayor’s office.

I rest my case… for now.

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