tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post6740729892067258844..comments2023-06-17T03:48:32.174-07:00Comments on The Grumbling Gargoyle: Hallelujahs and Hypocrisies... **BLOG POST**Lynn Gerrardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-89539132811915865672015-05-25T02:10:07.191-07:002015-05-25T02:10:07.191-07:00Hi Lloyd, thank you for your comments...they make ...Hi Lloyd, thank you for your comments...they make very interesting reading...and I can lean on the side of Deism myself! ...:).Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-40250553291175598572015-05-24T10:17:47.708-07:002015-05-24T10:17:47.708-07:00Boy, I hate it when you lose a comment you spent s...Boy, I hate it when you lose a comment you spent so much time writing. Anyways, to keep it shorter this time and still make my point:<br /><br />Thomas Paine wrote ‘The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it produces no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion’ (CW I, 601). ‘The only religion that has not been invented, and that has in it every evidence of divine originality, is pure and simple Deism’<br /><br />I think that pretty much sums up why so many of America's Founding Fathers wanted to separate religion from the government over here in the former British North American colonies.<br /><br />The U.S. Founding Fathers who espoused Deism were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, James Madison, and James Monroe.Lloyd Lofthousehttp://lloydlofthouse.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-74235403108612479082014-08-21T04:22:58.678-07:002014-08-21T04:22:58.678-07:00Hahaha! I DO feel slightly better ta Hap...despite...Hahaha! I DO feel slightly better ta Hap...despite my lack of 'ample bosom'....lol....Lovin' you too...:) xxLynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-40844533053106317462014-08-21T03:02:28.885-07:002014-08-21T03:02:28.885-07:00Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! :) Feel b...Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! :) Feel better now, sugar? Getting that off your ample bosom must have lightened the load considerably! And you know I agree with every word! Love ya!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840009677652765864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-52059804384919442642014-08-19T02:56:35.103-07:002014-08-19T02:56:35.103-07:00I'm in good company then...haha! Thanks Mia......I'm in good company then...haha! Thanks Mia...:)Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-6316489193804429362014-08-18T18:10:58.951-07:002014-08-18T18:10:58.951-07:00I too would rather be in the company of sinners th...I too would rather be in the company of sinners than saints. Very well said. ;-)Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096942449221455768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-238488775890561302014-08-18T07:27:04.383-07:002014-08-18T07:27:04.383-07:00Hahaha! thank you once again for your kindness! I&...Hahaha! thank you once again for your kindness! I'll be enjoying another happy ponder through your work again later...( which I love )...and am looking forward to reading 'The Queue'!...:)Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-54473214105709600512014-08-18T06:39:33.975-07:002014-08-18T06:39:33.975-07:00Me again, your post set me thinking. So! As with m...Me again, your post set me thinking. So! As with most of my stuff I plundered the idea and will post a 'Ropey' version which I have named 'The Queue'. Thanks as always for your inspirational work. Even if some of it is 'Off The Balustrade' ;-)Cliff Lettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-80255885994820404772014-08-18T04:17:15.315-07:002014-08-18T04:17:15.315-07:00Hear hear Jacy!!...and thank you...glad you liked ...Hear hear Jacy!!...and thank you...glad you liked it!...:) xLynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-36410477598098993842014-08-18T03:46:18.359-07:002014-08-18T03:46:18.359-07:00Did you know there are over 38,000 denominations i...Did you know there are over 38,000 denominations in Christendom. I say 'Christendom' as opposed to 'Christianity' which by definition means following Christ closely - at least as closely as is possible for imperfect beings like us Your ladies would hardly seem to qualify, but then we all have our off-days! If we could only follow the Golden Rule and treat others as we'd like others to treat us, the world would be a much better place.Great post!Jacy Breanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356348634443502708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-70153840351658738212014-08-18T01:18:27.082-07:002014-08-18T01:18:27.082-07:00Thanks my friend!... I love a good rant...it's...Thanks my friend!... I love a good rant...it's like a massage for the mind...:)<br />Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-24288036674610374062014-08-18T01:16:11.555-07:002014-08-18T01:16:11.555-07:00Ahh I do love a good Grumble...lol..Thanks again f...Ahh I do love a good Grumble...lol..Thanks again for reading me...:)Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-19620026266465924322014-08-17T21:21:36.018-07:002014-08-17T21:21:36.018-07:00As I am always saying "queues bring out the w...As I am always saying "queues bring out the worst in some folk" Good rant!Cliff Lettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154244516271906507.post-59201625945152077182014-08-17T21:09:36.561-07:002014-08-17T21:09:36.561-07:00Amen and pass the Loving Cup. Thank you for a thou...Amen and pass the Loving Cup. Thank you for a thoughtful tirade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com