Well, this bonfire grew quite large and the tide of opinion seems to have turned against the tattletale reverend.
liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-08-09 04:44 PM
Response to Original message
128. I agree with challenge and confront, but there's a fine line
between that and shoving your own beliefs down someone's throat. And I'm also not too comfortable with complaining about him to HR-remember, it wasn't that long ago that we were rightfully complaining about people getting in trouble at work, school, etc., if they spoke out against Bush. Whether we like someone's opinions or not, in this country, they have the right to them and to express them, just like we did when Bush was president. Now, if they're inciting violence or hatred, that's a different story, then call them out AND report them. But he wasn't doing either in this instance, he was simply expressing himself. Turn the story around and see how you'd feel if someone complained that you were "talking bad" about Bush, as happened to many people during his unfortunately, horrible presidency. We had the right to do that then and they have the right to do that now. They shouldn't be getting in trouble at work for it and it also only makes us look like fascists when we do that ourselves.
hfojvt (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-09-09 03:11 AM
Response to Reply #190
231. a right to know what?
that somebody was "badmouthing the POTUS, and that didn't seem appropriate to me"
Seriously, you do not see how that sounds? That if somebody had written this in September 2001 how we would not have seen that as a sign of total fascism. Proof that the other side is thin skinned and intolerant of any criticism (or mistrust) of their dear leader?
The only thing he volunteered was that "he did not trust Obama" and for the rest he responded to your questions/accusations. Too bad for him that he thought he could trust you, because you smiled and gave a friendly salutation and then ran to 'tattle' behind his back.
I am not seeing a "do unto others ..." here. Would you really like for somebody to do that to you? The crowd cheering you on here is part of the "do unto them as you would do unto a vermin". To me, that is not even the way a decent person should act, to say nothing of a follower of Jesus. Is this where we are? Have we no decency? At long last, have we no decency?
flyarm (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-09-09 11:35 AM
Response to Reply #291
325. no you ****ed with his being a kind person in his community by volunteering to help those
Edited on Wed Sep-09-09 11:36 AM by flyarm
who needed help!
so aren't you the sweet clergy man!..not.
You sir are the dispicable one to me..if you really are clergy and you were going to the hospital for your clergy job..you were the one who crossed the line!
You could have easily said , I don't discuss politics while on duty..
most of us have had to do that while at work!
and You sir work for a tax exempt church , I assume??????????
Instead of Politely saying something to shut down the converstation..you baited.
Glad i don't see you as clergy..I feel you should have a warning sign hung on you..
"squealer at large"
One thing i always taught my children..no one like a squealer! or a snake dressed in clergy attire.
