Comments on: Hypocrisy Watch: Conservative Values, Liberal Lifestyles

By: David G. Johnson

David G. Johnson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

...and so as not to further confuse the issue, we shouldn't bring up what classical liberalism is all about (politically & economically speaking)!

By: Paul A Rose Jr

Paul A Rose Jr — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Jim, you need to make the distinction between “liberal” – Morally unrestrained; licentious and “Liberal” – Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism. Phil was obviously using the term in the more archaic (in this day and age) sense of the word – people who engage in generous behavior, oftentimes less-moral behavior in the title and the political term for the newspaper description.

Your post makes you seem like a person who is extremely intelligent, so I’m presuming you stated it mostly in humor, but some folks might not get the distinction.

By: Jim Seybert

Jim Seybert — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Phil, my only push back would be your use of the term "liberal lifestyle."

I'm pretty squarely in the liberal camp and doing the things described in that list are certainly not part of my lifestyle. nor any of my friends (as far as I am aware).

I am certain you didn't intend to equate liberalism with sinfulness.

Appreciate your work and your thoughtful posts. Just poking you a bit.

By: Prodigal

Prodigal — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is a problem for every belief system, that is, it's populated with hypocrites. It's a great argument for Christianity, a belief that God saves us though we're wretched, we can't save ourselves.

I wonder sometimes when I hear the story of a successful pastor brought to earth when he has sex with an underage girl if we've forgotten to believe in the bad guys, Satan and his ilk. Doesn't it make perfect sense that he would target God's best and do so from a position intended to exploit their greatest weakness?