tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post3265205071528789969..comments2023-11-17T02:23:26.098-06:00Comments on A Penigma - a mystery, under a pseudonym: Bradlee Dean - Will He Become Minnesota Presidential Candidates 'Reverend Wright' in the 2012 Presidential Election?Penigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134413210507419937noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-37350536188689186782011-05-23T09:44:43.308-05:002011-05-23T09:44:43.308-05:00I don't think that it is fair to assert that b...I don't think that it is fair to assert that because some abuse the tax exemption for religion by high living - Bradlee Dean comes to mind - rather than for the more compassionate uses that money is frequently intended that we should abandon tax exemption all together.<br /><br />There are far more cases, involving larger sums, where tremendous good is accomplished.<br /><br />I wouldn't dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-71505490640272116772011-05-23T08:21:30.818-05:002011-05-23T08:21:30.818-05:00First, THANKS to everyone that read my comment and...First, THANKS to everyone that read my comment and for offering your own thoughts.<br /><br />Let’s take the easy one first … should churches pay taxes ? <br />Ttucker says they do good work … yes and so does United Way but then you hear the stories of United Way executives being driven around in limos and you begin to question how they are spending your monies. UW and other charities have to Minnesota Centralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462056292830437795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-86482511059705998852011-05-23T01:19:31.230-05:002011-05-23T01:19:31.230-05:00Ttuck, I agree with MN Central; no of course we do...Ttuck, I agree with MN Central; no of course we don't want to end the tax exempt status of churches, so long as they respect what defines them as churches, which includes certain restrictions on their role in politics. Pulpits have a different place in persuasion than other forums of freedom of speech, and can too easily become hijacked for non-religion purposes with the supposed power of dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-34036253308513896032011-05-22T22:55:20.318-05:002011-05-22T22:55:20.318-05:00By the way, while we are on the topic of whackadoo...By the way, while we are on the topic of whackadoodles who call themselves Christian, here is an interesting update about Westboro Baptist and their protests.<br /><br />http://www.ihatethemedia.com/a-simple-way-to-stop-westboro-baptist-church-funeral-protestersttuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952185527962074906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-45201991525658972452011-05-22T22:34:33.722-05:002011-05-22T22:34:33.722-05:00You don't want to end the tax exempt status of...You don't want to end the tax exempt status of churches. 99% of the churches in the US are busy doing exactly what a church should be doing, spreading the word and showing charity. That charity part is partially funded by the churches not having to pay property tax and any study I have ever seen shows that church organizations, from any church, are far more effecient than the government at ttuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952185527962074906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-6514855385140050672011-05-22T09:06:18.625-05:002011-05-22T09:06:18.625-05:00All good points, Minnesota Central. Except that I...All good points, Minnesota Central. Except that I believe Bradlee Dean has already been on one of the MSNBC shows - Maddow if I recall, could have been one of the others - where his connections and his badly flawed message were given attention.<br /><br />While Palin did get something of a pass for her religious connections which were pretty bad, far more extreme as you noted, compared to the dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-49114191455269777592011-05-22T07:21:16.345-05:002011-05-22T07:21:16.345-05:00Sorry, but IMO, Bradley Dean is a micro-local stor...Sorry, but IMO, Bradley Dean is a micro-local story.<br />My definition of “micro-local” is a story that only a small segment of a small group know. We live in a country where more people can name all three of Homer and Marge Simpson’s children than can name one Supreme Court justice … now to make it a local story, ask a Minnesotan to name one Minnesota Supreme Court justice (and if it wasn’t Minnesota Centralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462056292830437795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-57156021170103259672011-05-22T07:20:08.659-05:002011-05-22T07:20:08.659-05:00Ah, the religious element in the nasty stew the GO...Ah, the religious element in the nasty stew the GOP is a-cooking! Isn't it amazing that so many Americans seemed to be hooked on religious nonsense spewed by politicians? Deep into the 21st century, The People are continually battered by the religious nuts among us as if it were still Medieval times, the Dark Ages.<br /><br />When, if ever, will we, The People, be entirely free from this mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-66000184847586447522011-05-22T07:04:34.803-05:002011-05-22T07:04:34.803-05:00Mr. G. please show me where there is any validity ...Mr. G. please show me where there is any validity to the claims I have seen made by the right that the cases of the Black Farmers were in fact rife with corruption and fraud. The little I have seen in response to those allegations suggested strongly otherwise.<br /><br />I believe the Reverend Wright has led an exemplary life of acting on his faith as a very moral and spiritual man. I don't dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-57295648970269334162011-05-21T23:08:48.105-05:002011-05-21T23:08:48.105-05:00Maybe Dean and Jack Chick should get together. Chi...Maybe Dean and Jack Chick should get together. Chick tracts are the little comic books put out by a very fundamentalist church, I think near San Antonio or Austin, definately in Texas. He also says the Pope is the antichrist, Catholics are blasphemers and going to hell, and D&D is not a game but a recruitment tool of satanists who try to get you to do real magic and real sacrifices.<br /><br ttuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952185527962074906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-68216081620271522502011-05-21T21:17:34.262-05:002011-05-21T21:17:34.262-05:00I would be glad for the Black farmers if they actu...I would be glad for the Black farmers if they actually got the monies due them, but just like any other government program or settlement, it is rife with fraudulent claims and corruption. <br /><br />If Reverend Wright is for Equality of opportunity, which I also am, then perhaps I can give him some slack. But if he is one of those who preaches for equality of outcome, then I will be dead set Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-82413347087874325232011-05-21T17:24:09.552-05:002011-05-21T17:24:09.552-05:00Welcome Mr. G.
Rev. Wright fought for this countr...Welcome Mr. G.<br /><br />Rev. Wright fought for this country, as a marine. (Bradlee Dean did not.) He put his life and subsequent service to this country where it counted, in actions. Unlike Dean, Wright has also has multiple degrees, including in theology, and was an award winning pastor of a real church - one in a predominantly white denomination which acknowledged his extraordinry dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-40534343085645318112011-05-21T10:07:31.022-05:002011-05-21T10:07:31.022-05:00I agree with your premise about Dean and his state...I agree with your premise about Dean and his statements against the Catholic Church. Also, I don't care for either Bachman or Pawlenty as candidates for the GOP. <br /><br />But, I will also say that I disagree with you on Rev. Wright. Some of the statements that he made and the positions that he espouses are detrimental to America and American interests. What kind of person stands before a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com