tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post933128020426130591..comments2023-06-10T01:03:47.150-07:00Comments on Reviews, Rants and Reflections: Applying Voltaire to Phil RobinsonIen in the Kootenayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-74797341007511058492017-12-10T12:39:11.891-08:002017-12-10T12:39:11.891-08:00Hey Sean, sorry for the late reaction. I did not s...Hey Sean, sorry for the late reaction. I did not subscribe to notify on comments. I knew there was something not quite literal about the quote, hence the weasel word "Supposedly". Nice to see the proper attribution, thank you.<br />Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-23153377079176062052017-07-30T15:40:10.729-07:002017-07-30T15:40:10.729-07:00Hm, on the risk to be called a nitpicker: The ofte...Hm, on the risk to be called a nitpicker: The often quoted 'Voltaire quote' is from one of Evelyn Beatrice Hall's books about Voltaire. Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-40266787160750653922013-12-28T19:14:50.159-08:002013-12-28T19:14:50.159-08:00@Troutbirder, there are many good books and much b...@Troutbirder, there are many good books and much bad TV. Good choices. @Buzzsaw: Rick Warren's quote nails it. When did people, especially in the USA, get that way anyhow?<br />Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-31228721727040442592013-12-28T11:09:04.534-08:002013-12-28T11:09:04.534-08:00I sure appreciate the objectivity my friend Ien ha...I sure appreciate the objectivity my friend Ien has even though we are on different ends of many topics. As a Christian I am equally offended when, in the name of Christianity, christians are racist and hateful, and while Phil Robertson words might not be my choice of words, he was neither racist nor hateful.<br /><br />“Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.” ― Rick Warren<br /><br />Buzzsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658344514286890338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-83862463958513519052013-12-28T10:53:36.447-08:002013-12-28T10:53:36.447-08:00Well Yes I agree. However it reinforces my decisio...Well Yes I agree. However it reinforces my decision to severely limited my TV watching to occasional basketball games. I may not be aware of the latest controversy regarding "reality" TV characters, or political nitwits seen regularly on so called cable TV "news programs but really......troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-40325286304081393142013-12-20T14:13:43.709-08:002013-12-20T14:13:43.709-08:00Since then, I have read the article in which he ma...Since then, I have read the article in which he made his comments. The one about blacks was taken out of context. Phil is reminiscing about his own dirt-poor childhood, when he was picking cotton alongside black people, and in his recollection everyone was happy and there was less hate. This may not be an accurate representation of what his fellow pickers of different pigment were feeling, but it is a far cry from him saying "blacks were better off picking cotton." I truly hate it when anyone's words are taken out of context and distorted.Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-34591003731153307582013-12-20T10:15:15.039-08:002013-12-20T10:15:15.039-08:00I'm with Jacqui on this one. 100%.I'm with Jacqui on this one. 100%.Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566969531312189254.post-47270553006860813332013-12-20T09:43:50.526-08:002013-12-20T09:43:50.526-08:00And I really think he should avoid bad words and n...And I really think he should avoid bad words and not malign others. But yes, he had the right to do it. But his employers also have the right to suspend or fire him because it runs counter to their beliefs.<br /><br />Frankly I thought his ignorant statement about blacks being happier picking cotton was almost worse.<br /><br />He, in my opinion, showed his stupidity and added another blackeye to Christianity.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.com