Comments on: The god That Failed New Orleans http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:36:48 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: RockyMountainMan http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61880 RockyMountainMan Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:19:17 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61880 Who are you trying to kid? Louisiana is solidly part of the bible belt with the majority population Baptists and Roman Catholic. At the same time Louisiana has a reputation for being the most amateurish and corrupt state of the nation. In fact the "liberal-progressive-socialist Senator" Mary Landrieu is Roman Catholic. I fail to see how even MORE religion can possibly help things out there. The purported morality of religion does not seem to have helped that beleaguered state. If there is any correlation between religion and corruption it is one that apparently goes against your argument and prescribes more secularism and less religion. Who are you trying to kid? Louisiana is solidly part of the bible belt with the majority population Baptists and Roman Catholic. At the same time Louisiana has a reputation for being the most amateurish and corrupt state of the nation. In fact the “liberal-progressive-socialist Senator” Mary Landrieu is Roman Catholic. I fail to see how even MORE religion can possibly help things out there. The purported morality of religion does not seem to have helped that beleaguered state. If there is any correlation between religion and corruption it is one that apparently goes against your argument and prescribes more secularism and less religion.

]]> By: 504crank http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61842 504crank Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:27:30 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61842 You, sir, are a disgrace to God and the human race. Are you suggesting that women and children, mothers and fathers, the elderly and disabled, died because God wanted to punish them for living near people who, in your eyes, have sinned? May the God of revenge who you pray to strike you down now! Have you not sinned? Or have you forgotten the words Jesus spoke? I suppose it would be too inconvenient to admit, when it's so easy to score political points for such inhumane remarks. In your view of things, I guess all the people who flung themselves out of the World Trade Towers deserved what they got too? You, sir, are a disgrace to God and the human race. Are you suggesting that women and children, mothers and fathers, the elderly and disabled, died because God wanted to punish them for living near people who, in your eyes, have sinned? May the God of revenge who you pray to strike you down now! Have you not sinned? Or have you forgotten the words Jesus spoke? I suppose it would be too inconvenient to admit, when it’s so easy to score political points for such inhumane remarks. In your view of things, I guess all the people who flung themselves out of the World Trade Towers deserved what they got too?

]]> By: lieweary http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61817 lieweary Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:32:19 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61817 The budget for NEA is around 175 million dollars (not billion, million), so federal funding for the arts isn't even a drop in the bucket. Compare that to the tens of billions we're bleeding all over Iraq. Compare it to the money we're blowing on prescription drugs. The budget for NEA is around 175 million dollars (not billion, million), so federal funding for the arts isn’t even a drop in the bucket. Compare that to the tens of billions we’re bleeding all over Iraq. Compare it to the money we’re blowing on prescription drugs.

]]> By: bronskrat http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61796 bronskrat Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:19:27 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61796 Wow, from a dumb article to dumber comments. I'll just point to Christopher Hitchen's latest book as to why religion causes more harm than good. And to conservativation who doesn't see the arts as worthy of the Feds to support, I posit this: wasn't it the government who decided it wasn't worth it to repair/improve the levees in New Orleans to begin with? It's been known for a long time that the levees were in poor shape (well documented in the Times-Picayune). A lack of moral center didn't kill New Orleans, a corrupted and misguided government did. And while I agree with the article's author on that point, I disagree with the need for church leaders in government. What makes them more educated about the needs of the state? Oh right, their economic expertise in managing funds to improve their respective churches which would get redirected to the populous once elected. Oh please. Wow, from a dumb article to dumber comments. I’ll just point to Christopher Hitchen’s latest book as to why religion causes more harm than good.

And to conservativation who doesn’t see the arts as worthy of the Feds to support, I posit this: wasn’t it the government who decided it wasn’t worth it to repair/improve the levees in New Orleans to begin with?

It’s been known for a long time that the levees were in poor shape (well documented in the Times-Picayune). A lack of moral center didn’t kill New Orleans, a corrupted and misguided government did. And while I agree with the article’s author on that point, I disagree with the need for church leaders in government. What makes them more educated about the needs of the state? Oh right, their economic expertise in managing funds to improve their respective churches which would get redirected to the populous once elected. Oh please.

]]> By: conservativation http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61795 conservativation Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:49:47 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61795 Including that NO is the birthplace of jazz as a reason the Federal Gov. should do whatever it takes to rebuild is symptomatic once again of the increasing tendency for Americans to let emotion and feelings etc. lead their agenda. While in no way belittling jazz, I am not the least bit interested in the Feds "supporting" the arts in any way, including rebuilding because of an art form. We may have once been in a position to do such things. Had we not done them we'd be far better off today. Like any form of art, if those who love jazz are so driven to rebuild its birthplace, let the market decide. If enough people are not willing to support an art form, whatever type, then in a capitalist system it withers and is replaced by something they do support. The best thing the government can do, for art, for medicine, and business, is simple.....get the hell out of the way. Including that NO is the birthplace of jazz as a reason the Federal Gov. should do whatever it takes to rebuild is symptomatic once again of the increasing tendency for Americans to let emotion and feelings etc. lead their agenda.
While in no way belittling jazz, I am not the least bit interested in the Feds “supporting” the arts in any way, including rebuilding because of an art form.
We may have once been in a position to do such things. Had we not done them we’d be far better off today.
Like any form of art, if those who love jazz are so driven to rebuild its birthplace, let the market decide. If enough people are not willing to support an art form, whatever type, then in a capitalist system it withers and is replaced by something they do support.
The best thing the government can do, for art, for medicine, and business, is simple…..get the hell out of the way.

]]> By: shatteredmen http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61779 shatteredmen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:02:51 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61779 What accounts for this dismal record? The answer is simple. New Orleans abandoned God and personal moral responsibility I can not agree more. Just as Nero "fiddled" while Rome burned (and blamed the Christians for it), the political leaders of N.O. were asleep as Katrina roared in. Money that was intended for upgrading levees was spent to upgrade roads to casinos Much of the recent history of this once great city was based upon what the Bible calls sin. There is always a cost for sin and it always cost more then we can afford and it always cost others then the one doing it....and this cost is always hidden from us before we do it. http://www.shatterdmen.com/HIDDEN%20COST.htm What accounts for this dismal record?

The answer is simple. New Orleans abandoned God and personal moral responsibility

I can not agree more. Just as Nero “fiddled” while Rome burned (and blamed the Christians for it), the political leaders of N.O. were asleep as Katrina roared in. Money that was intended for upgrading levees was spent to upgrade roads to casinos

Much of the recent history of this once great city was based upon what the Bible calls sin. There is always a cost for sin and it always cost more then we can afford and it always cost others then the one doing it….and this cost is always hidden from us before we do it.

http://www.shatterdmen.com/HIDDEN%20COST.htm

]]> By: lieweary http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/23/the-god-that-failed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-61771 lieweary Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:53:34 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79570#comment-61771 New Orleans is a very important historical city, the birthplace of jazz, and America (yes, the guv'mint) should do whatever it takes to bring her back. As for the public benefits situation, you could improve things by providing economic incentives to stay married instead of encouraging divorce and single parenthood. New Orleans is a very important historical city, the birthplace of jazz, and America (yes, the guv’mint) should do whatever it takes to bring her back.
As for the public benefits situation, you could improve things by providing economic incentives to stay married instead of encouraging divorce and single parenthood.

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