Comments on: Stimulate This, Fears of Fundamentalism, and Remembering Maine http://grittv.org/2009/11/05/stimulate-this-fears-of-fundamentalism-and-remembering-maine/ Cultivating a Better Conversation Sat, 14 May 2011 01:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dragonscorpion http://grittv.org/2009/11/05/stimulate-this-fears-of-fundamentalism-and-remembering-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 dragonscorpion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:02:59 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/?p=2536#comment-2076 The interview with Mr. Schaeffer was excellent! His perspective is so important coming from the background that he does. And he speaks with such clarity and honesty. I appreciate how balanced he is. Militant fundamentalism, whether it be among the sectarian or the secular, is only causing division and breeding hostility. We cannot afford to keep perpetuating this ideological/partisan war. I think we need moderate voices to lead a discussion about religion and how to balance a society that both respects religious freedom and values a separation of church and state. Mr. Schaeffer should be among those voices. The interview with Mr. Schaeffer was excellent! His perspective is so important coming from the background that he does. And he speaks with such clarity and honesty. I appreciate how balanced he is.

Militant fundamentalism, whether it be among the sectarian or the secular, is only causing division and breeding hostility. We cannot afford to keep perpetuating this ideological/partisan war.

I think we need moderate voices to lead a discussion about religion and how to balance a society that both respects religious freedom and values a separation of church and state. Mr. Schaeffer should be among those voices.

]]> By: iremember54 http://grittv.org/2009/11/05/stimulate-this-fears-of-fundamentalism-and-remembering-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 iremember54 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/?p=2536#comment-2075 That's a great attitude we can't fix it so give up and settle for just the pickle and forget the hambuger. Maybe that why this country is doomed because we don't have the will to take care of ourselves. That’s a great attitude we can’t fix it so give up and settle for just the pickle and forget the hambuger.

Maybe that why this country is doomed because we don’t have the will to take care of ourselves.

]]> By: erichokhold http://grittv.org/2009/11/05/stimulate-this-fears-of-fundamentalism-and-remembering-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 erichokhold Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:19:28 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/?p=2536#comment-2074 great point.now we must be realistic when it comes to manufacturing goods in the united states, its never going to be like it was in the last century.businesses know its cheaper to make things overseas and thats something we as a nation cannot do anything about, because we as a country are lazy and think were entitled to more money than foriegn laborers.in my opinion, we need to start putting money and research into the service industary, because thats something this cheap overseas labor problem can never take any from us.not a huge help to the economy, i know, but maybe a step in the right direction. great point.now we must be realistic when it comes to manufacturing goods in the united states, its never going to be like it was in the last century.businesses know its cheaper to make things overseas and thats something we as a nation cannot do anything about, because we as a country are lazy and think were entitled to more money than foriegn laborers.in my opinion, we need to start putting money and research into the service industary, because thats something this cheap overseas labor problem can never take any from us.not a huge help to the economy, i know, but maybe a step in the right direction.

]]> By: iremember54 http://grittv.org/2009/11/05/stimulate-this-fears-of-fundamentalism-and-remembering-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 iremember54 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:01:26 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/?p=2536#comment-2073 The best stimulus would be to put the Country back to work on a project or goal that solves a problem of the Country, and puts both businesses and people to work making it happen. Take getting off foreign oil, quit burning coal, fixing all our infrastructure, being completely energy independant, or to rebuild our manufacturing base, and start manufacturing all our own goods. Any of these would be better funded, than how our Government has spent our money so far. Several of them would also save hundreds of billions of dollars a year, as soon as done, and far into the future. This would take intelligent people in our Government, a Government that works, and people who are not out for themselves over Country and People. The best stimulus would be to put the Country back to work on a project or goal that solves a problem of the Country, and puts both businesses and people to work making it happen.

Take getting off foreign oil, quit burning coal, fixing all our infrastructure, being completely energy independant, or to rebuild our manufacturing base, and start manufacturing all our own goods.

Any of these would be better funded, than how our Government has spent our money so far. Several of them would also save hundreds of billions of dollars a year, as soon as done, and far into the future.

This would take intelligent people in our Government, a Government that works, and people who are not out for themselves over Country and People.

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