Comments on: Common sense, education before ‘faith’

By: cliff benson

cliff benson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:32:02 +0000

VALLEJOAN..Nice response. Morality does not require a pulpit

By: pornac

pornac — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:59:01 +0000

Education and knowledge bad. Guess we can go back to the day when humans where lucky to live to thirty and most babies died. Maybe that’s the way of god.

By: Vallejoan

Vallejoan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:57:38 +0000

“the absence of organized religion in our lives…[is] the chief causes for our current ills…” While I respect Willmschen’s right to his opinion, I think he doesn’t quite have it right. There is a huge difference between “religious belief” and “organized religion” as well illustrated by Benson’s tale of rote prayer. Also, religious belief is not required for one to have a moral compass, although for many people it helps. I would say that the absence of a strong moral compass in our society is a huge part of the problem. In our attempt to embrace segments of society that were once discriminated against (such as former criminals, illegitimate children and homosexuals, for example) we threw out all morality instead of just the parts that were based on a particular religious belief, and replaced it with “anything goes” and “if it feels good, do it.” Not to mention that there are also other causes for society’s ills. It’s tempting to look for one cause (and therefore one fix) to society’s problems, but life is rarely that simple.

By: CD Brooks

CD Brooks — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:02:52 +0000

Great letter Cliff and nicely stated. After existing “barely 80 years,” you have earned the right to express yourself through your experiences and the wisdom gained by them.

By: Reverend Jesus

Reverend Jesus — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:18:32 +0000

To Cliff Benson. All of your knowledge brings us closer to our ignorance. Education is a more sophisticated way to do evil. You are an educated fool. God bless you.