Iraq War is a "task that is from god" - Guess who?

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Sqrl said:

It sounds a lot more to me like she is asking people to pray that it is the right course rather than declaring that it is. Sort of like saying "I pray we are doing the right thing."

Either way I'm trying to figure out why it is a problem for her to speak about this type of thing...at a church..? I was kind of under the impression that it was a given that you were allowed to speak of your convictions of faith at church...is that so crazy?

The real question I have from all of this is whether or not people are going to stop trying to smear Palin before there is a backlash from the voters....at this point my guess is on a "no". 

As an anecdote I talked to my mom today and we discussed a bit of politics and let me tell you that my mom isn't exactly the type of person to curse and get spitting mad...well she is beyond pissed off at the way Palin has been treated.  As another example I saw Susan Estrich (democratic strategist) tonight after the RNC coverage and she was saying that if Palin was a man none of this would be on the table for discussion and that she was hearing from all sorts of woman in the democratic party who were livid at the way she has been attacked and how sexist it has been. Just two stories, but a backlash starts with one or two and grows from there...it will be interesting to see if this one will grow into a full backlash before the smears take hold.

Agree with you, and interesting, I personally do think that she has been unfairly criticsed.

In regards to atheists respecting other people's opinions, I can only think of 2 atheists that respect the fact I'm a Christian, the rest do not, and continuously attack me for holding such views.