tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post6049785335360973464..comments2024-03-08T09:33:41.443-08:00Comments on Unite the Fight: Newsweek's Religious DebatePhillip Mintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680426451733583939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-7169787698543508792008-12-17T17:12:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:12:00.000-08:00I know exactly what you mean. I was raised in a f...I know exactly what you mean. I was raised in a fundamental Christian household, and let's just say, I grew up feeling horrible for my attractions. <BR/><BR/>I still do have what you call "residue." I'm also not religious nor a self-hater. But I think of it like Pavlov's dog: someone says we're sinning (or unclean), and something deep inside us reacts. Not because we agree, but we've been Phillip Mintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680426451733583939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-8389184766383962892008-12-17T15:28:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:28:00.000-08:00I don't know why, but reading this (well, one side...I don't know why, but reading this (well, one side of it anyway) made me feel so dirty (or as the one side would have it, "unclean"). I had that same feeling the morning after election day, and I don't get it. I'm not the least bit religious, and I'm not a self-hater. <BR/><BR/>Though, yeah, I likely have some residue, I guess, of the developmental period alluded to in the exchange when lots Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com