Comments on: Howard Phillips, Architect of the Religious Right, is Dead http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: aadila http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2005382 aadila Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:06:23 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-2005382 Sam, does God’s model of personal freedom endorse impunity for bankers and officials who plunder billions of dollars from the national wealth, yet incarcerate one out of every ten Americans in a profit-making torture center, half of whom are there for crimes of non-violent drug offenses?

What a mysterious notion of the universe, when wealth and power confer divine grace. What a wealthy, white, male God we have here in Babylon. How free we are. How Godly.

]]> By: Kiwiwriter http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1990209 Kiwiwriter Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:06:11 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1990209 I don’ t like to crow over the deaths of people like this…they would crow over the deaths of their “enemies,” and I do not like to become what I behold.

So I will rather say that I feel a sense of pity and waste that this man used the immense energy, passion, and talents that he had for such worthless and ignoble causes, and express my sympathies and condolences to his family.

]]> By: Robert Carr http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1988732 Robert Carr Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:26:49 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1988732 Interesting

I ‘ve not heard of this man.

His death doesn’t mean a lot, as there are plenty of other deluded ‘patriots’ to take his place, thanks to the elimination of Civics education, and Right-Wing political propaganda on TV.

]]> By: Sam Molloy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1946735 Sam Molloy Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:14:20 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1946735 Gregory, and Aron, I was comparing the Religious Right’s dream government of forced Christianity, to our current government which more closely resembles God’s model of personal freedom than any other on Earth.

]]> By: Erika http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1941310 Erika Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:45:18 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1941310 You know that it is a bad sign when the best thing that you can say about someone is that he worked in the Nixon Administration attacking anti-poverty programs.

]]> By: Erika http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1941248 Erika Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:41:51 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1941248 Aron, such a pity, his name just wasn’t listed in The Book of Life.

Haw Haw Haw!

]]> By: Corey Mondello http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1935007 Corey Mondello Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:59:42 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1935007 I am glad the msn is dead, now if more would only follow his lead, America and the World will be a better place!

]]> By: Katie Powell http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1927740 Katie Powell Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:51:30 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1927740 His son, Doug Phillips, has founded a more “family friendly” type of group to promote Christian Reconstructionist & Dominionist ideas. It is called Vision Forum and targets families and children with things like youth events and a toy catalog, but it pushes the same agenda. Many of their followers are in with the neo-Confederates as well.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1927616 Sharon Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:42:13 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1927616 Wonderful news – Howard Phillips finally removed from the gene pool. I find it interesting he had been suffering from dementia – because I considered him DEMENTED for years.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1926263 Ruslan Amirkhanov Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:08:37 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1926263 http://www.stephenjaygould.org.....opper.html

]]> By: EightBits http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1924497 EightBits Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:24:18 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1924497 Not everyone thinks the ‘bible’ or any religious doc’s belong in legislature. The bible has an extreme factual deficit.

]]> By: concernedcitizen http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1923893 concernedcitizen Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:23:08 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1923893 sj De, you are correct it’s about tyranny and power nothing more than weak lunatics trying to illegally and immorally gather power for themselves and their misguided fledglings.

]]> By: Aron http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1921965 Aron Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:32:31 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1921965 Damn. Looks like Gregory beat me to the question. That’s what I get for waiting twelve hours to ask.

]]> By: Gregory http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1921766 Gregory Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:00:33 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1921766 Please tell us, Sam, how the gubbmint is preventing you from exercising free will.

]]> By: Jose http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1920485 Jose Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:58:24 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1920485 Howard Phillips helped found The Constitution Party, if that’s not a sole enough reason to be glad he’s gone, then I don’t know what is.

Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite. – Karl Popper

That one’s for you Ruslan.

]]> By: Sam Molloy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1909612 Sam Molloy Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:32:37 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1909612 sj De, that is a wonderfully correct analysis. I would also say that our government should try to be more like God. He allows people free will.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1907472 Ruslan Amirkhanov Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:52:39 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1907472 Yeah but Karl Popper was a hypocrite whose theory of the Open society contradicts material reality so it’s no big deal. I would say Phillips is just a scumbag.

]]> By: Georgia Citizen http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1907135 Georgia Citizen Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:33:54 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1907135 I do not agree with all of his views,but I admire his tenacious spirit in fighting for his beliefs.

]]> By: Jose http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1903493 Jose Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:48:54 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1903493 If Carl Popper was still alive, he would have declared Howard Phillips an enemy of the Open Society.

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1903462 Reynardine Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:47:35 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1903462 There is an old French song called” The Dead Donkey”. For some people, it’s a funeral march.

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1901331 Reynardine Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:10 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1901331 Erika, that’s not cruel; that’s accurate

]]> By: Aron http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1900942 Aron Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:10:56 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1900942 Erika, it’s a lake of fire.

You know, where all the unbaptized babies end up?

Haw haw haw!

]]> By: Erika http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1898945 Erika Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:23:13 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1898945 is it wrong for me to be thinking that he’s now standing in flames being poked with a pitchfork by a Jack T. Chick cartoon devil yelling “I goofed”?

]]> By: sj De http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1896288 sj De Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:21:48 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1896288 Sure didn’t believe in the constitution did he? These people are as Radical as they come and it doesn’t have a thing to do with the teachings of Jesus Christ either. It’s all about tyranny and power using God’s name. It has nothing to do with Christianity. Only a very stupid person would believe it did.

]]> By: Sam Molloy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1892709 Sam Molloy Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:11:50 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1892709 There are many fiscal conservatives that do not include the religious fanaticism that this misguided person propagated. Some Republicans are beginning to swing toward a Libertarian view, as it more closely follows the Constitution and meshes well with the concept of limited government.

]]> By: CM http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1889984 CM Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:44:21 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1889984 “Christianity and democracy are inevitably enemies.” – R.J. Rushdoony, The Institutes of Biblical Law.

]]> By: concernedcitizen http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1889764 concernedcitizen Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:20:42 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1889764 That’s not Holy Water their dipped in Mark

]]> By: Robert Pinkerton http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1888849 Robert Pinkerton Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:46 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1888849 Deliver us from rushdoonatics!

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1888741 Reynardine Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:40:06 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1888741 When an *hole dies, he does not become a saint. He becomes a dead *hole.

]]> By: Aron http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-architect-of-the-religious-right-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1882775 Aron Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:17:38 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=10606#comment-1882775 To avoid speaking ill of the recently deceased, I’ll let my comment speak for itself.

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