tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post1325454275329088245..comments2023-10-09T11:23:08.602-05:00Comments on Taking Place: Politics and ReligionRagothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032216046972764021noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-73669834692650014722008-02-13T00:06:00.000-06:002008-02-13T00:06:00.000-06:00I realize the public vs. private deal is a bit ove...I realize the public vs. private deal is a bit overrated. I've had enough sociology classes for that. I got a really good chuckle out of the "screams of a Protestant morality," though. Ouch!<BR/><BR/>And people are having sex outside and I know it (that wasn't a metaphor). It is an interesting tension between living in public spheres and trying to have a private life. Certainly with the rise of electron communication, it's becoming increasingly impossible. I haven't found a good way to frame/talk about this yet, so I'm falling back on some pretty outdated and bad lines of argument. Thanks for calling me on it (and yes, that is sincere).<BR/><BR/>I'll try to come back to this later. Hell...maybe I'll write an ETHICS!Ragothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032216046972764021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-30671560699724175122008-02-12T23:15:00.000-06:002008-02-12T23:15:00.000-06:00hmm.. i think the public vs private deal is a bit ...hmm.. i think the public vs private deal is a bit overrated. Somehow it screams of a Protestant morality - keep a smile on your face and your opinions to yourself. I can't tell if I have a premodern opinion, or a post-modern idea, but nothing can ever be purely contained within their acceptable boundaries. Society, human nature, etc., all contain interrelating and interacting spheres of experience. Even if you close all the church doors, when the people leave they will bring the church with them. <BR/><BR/>But what does this say about our always important sense of a separation between church and state? Though I believe that a person's beliefs will inevitably seep into their identity and general nature of relating to the world, I think we are clearly capable of picking and choosing different lenses in which to see and interact. It is the states responsibility to keep the church out, and the church's in keeping the state out of their direct affairs (within reason obviously, Catholic priests and little boys comes to mind!) So what happens when the "church" runs the state, as is obviously clear in our stupid country? Its a clear example of people seeped in religion gaining political power and using only one lens. boo to them. I have no solution, except kick them out of washington, but obviously I am doing very little to make that happen (and would never conceive of such a campaign).<BR/><BR/>So to get back to my point: public and private are a farce. people are having sex outside and you just don't know it. (thats a metaphor). our decade is interesting because the public attempts to be private (i blog with a pseudonym, though I'd be perfectly happy for others to know my identity) and the private is out and proud. They are just false constructions, and are more psychological then anything else.Suzie Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046013319618179641noreply@blogger.com