The Compleat Heretic's Guestbook Archive:
Volume 7 (1 Sep 2001 - 14 Jun 2002)
This page was last modified on 21 July 2013.
NOTE WELL: The entries in this guestbook reflect only the views of the individual signatories. As I
welcome any comments my visitors may wish to offer, I must insist that you refrain from any activity
that could be considered harassment of my guests. Of course, I reckon you can make your own entry.
Tom wrote on 14 June 2002, 11:17:40 EDT
My E-mail: TheStarchild01@aol.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Pittsburgh, PA
How did you find me?: searched in desperation for "conservative atheists"
Do you like my site?: oh yeah!
Will you visit again?: most definitely
Will you recommend site to others?: my catholic ex-girlfriend will love it!
Do you think I'm insane?: too early to tell. I hope so!
Comments:
Matt,
You have no idea how glad I am to have found you and this site! I was beginning to think that I was alone in the world. I'm getting very tired of hanging out in AOL's atheist chat room. There are many fine heathens there but anytime the subject of politics is brought up, I am grossly outnumbered and therefore often ignored when I make my views known. I would have so much to say, but I think you've said it all really.
One thing I wish you'd someday include on this site is a chat room. I'm addicted to chatting, and I'd like to swap stories with other conservative atheists. We are brothers-in-arms, you and I. I also spent 4 years in the army and served in the Gulf War.
I have a great need to talk with others of like mind so if you please and if you have the time, please email me. Thanks for existing.
Tom
Withheld by self wrote on 23 May 2002, 00:44:46 EDT
My E-mail: Tylenol_csd@hotmail.com
My URL: http://Tylenol_csd.tripod.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): TX, USA
How did you find me?: searching for conservative sites
Do you like my site?: Very much
Will you visit again?: Already in my favorites
Will you recommend site to others?: will post a link to this site on mine
Do you think I'm insane?: I think of myself as a little insane, and I see a lot of shared veiwpoints...
Comments:
Great site, it has a lot of truth to it. I oppose all that say otherwise. Democrats always patronize us for our success and popularity, and envy us for winning the 2000 election, they can't even see the flaws in their own idealism, it is so very sad.
Oleg wrote on 6 May 2002, 11:22:25 EDT
My URL: http://parents.h1.ru/tolsty1.htm
Comments:
Is anybody interesting to make text hiperlinks between my site and any site with similar themes?
Keith wrote on 15 April 2002, 03:04:14 EDT
My E-mail: krswell@yahoo.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Parsippany, NJ
How did you find me?: searching keywords: conservative atheists
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: yes
Do you think I'm insane?: not yet!
Comments:
Your site proves that I'm not the only conservative non-theist around. Keep up the good work!
Thomas Vollman wrote on 1 April 2002, 17:20:38 EST
My E-mail: TVOLLMANSR@AOL.COM
My Location (City, State, etc.): Lake Forest, Florida
How did you find me?: Searching the keyword SECULAR HUMANIST
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: perhaps
Will you recommend site to others?: probably not
Do you think I'm insane?: no
Comments:
I admire your search to understand yourself. It is good to know that some people continue that noble endeavor. I fear most people exist rather than live. Good luck in your search.
Doris W. Wallace wrote on 22 March 2002, 21:08:37 EST
My E-mail: DEW6162@worldnet.att.net
My Location (City, State, etc.): Winston-Salem, NC
How did you find me?: I birthed you
Do you like my site?: Of course, I'm Mom
Will you visit again?: Maybe
Will you recommend site to others?: Maybe
Do you think I'm insane?: No, I'm Mom
Comments:
Happy Birthday, and I'll see you Sunday, because I'm Mom.
Webmaster's Response:
For those of you who may have missed it, the signer is my Mom.
-- The Compleat Heretic
april kaye wrote on 22 March 2002, 13:08:01 EST
My E-mail: kaye6713@go.com
How did you find me?: searching for answers on homosexuals
Do you like my site?: sure
Will you visit again?: sure
Will you recommend site to others?: sure
Do you think I'm insane?: not as insane as some people
Comments:
[No commentary was offered by signer. -- The Compleat Heretic]
Richard Kriz wrote on 18 March 2002, 21:52:29 EST
My E-mail: rkriz@nc.rr.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Apex, NC
How did you find me?: internet search for "conservative humanist"
Do you like my site?: haven't read any yet
Will you visit again?: its on my 'favorites'
Will you recommend site to others?: don't know anybody else who'd be interested
Do you think I'm insane?: no, a rare find actually
Comments:
I consider myself a "recovering catholic". I went to catholic schools and church until I was 15. Ever since I found out that Santa and the Tooth Fairy were bullshit, I questioned the existence of god/heaven/hell/devil. That is a daunting stance to take as a 4th grader at a catholic school. I do believe however that religion in general is a good thing for a majority of humans as a means of behavior modification and inner peace. I draw the line at fundamentalism, though. That is nothing but harmful...be it christian or muslim.
I am a cultural and political conservative 33yr old male. I am a humanist. I am not a tree hugging granola. I am not a bed wetting liberal Unitarian Universalist with all that "inclusiveness". I absolutely hate political correctness but am NOT a redneck. Thank god (sorry...habit) for the Mexicans here who are doing all of our grunt work...better them than me. If we had a National Sales Tax then we could capture a good bit of their money back...then there wouldn't be all this resentment of them coming here and living off our system........weren't we just talking about religion?
Glad to find you. Please e-mail me with some organizations that think like we do so I can join too. I would like to belong to a group, but just not those liberal pansies the UU's.
Webmaster's Response:
Hmm, I know of no organizations which conform to my eclectic perspective which is one of the reasons I started this web site in 1997. Thank my lack of god for the Internet!
-- The Compleat Heretic
Marty Lineberry wrote on 3 March 2002, 19:14:54 EST
My E-mail: jjf@electrosnap.com
My URL: http://www.electrosnap.com/views/sin.htm
My Location (City, State, etc.): Tobaccoville NC
How did you find me?: google
Comments:
Adultry = Child Molesters = Homosexuality = Bestiality!
Who knowing the judgment of God,
that they which commit such things are worthy of death,
not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them!
How can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Webmaster's Response:
Hmm, Mr. Lineberry obviously had nothing better to do on a cold, rainy Sunday evening in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad than spamming guestbooks of what he assumed were pro-homosexual web sites. One would think that a good Baptist like Marty would be attending Sunday evening church services!
He found my site on a Google search for "guestbook Homosexuality" in which the following result was #109:
The History of Annie Bryant
... After reading it, I found myself in the position of what is now called an "ally"
and had to defend the right to be a homosexual and even homosexuality itself. ...
www.compleatheretic.com/pubs/poems/annie.html
He accessed this page on 3 March 2002 at 19:13:19 EST and went from there to my Guestbook Central at 19:13:32 EST. Yes, he spent all of thirteen seconds on his entry point prior to accessing my guestbook from a header link. From the main guestbook page, he accessed "View the Guestbook" at 19:13:46 EST (14 seconds). He returned to the main page and accessed "Sign the Guestbook" at 19:14:10 EST (24 seconds). He submitted his entry at 19:14:54 EST (44 seconds). Finally, he returned to the main page and reaccessed "View the Guestbook" at 19:15:09 EST (15 seconds) in an obvious attempt to see if his entry had posted contrary to the notice on my submission form. His visit lasted about 1 minute, 50 seconds according to my access logs.
Yes, he spent less than two minutes on my rather extensive site simply to post the link to his bible-thumping, piece-of-crap web site and to spew his theory of moral equivalency, and all in response to nothing more than an out-of-context quote regurgitated by a search engine! This is the behavior of an "Internet troll," not a "Netizen." A Google search on "Marty Lineberry" pulls up scores of similar guestbook postings which confirms his troll status.
Apparently, Mr. Lineberry suffers from Christomegalomania, a peculiarly Christian psychological disorder indicated by an overweening, obnoxious, self-important compulsion to "share" the "Good News" with those believed by the sufferer to be either too ignorant or too stupid to know the "Truth." While a wide range of stimuli can provoke an attack of this illness, a profession of atheism has a perversely stimulative effect and generally produces the most severe episodes. This disorder should not be confused with the ordinary proselytization conducted by Christians in conformity with their religion's evangelical nature which, at its worst, is simply bad manners.
The irony of Mr. Lineberry's cyberassault on me is that, while our underlying motivations differ, our views of sexual deviancy probably have more in common than not. While the Google blurb gives the impression that I'm a "gay-rights" supporter, a simple reading of the page would have revealed that these comments were a recounting of the 1978 debut of my poem. My adolescent poem was, thus continues to be, pro-homosexual; I was pro-homosexual in my youth, but I abandoned such a position long ago. This poem serves as a vehicle for my current opposition to the normalization of homosexuality through my introductory comments and the listing of supported pages on my site.
Well, I suppose I can take comfort in the fact that, despite Yankee and Hispanic immigration, my home region's populace retains a contingent of snake-handling types. Hey, I am a "conservative" and a "traditionalist" after all!
-- The Compleat Heretic
Patrick Cheng wrote on 2 March 2002, 16:14:41 EST
My URL: http://finaldraft.keenspace.com
How did you find me?: Search Engine
Do you like my site?: Yes
Will you visit again?: Maybe
Will you recommend site to others?: Maybe
Do you think I'm insane?: Nah...
Comments:
A cool site, please keep the Heresy up :)
"Shakey" Jake Staves wrote on 8 February 2002, 11:26:38 EST
My E-mail: obese_jake@naafa.org
My URL: http://www.naafa.org
My Location (City, State, etc.): McDonalds
How did you find me?: i typed child porn into a search engine
Do you like my site?: no, not enough obese people
Will you visit again?: maybe
Will you recommend site to others?: no
Do you think I'm insane?: no, you just pretend to be as it's chique
Comments:
As you're supposedly a heretic which church actually exiled you? Or did you just make it up, or do you actually believe it because you were shot in the head in the army, by yourself.
Webmaster's Response:
Actually, "heretic" has a secular meaning independent of its religious usage; please refer to Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Merriam-Webster Inc., 1985), p. 566:
heretic n 2 : one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine: NONCONFORMIST
Now go order another double cheeseburger and don't forget to supersize your fries.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Abdullah Rayan wrote on 22 January 2002, 20:02:06 EST
My E-mail: srayan@telusplanet.net
How did you find me?: surfing
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: yes
Comments:
I have many doubts about faith. Can you give me some answers?
Webmaster's Response:
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom, and I can offer but a single pearl of my wisdom:
In matters of faith, or the lack thereof, all of your answers are within yourself.
My journey is at best an imperfect map for your own journey which you must make on your own.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Richard E. Bernicke wrote on 16 January 2002, 01:06:58 EST
My E-mail: richardb@wwdb.org
My Location (City, State, etc.): 2602 Wally Lane, Yakima, Washington 98902-1661
How did you find me?: V I A _AGI
Do you like my site?: TERRIFFIC
Will you visit again?: EVERY DAY_Keep Me Posted
Will you recommend site to others?: ABSOLUTELY
Do you think I'm insane?: NO Your a true American
Comments:
There should be people like you in politics running this country. Keep up the good work, don't ever give up, keep on keeping on. This country needs people who speak up for what they believe in.
richardb@wwdb.org -life member N.R.A. and a brother to all who believe in the second amendment. if you find typing errors, i do this with two fingers.
Phil Norton wrote on 5 January 2002, 21:55:02 EST
My E-mail: pdnort@bigfoot.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Las Vegas, Nv. USA
How did you find me?: nv state rifle and pistol association
Do you like my site?: great
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: already have
Do you think I'm insane?: quite possible but we think a lot alike
Comments:
It's been nice getting to know you. I would like to chat one day. walk your trails in peace.
Nort
A.M. Goto wrote on 29 December 2001, 13:14:48 EST
My E-mail: amgoto@email.com
My URL: http://www.angelfire.com/ca7/amgoto/
My Location (City, State, etc.): San Francisco
How did you find me?: web surfing
Comments:
Great site! I believe that all racial and ethnic hatred throughout the world have a common underlying cause. I have created a site in which I explain what that cause is. If you believe in evolution, you may find it interesting. Please check it out. Thanks.
Tanya Zanetti wrote on 18 December 2001, 05:14:27 EST
My E-mail: tanya_zanetti@yahoo.com
My URL: http://www.geocities.com/Tanya_Zanetti/
How did you find me?: God Led Me Here
Do you like my site?: I don't know. Was I supposed to look at it?
Will you visit again?: Probably not unless you pay me to
Will you recommend site to others?: Depends what's in it for me
Do you think I'm insane?: No, not really.
Comments:
My true pro-life feminist site is way cooler than your site. Also you spelt 'compleat' wrong. Please think about rectifying this or a generation of gullible young pro-lifers will all spell it the same way.
Webmaster's Response:
Actually, "compleat" is a perfectly legitimate spelling, especially so in my usage; please refer to Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Merriam-Webster Inc., 1985), p. 269:
compleat adj [archaic variant of complete in The Compleat Angler
(1653) by Izaak Walton] (1526) : COMPLETE 3
.
.
.
complete adj ... 3 : highly proficient <a ~ artist>
When I first started my personal site in March 1997, I had plenty of readily available content in the form of columns, essays, and letters to the editor which I had written over the previous six years. If published in book form, such a collection would be an anthology. Thus I found the metaphor of a virtual book for guiding the design of my site.
The next problem was titling the "book." Given my odd combination of political and (ir)religious views, I realized that I could easily be considered a heretic by other members of whatever group with which I identified. After all, whoever heard of an "economic and social conservative, Republican, moral traditionalist, pro-life, Army veteran, Secular Humanist atheist"!? I decided that any title I developed had to include some form of "heretic" or "heresy."
As I knew that my seemingly contradictory views would no doubt cause much befuddlement and consternation amongst both "God-haters" who couldn't grasp the concept of the "Radical Irreligious Right" and "Bible Thumpers" who couldn't begin to conceive of a "'Godly' godless heathen," I realized that this constituted a perfection of heresy. I further realized that my "book" could serve as a training or how-to manual for other "perfect heretics" and immediately recalled that the first how-to book was Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler which was an all-inclusive guide to fishing in Britain.
Thus, my personal site became "Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic," and I adopted the cybernym and virtual identity of "The Compleat Heretic."
-- The Compleat Heretic
Mitch wrote on 7 November 2001, 06:21:35 EST
My E-mail: obtund@hotmail.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): KS
How did you find me?: surfing
Do you like my site?: indeed
Will you visit again?: got it bookmarked
Will you recommend site to others?: those that could grasp it, yes
Do you think I'm insane?: Who can claim sanity?
Comments:
Nice for people to know that not all atheists are Leftists. Usually the few non-theists who aren't Leftists are the libertarian/Objectivist crowd who are that way largely because Ayn Rand said so.
More atheists of a conservative dispostion (if there are any left) need to be influential in the Republican Party to demonstrate that that one doesn't have to be a Bible Beater to hold certain principles.
Günther wrote on 15 October 2001, 11:16:04 EDT
My E-mail: dickandbush2000@yahoo.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Germany
How did you find me?: yahoo search engine
Do you like my site?: interesting
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: reserved for now
Do you think I'm insane?: don't have the credentials to determine that...your more like
abnormal (lots of us are out of the norm majority)
Comments:
I am very intrigued by your opinions, but to be a Pro-lifer and an atheist seems to be contradictive. You oppose the use of thought control thru manipulation yet support the act of controlling another humans body. Please, continue to intrigue me.
Webmaster's Response:
No, I support the protection of an innocent human being's life against an act of ultimate violence.
-- The Compleat Heretic
A.M. Goto wrote on 9 October 2001, 13:14:23 EDT
My E-mail: amgoto@email.com
My URL: http://homestead.juno.com/amgoto/files/index.htm
My Location (City, State, etc.): San Francisco
Comments:
Very good site! I believe that all racial and ethnic conflicts throughout the world have a common underlying "biological" cause. This biological problem is what is causing the common symptoms of racial and ethnic hatred, segregation, discrimination, separatist movements, genocide, etc. observable in the world today. I have created a site which expresses my views as to how this underlying biological cause results in all the racial and ethnic problems observable worldwide. Please check it out. You may find it interesting. Thanks.
frank durham wrote on 9 September 2001, 19:07:53 EDT
My E-mail: purpleowl_millennium@yahoo.com
My URL: none
My Location (City, State, etc.): in your city (near UNC-G)
How did you find me?: I used to see ya a lot on-campus (gameroom @EUC esp.)
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: I'll try
Will you recommend site to others?: depends...
Do you think I'm insane?: No, but you strange!
Comments:
Yeah "compleatheretic", I have known you for several years yet rarely
see you like I used to (wonder why?)... actually, I'm "Stu" that's using my "real"
1st name of "Frank(lin)" as seen in the name slot on here. DAMN, I've enjoyed
reading the plethora of comments (pro & con) sent to you, and are you STILL just
that course shy of a degree?! Anyways, I'm glad you're still doing this site, and
have you seen the renovations they're doing at Elliott? No more gameroom now, but
still I get on the computers to look up much "weird" things! Still listen to
"el Rushbo"? I listen more to public radio now, but RUSH is still more "politically correct" than many a liberal, I'll say! Well i hope to see you sometime, and
yeah you're definitely strange like me (LOL)... spader, dude!
Webmaster's Response:
Howdy Stu, has been awhile hasn't it.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Fred Smith wrote on 1 September 2001, 16:10:15 EDT
My Location (City, State, etc.): Hartford, CT
How did you find me?: web search
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: yes
Do you think I'm insane?: well...
Comments:
As 'American Atheists' is a PC, Postmodernist, Anti-Science tool, an atheist organization for libertarians and/or conservatives might not be such a bad idea. Eh, whaddayah think?
Webmaster's Response:
Actually, I've entertained the notion of starting a web site specifically for the "Radical Irreligious Right" for sometime but have never had the time to develop the concept further.
-- The Compleat Heretic
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