The Compleat Heretic's Guestbook Archive:
Volume 9 (22 Oct 2002 - 8 May 2003)
This page was last modified on 7 August 2014.
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.
Alex Olivier wrote on 8 May 2003, 09:16:31 EDT
My E-mail: alex@thinkreal.org
My URL: http://www.thinkreal.org
My Location (City, State, etc.): New York
How did you find me?: Google search "Conservative Humanist"
Do you like my site?: It's ok, idea is on track
Will you visit again?: Yes
Will you recommend site to others?: Already have
Do you think I'm insane?: Not at all.
Comments:
Hey, this is a pretty cool site. I see it's changed over the years. Keep up the good work Matt. But gee, why on EARTH do you see yourself, your rational analysis of your inner contradictions, as you do? I'm a conservative atheist libertarian hyphenated free thinker, but it's a cohesive, rational viewpoint. Not a contradiction. If I may presume to say so, you've reached your viewpoint by rational self introspection as well, therefore, can the talk of "inner contradictions" -- makes ya sound lefty! Haha, just kidding.
Webmaster's Response:
If and when I make any reference to or suggestion of my "inner contradictions," I am attempting to take the perspective of an external observer who suffers from the misconception that certain views are mutually exclusive in and of themselves, thus are "inner contradictions" if held in tandem; e.g., conservative atheist.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Vanessa wrote on 4 May 2003, 10:29:14 EDT
My E-mail: hope_f_germany@yahoo.de
My URL: http://www.hpm.freehomepage.de/members/vanessafreier
My Location (City, State, etc.): Germany
How did you find me?: Just Surfed In
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: xxx
Do you think I'm insane?: xxx
Comments:
hello, im vanessa 15 years old and iam searching for my dad, all informations that i have are in my homepage. please take a minute and read it, maybe you can help me.
david belling wrote on 13 March 2003, 04:20:58 EST
My E-mail: davidbelling2003@yahoo.co.uk
My URL: http://www.successionwizard.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): london
Comments:
Very interesting...thanks!
Immanuel wrote on 8 March 2003, 21:32:17 EST
Comments:
God Bless you in the name of Jesus Christ. [SNIP: Six "You're a sinner, and you're going to Hell!" Bible verses] THE GOOD NEWS: [SNIP: Seven "Jesus saves!" Bible verses] Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?
Webmaster's Response:
Hmm, variation on a theme, eh?
-- The Compleat Heretic
usdylan wrote on 8 March 2003, 19:32:00 EST
My E-mail: usd@usdylan.com
My URL: http://usdylan.com/pr.html
Comments:
Attention Terrorists! Want to Quit? Click usdylan.com
Jesica Brown wrote on 16 February 2003, 17:14:15 EST
My E-mail: jesica@pie-girl.com
Comments:
Cool Web Site. I really enjoyed the visit, and hope to come back soon.
George wrote on 13 February 2003, 10:42:37 EST
My E-mail: firstbusiness2@yahoo.com
Comments:
Just surfed in. Very interesting site and useful content, well worth a Visit
Doris Wallace wrote on 12 February 2003, 00:29:54 EST
My E-mail: dew6162@worldnet.att.net
My Location (City, State, etc.): W/S NC
How did you find me?: Just lucky
Do you like my site?: of course
Will you visit again?: yes
Will you recommend site to others?: yes
Do you think I'm insane?: Hardly
Comments:
I tried to call you but you were online and then you just didn't answer. Haven't done much to cold so i'll just hibernate like an old bear till spring see ya whenever. love ya, Mom
b.r.h. wrote on 8 February 2003, 20:02:49 EST
My E-mail: ministryofdreams@yahoo.com
My URL: http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/ministryofdreams/dreams.htm
Comments:
visions of Jesus and russia attacking america, the anti-christ and his
number (666), upcoming iraq nuclear war in visions and more
Webmaster's Response:
Hmmm....OK....sure....whatever.
-- The Compleat Heretic
That's for me to know and for you to find out ^_^ wrote on 2 February 2003, 07:38:18 EST
My E-mail: Marrion@takas.lt
My Location (City, State, etc.): Lithuania
How did you find me?: Just surfed on
Do you like my site?: terribly
Will you visit again?: if I remember to put down the link ^_^
Will you recommend site to others?: will try to
Do you think I'm insane?: not more than I am
Comments:
Exactly the type of website I like to spend time in. Somehow it suits
my wayward nature. Keep up the good work!
jan wrote on 28 January 2003, 05:32:46 EST
Do you like my site?: y
Will you visit again?: y
Will you recommend site to others?: y
Do you think I'm insane?: y
Comments:
nice page
[Anonymous] wrote on 28 January 2003, 03:22:38 EST
My URL: [URL removed by webmaster to preserve the integrity of this guestbook and the site it serves. -- The Compleat Heretic]
My Location (City, State, etc.): USA
How did you find me?: Divine Intervention
Do you like my site?: Nyet!
Will you visit again?: Nyet!
Will you recommend site to others?: Nyet!
Do you think I'm insane?: Yep!
Comments:
"There is nothing so vile and abominable in the eyes of Heaven as the abortionist and the homosexual; the first because he destroys the Divine spark of human life, the second because he perverts it." ... Scientific fact based and Biblical Truth based essays on abortion, homosexuality, education and politics on today's hot issues... HOW TO HALT THE US AIDS EPIDEMIC ... WHY DID 9-11 HAPPEN - AMERICA SODOM & GAMORRAH? ... HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR FUELS AIDS AND STD EPIDEMIC ... WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY ... VISIT TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL FROM HELL ... WHY I OPPOSE ABORTION - MY TESTIMONY ... BAN PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION! ... WHERE ARE THE HUSBANDS AND FATHERS? ... AMERICA MUST SUPPORT ISRAEL ... Y'all come on over 'n' visit, ye hear?
Webmaster's Response:
Hmmm....OK....sure....whatever.
-- The Compleat Heretic
[Anonymous] wrote on 24 January 2003, 11:55:33 EST
My Location (City, State, etc.): Germany
How did you find me?: google
Comments:
Nice Site! Lot's of usefull informations.
Emmanuel wrote on 23 January 2003, 21:53:53 EST
Comments:
God Bless you in the name of Jesus Christ. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior? [SNIP: Seven "You're a sinner, and you're going to Hell!" Bible verses] THE GOOD NEWS: [SNIP: Six "Jesus saves!" Bible verses]
Webmaster's Response:
Though I've long since accepted the fact that "concerned," read pushy, Christians view an atheist's posting of a web site as a desperate plea for salvation and proselytize accordingly, what does this really have to do with my web site? Children, the purpose of a guestbook is to give visitors a chance to comment on the web site it serves.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Joe wrote on 22 January 2003, 01:59:17 EST
My URL: http://www.geocities.com/team_cambodia/links.html
Comments:
Interesting site
yamie joung wrote on 6 January 2003, 11:48:16 EST
Comments:
[No commentary was offered by signer. -- The Compleat Heretic]
Lanie wrote on 4 January 2003, 17:13:58 EST
My E-mail: lanie_pu@yahoo.com
My URL: http://www.geocities.com/lanie_pu/BeyondtheMoon
My Location (City, State, etc.): Georgia, US
How did you find me?: The Net Atheists
Do you like my site?: yes
Will you visit again?: yep
Will you recommend site to others?: I will..
Do you think I'm insane?: Nope
Comments:
I've finally found someone like me! When asked my religious affiliation, I reply that I'm atheist. People assume that I'm really liberal because of it. But I'm actually, a Republican, which often gets surprised reactions. It's always hard to explain why I strayed religiously from and stuck to politically what my parents taught me. It's good to know what I'm not the only conservative atheist. Enjoyed the site! I'll be back for sure! ^_~
EQUITY wrote on 10 December 2002, 14:22:18 EST
My E-mail: MUGU@MUGU.COM
Comments:
BOY O BOY NA WA OOOOOOOOO
I DON LAND HERE.
TOGO MEAN TO GO BACT YOUR COUNTRY AND LOOK FOR KUKUSHI OK.
EQUITY.
Webmaster's Response:
I'm not sure I should post this as I fear it may be a coded message to activate al-Qaeda sleeper cells.
This entry resulted from a Yahoo search for "2002/03 guestbook of American Burn Association":
10. The Compleat Heretic's Guestbook -
... Keith wrote on 15 April 2002, 03:04:14 EDT My E ... pulls up scores of similar guestbook postings which ... Comments: As 'American Atheists' is a PC, Postmodernist, Anti ...
http://www.compleatheretic.com/guestbook/gbview.html
Ah, the vagaries of search engines!
-- The Compleat Heretic
~FabuluzFreakOfNature~ wrote on 6 December 2002, 23:11:27 EST
My E-mail: sponge68@bellsouth.net
My Location (City, State, etc.): Dancing in the fires of Redneck Hell
How did you find me?: google
Do you like my site?: most definitely
Will you visit again?: most definitely
Will you recommend site to others?: of course
Do you think I'm insane?: Compared to whom?
Comments:
Hi. I loved your website. It was like reading a story of my childhood almost. I don't believe in a Christian "God" anymore. I believe in a higher form of power.....you can call it a "god" if you want to....you can call it Harry Potter for all I care. But I think of it more along the lines of Mother Nature. A superior force of the cosmos. You know....the thing that makes tornadoes and hurricanes and snow and storms and such. But certainly no deity that would even remotely concern itself with humans on microscopic particle of the universe such as the earth.....much less their salvation. Religion is a man made concept. It's an ancient means of social control. Always has been....always will be. Don't get me wrong.....if someone wants to believe in a myth and it helps them deal with stuff and they find peace in it then they should continue to do so.....as long as they don't use it to control or harm others. Religion has been an automobile for more destruction and terrorism than any other factor since the beginning of time......The spanish inquisition, burning of "witches", Hitler....(and yes....Hitler was a devout catholic and often preached and believed he was finishing what god started by killing the jews), to abortion clinic bombers, from Bin Ladin to Jerry Falwell. All terrorist in their own "rites" to do what they do in the name of religion. You see more conflict and more "wars" among the "holier than thou".....the methodists bashing the Baptist.....the Baptist bashing the Methodist....both bashing the Catholics.......how many atheists do you see bashing each other? Christians fighting Muslims....Muslims fighting Christians......when they both originated from the same "god".......Ironic isn't it? Looks like Cain and Able aren't finished killing each other yet. I live in a part of the states where Evolution has been changed to a four-letter word EVILution. Try carrying on an intelligent and mature conversation about evolution and creation with a devout member of the Flat-Earth Society. The ruling mentality is "I don't know the answer so God musta dunnit". Actually......your website was quite refreshing. Keep up the good work and look forward to your next entries. Peace to all.
Elvin wrote on 5 December 2002, 18:33:22 EST
My E-mail: (Company e-mail. I'd rather not.)
My Location (City, State, etc.): Texas
How did you find me?: Google
Do you like my site?: Yep
Will you visit again?: Often
Will you recommend site to others?: Yep
Do you think I'm insane?: Only if I am
Comments:
I often wonder if I am alone as a "conservative atheist." I typed "conservative atheist" into Google. What a great site you have!
I'm a white male, age 39. I was churched mostly as an Episcopalian ("Whiskey-palian" to my foot-washin' Primitive Baptist great Granny), which in some quarters is dang near atheism. So I was never really immersed in hard-core Christianity.
I have an uncle who was a budding Pentecostal preacher back in the '70s. He would regale me with stories of "going to hell" if one didn't accept Jesus. I was about 10 at the time. I remember asking him questions something like:
"Even if a murderer of lots of people repents only moments from dying, he will go to heaven?" (Yes)
"A person who does good deeds all his life yet never becomes born-again goes to hell?" (Yes)
"A child born in another country of another religion and never even knows Christianity exists goes to hell?" (Yes)
I was bewildered - and scared. I didn't want to go to hell. I made myself pray every night to keep from going to hell. One night I tried to go through the process of becoming "born again." But there was something missing. No matter how fervently I tried, I never was filled with joy or the spirit or the ecstatic feeling that I'd heard about. I mean, isn't there supposed to be some sort of significant sign from Jesus? I got nuthin'! I figured that I'd prayed so hard, even cried, that surely I had been born again. Maybe I just didn't recognize the sign.
I muddled through my teenage years as a "believer," about like most Christians. Hell, isn't that what we're supposed to be? Actually, I never gave it much serious thought (at least not as reverently as beer and pussy), but if asked, yes, I believed. I do remember having nagging doubts sometimes.
Well, I got a college degree, got married, and now have two young sons. I fully accepted my disbelief about 10-12 years ago. It wasn't a thunderstruck event; it was more of a long climb to the top of the mountain. Once I was there, I knew it, and it felt liberating. It felt good and right. Peaceful.
I hardly ever reveal my dis-beliefs to anyone. I'm not as ready, energy-wise, to defend myself. It would be exhausting, and so many friends and acquaintances would not understand. I'm sure some suspect it from the way I talk and joke irreverently at times.
My wife was raised in big ol' Southern Baptist churches, youth groups and all. We don't discuss religion much, but she knows and understands my position. She still believes and attends church sporadically, but she has her doubts. I think her many years of Baptist indoctrination prevents her from going over to the dark side. My young sons go with her to church. When they are older, I'll explain myself to them. It's weird; it's easier for me to talk about sex with my 9-year old than about God n' stuff.
As for being Conservative, hell, that goes without explanation. As for being pro-life, that came with having kids. It's a travesty for abortion to be used as birth control. A fetus should not be an inconvenience.
Now, about my Pentecostal uncle. He is 50-years old, and he still preaches... in a gay Pentecostal church! He came out two years ago after two wives and two kids. He has a partner, and he is finally happy. Good for him. I respect him for accepting himself for what he is.
I cannot help it. I cannot overcome it, and I don't want to. I AM A CONSERVATIVE ATHEIST.
John Merrell wrote on 1 December 2002, 16:42:23 EST
My E-mail: johnwmerrell@earthlink.net
My URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~johnwmerrell/
My Location (City, State, etc.): Oregon
How did you find me?: Newsgroup
Do you like my site?: Sure
Will you visit again?: Perhaps
Will you recommend site to others?: Will consider it
Do you think I'm insane?: Nah
Comments:
Why do you consider yourself as one of the "few" right wing athiests? Godlessness comes in all flavors, and there are those that consider Jesus to be one of the first Socialists. Go figure...
Webmaster's Response:
I claim to be "one of the few conservative, Republican, traditionalist, Secular Humanist atheists in existence" because I obviously am! When I started on the Internet in late 1996, my keyword searches for "Republican atheist" or "conservative atheist" yielded mostly anti-Republican, anticonservative atheists. Since posting this web site in early 1997, an encouraging number of atheist right-wingers have visited and signed this guestbook.
-- The Compleat Heretic
[Anonymous] wrote on 26 November 2002, 23:32:40 EST
Comments:
I'LL BE BACK!
Webmaster's Response:
Hmm, the Terminator apparently has web access.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Josh wrote on 26 November 2002, 21:04:22 EST
My E-mail: none
My URL: http://www.geocities.com/blackest_angels
How did you find me?: off of a google search for allies of homosexuals
Do you like my site?: no not at all
Will you visit again?: nope
Will you recommend site to others?: no cause it is all homophobia
Do you think I'm insane?: I think your confused
Comments:
I think you need to be more understanding of that you don't understand
Webmaster's Response:
"Josh" found my site on a Google search for "Allies homosexuals" in which the following result was #29:
Ban against homosexuals must remain
... Unsurprisingly, most letters were semiliterate and irrational screeching by homosexuals
and their "allies." Upon reading these letters, I had to reread my ...
www.compleatheretic.com/pubs/columns/gayban.html
And contrary to his assertion based solely on his 69 second visit to a lone page on my rather extensive site, I think I possess a more than adequate understanding of the issues concerning homosexuality.
-- The Compleat Heretic
Project: Data Control wrote on 23 November 2002, 17:28:41 EST
My E-mail: mrman2908@mindspring.com
My URL: http://www.projectdatacontrol.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Saginaw, MI
How did you find me?: search engine
Comments:
Great site!
Webmaster's Response:
Hmm, two "URL-dropping, visit-my-site" entries in less than 24 hours... And I thought I was a "hit whore"!
-- The Compleat Heretic
Project: Data Control wrote on 22 November 2002, 17:39:01 EST
My E-mail: mrman2908@mindspring.com
My URL: http://www.projectdatacontrol.com
My Location (City, State, etc.): Saginaw, MI
How did you find me?: search engine
Do you like my site?: Yep
Will you visit again?: Yep
Will you recommend site to others?: Sure
Do you think I'm insane?: Nope
Comments:
Great site!
Ed Rowe wrote on 2 November 2002, 21:19:09 EST
My E-mail: mcedgy@bellsouth.net
My Location (City, State, etc.): S. Carolina
How did you find me?: natural circumstances
Do you like my site?: possibly
Will you visit again?: possibly
Will you recommend site to others?: possibly
Do you think I'm insane?: possibly
Comments:
could you guess i'm agnostic :-)
Liz wrote on 22 October 2002, 15:37:12 EDT
My E-mail: elizabeth.dahm@hope.edu
My URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/hope_beyond
My Location (City, State, etc.): Holland, MI
How did you find me?: couldn't believe you put my leo poem on your server!
Do you like my site?: :p
Will you visit again?: it keeps on sucking me back!!
Will you recommend site to others?: if i ever get out of my bubble
Do you think I'm insane?: rtfm!
Comments:
Matt, I'm shocked! What is this, *matching* graphics? Alas, where has all the clip art gone? And I miss the "yet to be implemented" components. Don't worry, though, once I become a computer scientist extraordinaire, I will put together a search engine for your site. For the moment, I'm having too much trouble getting my own scripts working on my Hope CS account! grrr... Anyway, I thought the amazing revision of your intro page (now you're just getting crazy!) merited a guestbook entry. Thanks for your all of your supportive (and the pissy ones, too, I guess) comments in my journal. :)
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