Tag Archives: religion

Governing God

Posted on 2012/11/24 by

It doesn’t matter how many churches you build or how much gold you bury the altars under if you keep Christ on the cross and still sabotage his disciples. God cannot be governed by kleptocrats. Of course in a serious … Continue reading →

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In Loco Parentis

Posted on 2012/10/26 by

A girl posts a candidate’s abortion comments online, she gets stomped by the college etc: http://news.yahoo.com/double-secret-probation-student-threatened-punishment-filming-democratic-051308489.html In Loco Parentis, means in place of the parents, means that the school can send you to your room, no need for a lawyer, … Continue reading →

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Landlord Jesus

Posted on 2012/10/02 by

The Jews say God made the world. The Christians say that Jesus is God’s son. Some Christians say that Jesus is God: same thing: say one, mean the other. Some other Christians say that God, or Jesus, owns everything. He’s … Continue reading →

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Nth Repetition

Posted on 2012/09/19 by

I’m forever poking around history, ransaking pillars for symbolic parallels. Here and there a friend too will do the same: compare me to Melville, to Twain … while I compare myself to Swift … Here’s a natural I hadn’t thought … Continue reading →

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Judgment Bible

Posted on 2012/08/22 by

Some churches present something they call The Bible as “the inerrant word of God.” Many churches do not. All serious Bible scholars, check out Bart Ehrman’s reports on the subject, know that there is no universal human agreement on what … Continue reading →

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Speak for Yourself

Posted on 2012/08/16 by

If Jack keeps Jill from speaking, how can Jill become a competent speaker? Someone asks Jill a question; Jack answers for her: Jill doesn’t object, not in any way that anyone notices: and, if someone does notice, watch out Jack … Continue reading →

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Declaration of Innocence

Posted on 2012/08/12 by

First thing this morning I scribbled: Getting away with sin Nixon taking our kleptocratic sins upon himself, lying cheating for our sake; no, no: he was lying and cheating not for us but for this and that division of the … Continue reading →

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Opinion vs. Truth

Posted on 2012/08/12 by

Which has higher status: truth? or opinion? Test your answer against a couple of simple thought experiments before you commit. Uh, I developed an example that now embarrassed me: something else will fill in in time. (Do you believe that, … Continue reading →

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Christian Church

Posted on 2012/07/19 by

Christian Church: a noun and an adjective: sounds simple, if you’re not paying attention, have only a common level of imagination. It sound unambiguous: unless you start to think about all the different churches, all the difference sects … how … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Kakapo

Posted on 2012/06/22 by

Good news: a preservation program has aided the flightless kakapo night parrot to breed on a New Zealand island. thanx animal discovery Cats and other imported predators had shoved the bird nearly to extinction. As David Attenborough had shown us … Continue reading →

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