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Fireproof vs. Avatar
I'm supposed to love my enemy. Very well, let me take inventory. My immediate ancestors weren't grossly wronged by anyone (to the contrary actually), I've never given much worry to Arab terrorists, the Chinese economy, immigrants, Nancy Grace, Nickleback, Tim Tebow, that guy in Florida who threatens to burn holy books. Homophobia is an enemy of sorts. Monsanto is ...
I used to call people faggots.
Just last week I became a proponent of marriage equality. A very tiny proponent. What the hell happened?First gay siting: The comically stupid gay bar scene in Police Academy. Homos. Gross. Creepy. To-be-avoided.My pastor said we should take our money out of Seafirst Bank because they were giving money to gay causes. There wasn't much theological or moral discussion ...
Being on this list is bothersome.
Afghanistan (2) Bangladesh (5+) Belarus (2) China (2000+) Egypt (1+) Iran (360+) Iraq (68+) Malaysia (1+) North Korea (30+) Palestinian Authority (3) Saudi Arabia (82+) Somalia (6) South Sudan (5) Sudan (7+) Syria (1+) Taiwan (5) UAE (1) USA (43) Vietnam (1+) Yemen (41+) *Countries that carried out capital punishments in ...
On idealism.
Ideals are the excuses we make to not create.
Organs vs. Synthetics
I finally met with the Music Director at St. James Cathedral. I was nervous, he said he was apprehensive if I recall. It was a discussion of tradition and modernity, purity and progress. Dr. Savage is twice my age, and has created beautiful sacred moments for thousands of people every year. His palette is the cathedral. I asked him to tell us his vision for contemp...
Everything ever completely gone and something about lamenting.
God is the being capable of erasing the entire existence of everything ever in a single moment--no, it wouldn't even take a moment. No one would even know it happened. It wouldn't even happen. Everything gone, including the idea of everything, including the idea of gone, including ideas, including including. There would be nothing but God to observe to God that ...
I asked my doctor for a placebo.
Image is everything.
I caught a W exit interview on Reuters yesterday. My favorite bit is always when the interviewer prudently asks him to name his failures. So with a hem and haw our lame duck, Commander-in-Halfwit admitted that the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was tragic and sent "the wrong message to the Arab nations." Ugh. Is that it!? How long is this interview anyway? Never mind that ...
No direction from pluralism.
I caught a glimpse of a fellow busrider reading the Bible and instead of feeling the usual kinship, I felt distant and even suspect of him: Is he an ill-mannered fundamentalist? Is he devout? Does he swear or drink? Does he fancy Palin? Does he hate the ACLU? Is he suspicious of mainstream media? Is he trying to get attention? Such a change in perspective is no ...
God is not Republican… or Democrat.
Is big government counter to the Gospel? Should the government be involved in works of mercy or just stick to justice? A dear Christian/missionary/Republican friend sent me a well-thought argument on the matter (here) and I penned the following response. --- I guess I don't see the role of government, market, church, individuals, NGOs in such black and white ...