"The suspect spoke a few words in Spanish...The suspect was described as a Hispanic man with a dark complexion approximately 28 years old ...wearing a dirty white T-shirt and blue jeans with paint stains on them."Anyone want to guess whether he is a legal immigrant? As Mr. Smith says:
"Take out back, shoot in head, repeat as necessary."Or we COULD try to keep the filthy bastards out of our country. But hey, I guess that would be "racist"...
The Gunslinger
Mustn't offend the poor-little-things (may Oriana Fallaci be blessed for coining that incredibly useful phrase). No offense, not ever.
ReplyDeleteYou racist, you! ;-)
Blessing Oriana is so funny, her being such an atheist..
ReplyDeleteBut I know exactly what you mean! I totally love her.
Ah, yes, but a Christian Atheist, as she herself said. And I understand she got on very well with the Pope.
ReplyDeleteRather like me. I'm not an atheist, but I am no longer a believer.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, I'm a Defender of the Faith.
I'm proud of Christianity and all it has done for civilization. I honor the traditions of the faith, and the church. And I am happy to live in a "Christian Nation". And would prefer it to stay that way.
"I am no longer a believer.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, I'm a Defender of the Faith."
Things like this always interest me, so if you'll forgive the possible impertinence of the question, how does that work?
*hopes he'll remember to come back and check this for an answer*
Mr. Smith
ReplyDeleteIt may seem contradictory at first glance, but one must appreciate the enormous contributions that Christianity has made to human civilization. By which I mean literally civilizing humanity.
All the truly moral advances we have made are directly attributable to Christianity.
It is the Christian ethic that led to the end of slavery, the recognition of the evil of racism, the concern for animal welfare, the substitution of rehabilitation and redemption for retribution.
Ironically, the atheist, humanist institutions that drive us all crazy, peopled by idiots who hate Christianity and Christians, are entirely based on Christian morality, virtue, and ethics. They are so steeped in Christian culture, born as they were into Christian nations, they don't recognize the influence—in the same way that fish don't feel wet.
Where do they suppose they got their notions of cooperation, dialogue, forgiveness, charity, love, redemption, equality and justice?
Who admonished man to help the poor, feed the hungry, care for the sick and clothe the naked?
Who introduced the idea of the dignity of all men, of all classes and their equality under God?
Who first protected animals, prisoners, the insane, the unborn?
The Romans? The Greeks? The Aztecs? The Vikings?
Without Christianity, or something very like it... those advanced and humane ideas would not have such currency.
What person of intelligence could NOT defend it?
Even if he can't quite believe the God-Man story?
Perhaps you mean 'even if she can't quite believe the God-Man story'? Or is there an as-yet untold story for the blog? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your explanation of your own views. Shall we call you a Christian Athiest, too, for convenience's sake? Afer all, you're in good company with Oriana.
Your points were well made, and have been interestingly put out in an older book you might enjoy. It's called Out of the Silent Planet and is the first in a trilogy dealing with science fiction, magic, and religion.
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ReplyDeleteNo, no. I'm not an atheist! I'm just not a believing Christian.
ReplyDeleteThings are too complex, too organized, too elegant to be an accident. I think there is an intelligence behind the design. I just don't know whose.
Atheism is illogical, silly, emotional. Like screaming "I hate you!" at your parents. Atheists are just spiritual adolescents screaming petulantly at God.
Honestly, who can take them seriously?
...hahaha....yes, obviously insane.
ReplyDeleteBut, c'mon, you're stuck inside the box.
There are more options than Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
Momotheism has its charms, but Buddhism and Taoism, for example, are also very appealing. And perhaps the truth is something we haven't even thought of yet!
Except that Buddhism isn't so much a religion as a spiritual self-destruct. Sounds odd, but what else can you make of a system of teachings the aim of which is to destroy your self completely?
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of momotheism, has it anything to do with Michael Ende's book Momo?
Sorry, typo! MONOtheism...silly me.
ReplyDeleteAhh, I see. But Christianity is monotheistic...
ReplyDeleteIndeed. You presented 3 options for belief. The three monotheistic religions.
ReplyDeleteMy point was that there are other faith structures, other ways of looking at existence, and that one need not feel obliged to chose among Islam, Judaism and Christianity exclusively.
You seemed to limit the choices to them. I just think there are more choices for belief and practise...which doesn't undermine my respect for Christianity at all.
The FUNCTION of Christianity in history and the world has to do with its FAITH, what it believes in...and therefore how it acts in the world.
That it fosters right behavior is good and beneficial to the world, but that doesn't necessarily mean its Mythos is TRUE, if you see what I mean.
Ahh, I think I see what you mean. Well, so long as we can agree on a need for a Christianised society, it's all good, eh?
ReplyDeleteGot it in one. Absolutely!
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