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Our Fuehrer, Who Art in Heaven: Part 1
06.20.03 | Permalink | 9 CommentsWhat do you get when you cross the Masons, Promise Keepers, and Washington powerbrokers? Answer: ‘The Family.’ Previously known as National Committee for Christian Leadership, International Christian Leadership, the National Leadership Council, Fellowship House, the Fellowship Foundation, the National Fellowship Council, and the International Foundation (got all that?), the Family operates thousands of “cell groups” […]
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Reflecting on AKMA’s ‘Preaching & the Spirit’
Panentheist that I am, I’ve long believed that the Spirit moves in spite of us at least as often as the Spirit moves because of us. So the preacher is (theoretically) off the hook when it comes to “being in the Spirit” in the pulpit. (You can hear me arguing with my former charismatic/Pentecostal self […]
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Hymn to the god-silence
06.18.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Hymn to the god-silenceA beautiful poem by Theodore Enslin on the god-silence. Strong Taoist threads throughout. (Hat tip to Mark Woods for the link.)
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Pietist lies (or Why I do not believe in Original Sin)
06.18.03 | Permalink | 2 Comments1) Every action has a meaning, every symbol a sign. 2) The past is never passed. It will always catch up with you. 3) You are not whole enough yet. 4) You should dig deeper. 5) Perfection is a noble goal. 6) The unexpected is a sign of (your) sin. 7) Anything not straight-forward is […]
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Don’t make me count to three…
06.18.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Don’t make me count to three…In a surprising move yesterday, Utah’s Senator Orrin Hatch proposed that the powers of the executive and judicial branches of the US government be handed over to the Recording Industry Association of America in all cases of computer-based copyright infringement. Speaking as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hatch — a 2000 Republican presidential candidate […]
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Crime & punishment at Gitmo
Amendment VI: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; […]
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