wonderful news with a picture . the part of the really smug err smart people takes one on the chin here too . more seriously sometime id like to hear a nonpartisan argument why uniformed and uninterested voters being encouraged to vote is a good thing i.e. an argument that isnt at its root based in so we have a better chance of winning. ......
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the current gauntlet run by our candidates is meant to select the best man for the job. in a recent post i discussed another fictional method used which had two features. first the criteria was for the optimal candidate was structurally fixed in that case it was the best predictor of future events. secondly given that criteria the government in question again fiction......
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this morning i linked brandon on the 5d vs 2d axis of morality used by the right vs the left in the divide we have in society. brandon suggests and commenter ja seems to essentially concur and if he doesnt ill hear about it right off i expect that the purity axis is the most problematic for us pos tmoderns 8221 and that this notion is entirely rejected by t......
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over at rodney olsons blog. some faves that you might want to check out ehrman on john 118 posted at parableman . success professor on how to simplify your budget . pseudopolymath on ethics and the state . participatory bible study blog with the post sacrifice then and now......
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recent comments in response to the post on the use of authority and especially in response to the upcoming called gifted workshop my parish is hosting has got me thinking. it seems to me that the theme that underlies our discussion here and really more generally in the church is a question what is the purpose of the parish as that institution has come to exist in the......
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mark responded to my post dealing with the theological implications of evolution and in turn poses a question to me well summarized in the last sentence of his last paragraph what is the particular problem that is raised that stegosaurus had a million or so years in the sun but now is no longer which reminds me that .........
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we dont have to look far for bad news these days. i thought we could all use a dose of humor and fun so welcome to the 233rd christian carnival the hilarious edition this is not to downplay the seriousness of world issues or the personal crises we find ourselves in but a joy break to perhaps recharge your soul. todays blog posts will be salted with christian hu......
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in some much earlier discussions on health care which i never really completed in any satisfactory manner i was discussing alexander schmemanns book for the life of the world with mark olson of pseudopolymath . unfortunately i didnt have a copy of the book so as to discuss it intelligently. i sent off for one via interlibrary loan. it took them so .........
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i looked into making this the ......
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mark has started responding crossposted to stones cry out to some of what i have said on health care though i have said very little and done so with many words mark describes his post as a bit critical but i would describe it more as vigorously advancing the conversation. if there was an award for most constructive response his would .........
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since i have readers from a variety of viewpoints let me note that the following is written from within the christian tradition and to those in that tradition. its ok to read of course but its unlikely to be of great interest to nonchristians. mark at pseudopolymath has started a discussion on health care and the church and i have become .........
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i had something big really big planned for this edition of the christian carnival but something small got in my way my patience.aaso welcome to the 218th christian carnival the was going to be big edition where the only big things are the category headings and even that was an accident. but before we start there seems to be a bit of confusion about which......
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mark at pseudopolymath has written a post the christian response to healthcare and end of life which has what i consider the greatest quality for blog posts it deserves to be discussed. my immediate problem is that there are simply too many things to discuss and im a long winded person in any case. so im going to divide things up .........
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