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Saving A Murderer’s Life: Who Would Jesus Execute?
Today is the second Boston Marathon since the bombings in 2013. Tomorrow begins the penalty phase of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (Dzhokhar is pronounced “Joe-Car,” but most of the people he knows call him Jahar). Jahar was found guilty of … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged 1) Jesus, An Eye For An Eye, Boston Bombing, Christianity, Death Penalty, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Gandhi, Hospira, Sentencing
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Daniel LaRusso, Lloyd Dobler, and Jesus
There you are…. Looking up at a cheering crowd, in the middle of the All-Valley Karate Tournament, standing across the mat from the same prick that, just a month or so earlier, forced a kiss on your super-hot girlfriend at … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged 1) Jesus, Daniel LaRusso, David and Goliath, Hoosiers, Lloyd Dobler, Quakers, Rocky, The Karate Kid, Underdog
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Ron Paul and the All-Important Christian Vote
Tomorrow, a part of this great country will do their part to determine who will represent the republicans in this year’s presidential election. It is a state whose decision could change the course of history; A state with its finger … Continue reading
Miracles, Mentos, and Booty Dancing in Church
The Church I grew up in was about as far away from “charismatic” as you could get. Nobody ever made a noise (other than the OCCASIONAL throat clearing), and you didn’t raise your hand even if you had a question. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1) Jesus, Bruce Leroy, Cessationists, Chachi Arcola, Church, Dancing in Church, Healing, Miracles, Speaking in Tongues
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Money, Debt, and Indentured Service
We are basically a country of indentured servants. We agree to a system where the poor (who are the vast majority) are forced to ask those who have more than enough to loan them money at interest in order to … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged 1) Jesus, College Loans, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Indentured Service, Money, The American Dream, Usury, Yanni
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Mormons, Muslims, And Mitt Romney
You know how when people say, “I don’t want to sound racist, but…” you can be sure that the next thing out of their mouth is going to be about as racist as something can be? Well, I don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in 4) All Of The Above
Tagged 1) Jesus, Christianity, Glenn Beck, Hypocrisy, Jeremiah Wright, Martin Luther King Jr, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Muslims, Obama
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Sacrificing Our Children to the Nation-State
Not too long ago, while I was guiding the sandwich artist in the creation of my Subway sub, a man in a military uniform walked in. Man? I suppose he was a man…. If he wasn’t in a uniform, I would have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1) Jesus, Christians, Five Dollar Footlongs, Hypocrisy, Just War, Military Suicides, Nation-State, PTSD, Stanley Hauerwas, Statistics
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