Gene Robinson tells us that It is painful to be treated as less than human. He's right. But that's why I have trouble with self-righteous groups of people with above average income levels. Experience is a hard teacher.
Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith
The revelation of Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith needs to be understood in light of her emphasis on the Passion in Roman Catholic spirituality. She wrote in 1951 that the Passion was the only aspect of Jesus' life that she was interested in sharing: "I want to ... drink ONLY [her emphasis] from His chalice …
To Mind a Generation Gap You Have to Find It
Brad Drell has opened an interesting topic of discussion in Minding The Generation Gap In The Anglican Blogosphere. But two comments are in order. I've always thought that the break between the Boomers and Generation X was in 1965. But dividing lines like this are a tricky business, and there are "variations on a theme" …
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Yahweh in the Morning: Title Track
With the podcast this week we finally get to the title track of Emmanuel's Yahweh in the Morning. Click here for more information on Yahweh in the Morning.
Romney Muddles Abortion Stance
The truth is that Romney's abortion stance was a muddle to start with, and this only makes things worse. In all fairness, however, there are two "conservative" takes on the abortion issue from a legal standpoint. The first is that the issue should have never been federalised to start with. Had Roe v. Wade never …
The Pseudosophisticates That Run the Pseudodemocracy
One thing that has always bothered me about the U.S. is the broad-based ignorance about the real workings of foreign politics and societies. The existence of this was confirmed in no uncertain terms in the a recent Harris Poll that revealed that Americans' ignorance of their own affairs is bad enough, but that their ignorance …
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Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre
These towers and this World Trade Centre, however, are in Bahrain, and include some wind turbines. Photo by Fuad Enaya, available at Stock Exchange.
Church or Community?
Never was the Church meant to be an extension of the community, or a service provider, but a whole new, genuine, community. If we look at the “blueprints” found in the Bible we see that Christians are called out from the world around them to be a separate, holy, people of God. It is only …
All journeys must end someday
Peter Akinola's recapitulation of the running battle in the Anglican Communion (A Most Agonizing Journey towards Lambeth 2008, also here) is as good of a summary as one could want. One of the titles, however, is intriguing: "All journeys must end someday." We've been conditioned to think that the journey itself is the central experience …
Military Golf
While trolling for new material for companion site vulcanhammer.net, I ran across the military document UFC 4-750-01NF, Golf Clubhouses. The U.S. Military doesn't leave anything to chance, and this includes the design of the clubhouses for the golf facilities it operates. Below are a few photographs of these structures, taken directly from the document. Vandenberg …
Positive Infinity 