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Sunday, April 11, 2004
Experiencing "The Passion of the Christ": a Freeper experiment in prayer:
Seven Stanzas at Easter
~John Updike~
Make no mistake: if He rose at all
it was as His body;
if the cells' dissolution did not reverse, the
molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle,
the Church will fall.
It was not as the flowers,
each soft Spring recurrent;
it was not as His Spirit in the mouths and fuddled
eyes of the eleven apostles;
it was as His flesh: ours.
The same hinged thumbs and toes,
the same valved heart
that - pierced - died, withered, paused, and then
regathered out of enduring Might
new strength to enclose.
Let us not mock God with metaphor,
analogy, sidestepping, transcendence;
making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the
faded credulity of earlier ages:
let us walk through the door.
The stone is rolled back, not papier-mache,
not a stone in a story,
but the vast rock of materiality that in the slow
grinding of time will eclipse for each of us
the wide light of day.
And if we will have an angel at the tomb,
make it a real angel,
weighty with Max Planck's quanta, vivid with hair,
opaque in the dawn light, robed in real linen
spun on a definite loom.
Let us not seek to make it less monstrous,
for our own convenience, our own sense of
beauty, lest, awakened in one unthinkable hour, we are
embarrassed by the miracle,
and crushed by remonstrance."
Seven Stanzas at Easter
~John Updike~
Make no mistake: if He rose at all
it was as His body;
if the cells' dissolution did not reverse, the
molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle,
the Church will fall.
It was not as the flowers,
each soft Spring recurrent;
it was not as His Spirit in the mouths and fuddled
eyes of the eleven apostles;
it was as His flesh: ours.
The same hinged thumbs and toes,
the same valved heart
that - pierced - died, withered, paused, and then
regathered out of enduring Might
new strength to enclose.
Let us not mock God with metaphor,
analogy, sidestepping, transcendence;
making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the
faded credulity of earlier ages:
let us walk through the door.
The stone is rolled back, not papier-mache,
not a stone in a story,
but the vast rock of materiality that in the slow
grinding of time will eclipse for each of us
the wide light of day.
And if we will have an angel at the tomb,
make it a real angel,
weighty with Max Planck's quanta, vivid with hair,
opaque in the dawn light, robed in real linen
spun on a definite loom.
Let us not seek to make it less monstrous,
for our own convenience, our own sense of
beauty, lest, awakened in one unthinkable hour, we are
embarrassed by the miracle,
and crushed by remonstrance."
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Nuances of gay identities reflected in new language 'Homosexual' is passe in a 'boi's' life
Cue the Eye-Rolling Smiley.
"The language thing is tricky," said Thom Lynch, the director of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center. "I feel sorry for straight people."
Tricky, maybe, but also healthy and empowering, said Carolyn Laub, the director of the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, which links gay and lesbian student clubs in the state.
Cue the Eye-Rolling Smiley.
Friday, April 09, 2004
Thursday, April 08, 2004
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
After seeing The Passion, Muslims start searching for the Gospel:
"I have never gotten the Islamic take on Christianity. They consider Him a prophet...but not the Son of God, so apparently they consider Him a prophet who lied. I get cognitive dissonance just thinking about it...and I'm an atheist.
21 posted on 04/07/2004 1:56:21 PM PDT by blanknoone"
"I have never gotten the Islamic take on Christianity. They consider Him a prophet...but not the Son of God, so apparently they consider Him a prophet who lied. I get cognitive dissonance just thinking about it...and I'm an atheist.
21 posted on 04/07/2004 1:56:21 PM PDT by blanknoone"
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Scholar scoffs at doubts of Resurrection:
"Wright's 817-page 'The Resurrection of the Son of God' (Fortress Press) marches through a clearly organized case that confronts every major doubt about Easter, ancient and modern."
"Wright's 817-page 'The Resurrection of the Son of God' (Fortress Press) marches through a clearly organized case that confronts every major doubt about Easter, ancient and modern."
Diversity Suit Loss for Cable Titan
"A federal judge has awarded a Denver-area man $146,269 after AT&T Broadband fired him in 2001 for refusing on religious grounds to sign the cable company's diversity policy.
Albert A. Buonanno, 47, argued that Denver-based cable giant AT&T Broadband, since bought by Comcast Corp., could not require him to "value" the behavior and beliefs of others, notably homosexuals, if doing so violated his own Christian beliefs.
In addition, Buonanno said he could tolerate religions contrary to Christianity but not value them or hold them in esteem."
"A federal judge has awarded a Denver-area man $146,269 after AT&T Broadband fired him in 2001 for refusing on religious grounds to sign the cable company's diversity policy.
Albert A. Buonanno, 47, argued that Denver-based cable giant AT&T Broadband, since bought by Comcast Corp., could not require him to "value" the behavior and beliefs of others, notably homosexuals, if doing so violated his own Christian beliefs.
In addition, Buonanno said he could tolerate religions contrary to Christianity but not value them or hold them in esteem."
Monday, April 05, 2004
Sunday, April 04, 2004
Spanish Press shudders at new terror deaths:
"Describing it as 'a spectacular display', El Pais comments that 'the Jihad suicide death makes its debut in Europe'."
"Describing it as 'a spectacular display', El Pais comments that 'the Jihad suicide death makes its debut in Europe'."
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Firearms expert sets sights on women in latest book:
A must-purchase.
"Wilson approaches his subject matter as a naturalist would. He takes on women and firearms as a region of human experience -- not merely gender experience -- that hadn't been explored in any comprehensive way. Freedom and equality are human ideals, and initiation, power and just having fun are human urges."
A must-purchase.
Friday, April 02, 2004
?The Passion of the Christ? resounding success as moviegoers search for traces of anti-Semitism:
"Ali Batha is a student at the University of Berzet who said she watched the film at home with other friends ?out of curiosity?, to understand the reasons behind Jewish anger as well that of religious leaders and critics. Yet the film, which he initially watched due to his inquisitive nature, has led Ali Batha to admit the movie is ?one of greatest in history? and ?a product of incredible of movie-making skills.? He added that he was almost disappointed that he ?didn?t find any that sparks anti-Semitism?. "
Fifth grader charged after bus fight over snack cake [9 yr old beaten to unconsciousness]
Reason #226 why one should homeschool.
Reason #226 why one should homeschool.
Academia under seige
Delusional Spewing Of The Week
(and, as a bonus, plenty of Textbook Projection)
Delusional Spewing Of The Week
(and, as a bonus, plenty of Textbook Projection)
SteynOnScreen: Mark Steyn on The Passion of The Christ
Well, he didn't love it as much as I did, but at least he criticizes it on its merits as a film. (What a concept!)
Well, he didn't love it as much as I did, but at least he criticizes it on its merits as a film. (What a concept!)