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June 2003
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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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Krishna and the many avatars
06.13.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Krishna and the many avatarsDavid at Facilitating Paradox has an excellent post on Hindu god-naming. He writes, “The Hindus also have a multitude of names for God, and, since most of the names also have an individual form associated with it, many take this to be polytheism. However, most schools of Hindu theology teach that all the myriad forms […]
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The god-silence
06.13.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsBefore god is anything else, god is self-emptying silence. Before there is speech, there is the god-silence. Before the naming of names, there is the god-silence. Before the telling of stories, there is the god-silence. Beneath everything is the god-silence. The god-silence blankets everything, envelops everything, supports everything. The god-silence is indivisible, yet there are […]
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