October 2006
The Archives
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efficiency, god
God isn’t efficient
10.31.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on God isn’t efficientGets more done that way.
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conflict, conflict-mediation, forgiveness, reconciliation, retribution, ubuntu, violence
Three things reconciliation ain’t (part five in ubuntu series)
10.30.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSo if the best way to practice ubuntu is any way that works, then why aren’t we practicing ubuntu better? Violence and conflict—and the memory of violence and conflict—stand in the way. The only way around them to ubuntu is reconciliation. Reconciliation is damn hard. Last night I took some time to thumb through an […]
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expedient-means, reconciliation, ubuntu, upaya
Any way we can (part four in ubuntu series)
10.27.06 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSo if ubuntu is so damn important—maybe even all we really need—how do we do it? Short answer: any way we can. Buddhism has a nice concept called “upaya.” Upaya is the idea that, when crossing the river to enlightenment, any water-worthy thing that gets you across will do. Bass boat, yacht, driftwood—it’s all good. […]
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aliens, buddhism, damascus, franklin-graham, god, richard-dawkins, terry-eagleton, ubuntu, unitarian-universalism, UU
Scribe Jamboree: 10/27/206
10.27.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Scribe Jamboree: 10/27/206The Daily Scribe lived. The Daily Scribe died. The Daily Scribe lives again. Buddhism on god. (Unknowing Mind) Religion for Rent: Atheism. (Panthea) Uber-philosopher Terry Eagleton takes on Richard “asshat” Dawkins. (perigrinatio) Nathan Colquhoun looks for space for his church start. A purple space alien takes the podium from Donald Rumsfeld to give a shout […]
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UU
ChaliceChick kicks some ChaliceAss
10.25.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsTwo premium cans of whoop ass unleashed. 1) Nobody gives a damn what you think of your ex-religion. 2) When to kick somebody the hell out of the bar.
