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For those who don't addictively read my comments, I wanted to share it and provide some thoughts.</p><p>Initially quoting me, he says: <i>"Heâs so hell-bent on making someone pay for defiling the world He created for us that he needs to find one person to carry all those sins, and then to die for them. And would it be good enough for any old person to do that. No. He has to concieve a Son, because this salvation business ainât nothinâ but a Family Thing."</i></p><p>He then continues on his own: That's probably the weirdest way I've ever heard anyone talk about atonement. But you realize what you said? That's actually what makes Christianity amazing... It's not that he's "hell-bent on making someone pay" in the way that a criminal desires vengeance. It's Justice, and it makes perfect sense... God is holy, pure, righteous, and just. It's really popular to talk/think like you're talking, but what's it based on? Intuition? Since I'm a fan of the Bible, here's an interesting bit that deals with our perception of Christ from the letter to the Corinthians that Paul (the guy in the Bible) wrote:</p><p><em>[He then quotes <a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1+Cor+1:18-31&vnum=yes&version=nrsvae">1 Corinthians 1:18-31</a>. I have redacted it to this link from the NRSV, though he quoted New King James. Every translation has its place.]</em></p><p>Anyway, if you actually read that; don't you think it's cool? Maybe it's kind of hard to wrap your head around without reading more of the Bible, but I just have to say that the Bible is actually an amazing book. You can read the same stuff so many times and if you are reading to learn (not necessarily with the intent of proving or disproving your point of view, for as Plutarch so wisely said- "It is impossible for anyone to learn that which he thinks he already knows"), you will learn! </p><p>I'm not trying to provoke hostility here.. 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Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."</i> that we find this distilled essence of what it means for us to be Christian.</p><p>The reason why what I say sounds about atonement sounds weird is we look at atonement differently. You think of <b>substitutionary atonement</b>; that is, that Jesus died on the cross in our place, individually and collectively, as propitiation for our sins. Propitiation is exactly where my problem lies that Jesus must die in order for "it [to] become consistent with [God's] character and government to pardon and bless sinners." (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propitiation">Propitiation</a> Wikipedia). 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And when we finished we lay there holding each other, and Maggie said, "I love you, Joshua."</p><p>"I love you, Maggie," I said. And ever so slightly she loosened her embrace.</p><p>"I couldn't mary Jakan withoutI couldn't let you go withoutwithout letting you know."</p><p>"He knows, Maggie."</p><p>"Biff?"</p><p>I thought she might scream, that she might leap up and run away, that she might do any one of a hundred things to take me from Heaven to Hell, but after only a second she nuzzled close to me again.</p><p>"Thank you for being here," she said.<br/></p><br/></blockquote><p>- excerpted from <em><a href="#" title="The full title is actually 'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal'">Lamb</a></em>, by Christopher Moore</p><p>If you haven't figured it out already, Maggie is better known today as Mary Magdala, or sometimes Mary Magdalene. She is the one, scripture says, who found Jesus' tomb empty the first Easter morning. She was with him in his last days, and one can assume, through much of his ministry as well. Joshua is just Greek for Jesus, so it's not that much of a stretch. And <em>Levi, who is called Biff</em> is Jesus' childhood best friend.</p><p>Purists would complain that the character of Biff completely fictional, and that including Jesus as a character in a story with extra-marital relationships (for which he is in part responsible) is nothing short of blasphemy. I think they're wrong. Though very little is written about it, it's very likely that Jesus lived a largely normal childhood, had friends, played, and did everything else a normal child did in the first century.</p><p>There's something about the humanity in this portrayal of Christ that I like, that he was one of us. The book as a whole is, of course, wickedly funny, and I recommend you find a copy of it at your local public library, and read it just as soon as possible.</p><p>But that brings me to my recent crisis of faith. 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I haven't quite figured it out yet.</p><p>Or maybe I'm just completely off my rocker.</p><p>So anyway, to borrow and mangle Buffy's epitaph: "Jesus Christ: He saved the World a lot."<p><p><p><!--7211693587c7b93c88ccd94a1de30fbb--><br/></p><!--e49f3a3995fec3090542a349a18d1829-->Branflakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16135609341825930890noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934541399320127773.post-50821554048148397612005-04-04T11:10:00.000-07:002011-04-27T15:01:01.400-07:00Hello, CAPTCHA!<p>Commenters - take note!</p><p>I have added a CAPTCHA, or <b>C</b>ompletely <b>A</b>utomated <b>P</b>ublic Turing test for <b>T</b>elling <b>C</b>omputers and <b>H</b>umans <b>A</b>part. The goal - prevent software-based comment spam by requiring people posting comments to type in a short string from a picture on the web. Since a computer can't "read" the picture, comment span will disappear.</p><p>Hopefully, you don't mind too much. Sorry if it's a pain. :-(<p><!--59751866de55d80bebd82acdc711bbea--><br/></p><p><!--e6d45790535b6cb271effd4ed13df75c--><br/></p><p><!--e6d45790535b6cb271effd4ed13df75c--><br/></p><p><!--e6d45790535b6cb271effd4ed13df75c--><br/></p><p><!--e6d45790535b6cb271effd4ed13df75c--><br/></p><!--e6d45790535b6cb271effd4ed13df75c-->Branflakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16135609341825930890noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934541399320127773.post-32021105745837116452005-04-02T17:13:00.000-08:002011-04-27T15:01:01.400-07:00Karol Wojtyła: 1920-2005<p><img src="http://www.branflakes.net/images/johnpaul-ii.jpg" alt="His Holiness John Paul II" /><br/>Pope John Paul II died today, at the age of 84.</p><p>I disagree with many of the things for which he stood, not the least of which were his opposition to the use of contraception, his view on the role of women in the faith he lead for nearly 27 years, and his stance on the <i>sin</i> (he would say) of homosexuality. I am not Catholic. Yet, over the past few days, I have watched with the rest of the world as he has given up his struggle, a struggle lived in the public spotlight, as he has, to quote media reports, "serenely abandoned himself to the will of God".</p><p>I am moved to tears by the loss of this great servant of God; someone who, until nearly his last breath, struggled to lead a God-led life, and to make the world, and the lives of each individual he encountered on his life's journey, the best he could in his own small way. If we can all follow, in our own way, this great example, then perhaps, as in the words of the great prayer, God's will may be done "on Earth as it is in Heaven".</p><p>Though it was a random happening, I will remember that, at the time of the Pope's passing, I was among friends at a rehearsal of the <a href="http://admin.acadiau.ca/chaplain/choir.htm">Chapel Choir</a>, practicing the <b>Gloria<strike></strike></b> <b>Credo</b> (fixed May 4, 2005) from Victoria's <i>Missa O Magnum Mysterium</i>, part of the liturgy of the Catholic mass which he would have practiced for much of his life. I take some comfort in this time from the reassurance the Pope would have found in his faith, perhaps even in these words:</p><br/><table cellpadding="4"><br/><tr><br/><td>Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero.<br/>Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum.<br/>Et vitam ventura saeculi.</td><br/><td>God from God, light from light, true God from true God.<br/>[I] await the the resurrection of the dead,<br/>and the life of the world to come"<br/></td><br/></tr><br/></table><p>Amen.<br/></p><!--98fb7216da0de709b663dad899c677df-->Branflakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16135609341825930890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934541399320127773.post-46963861860981859742005-03-20T10:41:00.000-08:002011-04-27T15:01:01.401-07:00What? Me Mental?<p>This introduces my new <em>Survey BS</em> category, where I will pare my favourite surveys from the Internet and my mailbox, and share the results with you for your information and amusement.</p><p><strong>I SAID AMUSEMENT! Laugh, peons!</strong></p><p>Ummm.... without any further ado, I present my <em>Personality Disorder Test</em>. Enjoy.</p><p>Ahem, my</p><br/><table width="300" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><br/><tr><br/><td width="180"><font face="arial" size="-1"><b>Disorder</b></font></td><br/><td width="120"><font face="arial" size="-1"><b>Rating</b></font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#paranoid">Paranoid</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#schizoid">Schizoid</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#schizotypal">Schizotypal</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#cc0033" face="arial" size="-1">High</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#antisocial">Antisocial</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#borderline">Borderline</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#histrionic">Histrionic</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#narcissistic">Narcissistic</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#000099" face="arial" size="-1">Low</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#avoidant">Avoidant</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#990099" face="arial" size="-1">Moderate</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#dependent">Dependent</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#990099" face="arial" size="-1">Moderate</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td><font face="arial" size="-1"><a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html#obsessive">Obsessive-Compulsive</a>:</font></td><br/><td><font color="#990099" face="arial" size="-1">Moderate</font></td><br/></tr><br/><tr><br/><td colspan="2" align="center"><font color="#000000" face="arial" size="-1"><br/>-- <a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv">Personality Disorder Test - Take It!</a> --</font></td><br/></tr><br/></table><p><!--65fd9ac280c7e3e522b28b273ecac002--><p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a--><br/></p><p><!--9b11821f9511384aa11588d24c8d685c--><br/></p><p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a--><br/></p><p><!--9b11821f9511384aa11588d24c8d685c--><br/></p><p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a--><br/></p><p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a--><br/></p><p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a--><br/></p><!--41ad5b73b9578229080f4105fb7ed33a-->Branflakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16135609341825930890noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934541399320127773.post-54225811449864716362005-03-20T10:10:00.000-08:002011-04-27T15:01:59.474-07:00A Marathon of a Different Kind<p>Well, it's been a busy age, really.</p><p>Some of you may have noticed a recurring trend in my recent bloggage: a <strong>marathon</strong> search for a missing pet, a <strong>marathon</strong> quest through lands foreign and domestic for an exciting opportunity (and just because we could), and now this: a <strong>marathon</strong> hymn sing.</p><p>Of course, by now, many of you have heard of the <em>First</em> (and perhaps, <em>Only</em>) <em><a href="http://admin.acadiau.ca/chaplain/choir.htm">Manning Memorial Chapel Choir</a> <a href="http://admin.acadiau.ca/chaplain/hymnathon.htm">Hymnathon</a></em>, a fundraiser for <em>Pilgrim Song</em>, the Choir's planned performance tour of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland">Scotland</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner Hebrides">Inner Hebrides</a> in April, 2006. But, about the Hymnathon.</p><p>628 hymns sounded like a whole frig-load of a lot. Oh, and they were. Including our breaks, it took 22 hours and 38 minutes to sing first (and, generally last) verses of all but one of the hymns. And I was there for just over twenty hours of it! I won a gift certificate for being a hardcore fool, and not subjecting people to my piano playing. A good time was had by all, and $3700 (!) was raised toward our final objective.</p><p>Many people have asked also how the trip to Brock went, and specifically the interview and job prospect. I did poorly on the practical skills component of the interview, and was not able to successfully compensate with my indelible charm and dashing good looks. I got a call a couple weeks ago telling me I didn't get the job, followed the next day by the job getting readvertised. Oh bother. Guess it just wasn't meant to be.</p><p>That having been said, the trip was a great time, and I was very priviledged to enjoy the company of the incredibly friendly, wonderfully patient, and generally wonderful <a href="http://spastic-lethargy.blogspot.com/">Christine</a> and <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/runintorain/">Jenni</a>, who both accompanied me at the expense of nearly a week of their lives, and their continued mental health. They've both described the duress we underwent far better than I could.</p><p>Speaking of things that are meant to be, have any of you, my faithful readers, ever visited, lived in, or known somebody who lived in <a href="http ://www.villageofmcadam.com/">McAdam</a>, New Brunswick? It seems the winds of change might be trying to push me in that direction. And if they do, I'd like to know what they're pushing me toward. ;-)</p><p>Aside from that, Holy Week and Spring both started today, and it's bound to be a busy and beautiful week! 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