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Comments on MetaFilter post Catholics are the New York Yankees of Christianity.Mon, 22 May 2006 08:53:23 -0800Mon, 22 May 2006 08:53:23 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Catholics are the New York Yankees of Christianity.
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<a href="http://holyoffice.livejournal.com/80073.html">The Interpretative Dance Theocrats.</a> Inspired by <a href="http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/05/12/goldberg/index.html">Salon's excerpt</a> from Michelle Goldberg's new book, <em>Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism</em>, this handy guide will resolve your confusion over Christian theological jargon. <small>[<a href="http://www.listlesslawyer.com/blog/">via</a>]</small>post:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774Mon, 22 May 2006 08:35:40 -0800monju_bosatsureligionchristianitypremillenialismrapturecatholicismprotestantismreformationcalvinismfundamentalismtouchdownjesusBy: afu
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That was quite uninformitve. So what is the difference between premillenialism and rapture theology?comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316469Mon, 22 May 2006 08:53:23 -0800afuBy: msjen
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Actually, that was quite funny. Thanks for providing my first really good laugh of the day.
In the comments, HolyOffice gives a definition of <a href="http://holyoffice.livejournal.com/80073.html?thread=654281#t654281">Jesus.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316487Mon, 22 May 2006 09:08:45 -0800msjenBy: graymouser
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The definition of Jesus was several hundred times more amusing than the main definitions. Though credit for the subtitles --<em> Bible II: On to Rome</em> and <em>Bible III: Once Upon a Time in America</em> are inspired (though probably not by plenary verbal inspiration, which is a crock any way you look at it).comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316521Mon, 22 May 2006 09:41:23 -0800graymouserBy: slatternus
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Cool, thanks. I've never bothered to find out much about Christianity, especially the various bizarre American mutations So I got conned by Goldberg's Salon piece, I'm afraid. This was a great antidote.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316571Mon, 22 May 2006 10:29:44 -0800slatternusBy: Mars Saxman
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That's hilarious.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316574Mon, 22 May 2006 10:32:15 -0800Mars SaxmanBy: konolia
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In a few weeks when I get out of the weeds, so to speak (less than 2 weeks of school left) I will post a blog with all the real handy-dandy definitions. If I have to half kill myself this semester learning the terms, I might as well share them.
A hint: "Left Behind" is rather bad theology.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316617Mon, 22 May 2006 11:11:22 -0800konoliaBy: OmieWise
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I do wish these were real definitions, I've been reading through Wikipedia for the past couple of hours trying to understand all the nuances.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316623Mon, 22 May 2006 11:19:08 -0800OmieWiseBy: Mean Mr. Bucket
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Religion: a mind virus designed to control the pliable masses.
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful."
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger">Seneca</a> the Younger, circa 4 BC - 65 AD
"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."
- Denis <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diderot">Diderot</a>, circa 1760
"I believe that God wants me to be president."
-George W. Bush, circa 2001
"See in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."
-George W. Bush, circa 2005
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
- Joseph Goebbels, circa 1939comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316645Mon, 22 May 2006 11:38:11 -0800Mean Mr. BucketBy: dw
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Now there's an LJ post worthy of the <a href="http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/home.html">Wittenburg Door</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316692Mon, 22 May 2006 12:14:38 -0800dwBy: internal
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That's pretty funny. Thanks for pointing to this blog. <a href="http://holyoffice.livejournal.com/80533.html#cutid1">His thoughts on "The Da Vinci Code" are pretty good too.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316699Mon, 22 May 2006 12:20:23 -0800internalBy: dw
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<em>The definition of Jesus was several hundred times more amusing than the main definitions.</em>
Monitor.spew all the way. And the <a href="http://holyoffice.livejournal.com/80533.html#cutid1">Da Vinci Code explanation</a> is pretty good, too.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316707Mon, 22 May 2006 12:25:58 -0800dwBy: Cranberry
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The writer is apparently not a college football fan or he would have mentioned that Touchdown Jesus is a mosaic on a wall at the University of Notre Dame.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316860Mon, 22 May 2006 15:23:36 -0800CranberryBy: Cranberry
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If you say the post above out loud, it will be 'chocolate for the ears.'comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1316867Mon, 22 May 2006 15:28:51 -0800CranberryBy: nofundy
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It's actually referred to as "interpretative movement" as dance is frowned upon by these nuts.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1317296Tue, 23 May 2006 08:15:02 -0800nofundyBy: nofundy
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err interpretive?? <small>sorry</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.51774-1317297Tue, 23 May 2006 08:15:47 -0800nofundy
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