You know what really grinds my gears: Donald Trump is still here, the Rapture supposedly happened, and damn I wanted all the Christo-fascists to leave the earth so we would live in peace?
I really love it when you write on this stuff. Fucking brilliant. You know, in the AA big book, it says, "Pain is the touch-down of spiritual growth." Just sayin.
I grew weary of the Rapture about the time I was trying to decide whether my skirt was long enough to wear out in public. King James was king in my church at the time so you can imagine how fucked up I was. But we had to use King James because . . . Touch not the Unclean Thing, Published by Northstar Ministeries. It's available wherever fundamentalist bullshit is sold.
I actually read this to my husband, even the Greek, which I still read, even if I needed your translations sometimes. But did you really get a free coffee? I guess Starbucks doesn't have that. But he tips a lot, so I think my muffins may be a gift.
All I know about the rapture is that every time I survive one, I get a stamp on my 'survive 10 raptures, get a free coffee' card. I got a free coffee this morning!
Your Conclusion is a shining example of excellent writing. Those dopes are still masturbating.
"The rapture is theological masturbation – it feels good to those doing it but produces nothing of value. It's a 19th-century invention that contradicts two millennia of Jewish and early Christian understanding. Paul preached endurance through tribulation because that's what transformation requires." The rest of it is equally wonderful.
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I just finished the Rosh HaShana service (via streaming) and this fits in. The theme of this Rosh HaShana is the myth of Abraham's two sons, and how God had compassion for Hagar's son, the father of the Arabs. We are called on to have compassion for all the children of Abraham, despite our tendency to cut off compassion for people we think of as enemies.
I really love it when you write on this stuff. Fucking brilliant. You know, in the AA big book, it says, "Pain is the touch-down of spiritual growth." Just sayin.
I grew weary of the Rapture about the time I was trying to decide whether my skirt was long enough to wear out in public. King James was king in my church at the time so you can imagine how fucked up I was. But we had to use King James because . . . Touch not the Unclean Thing, Published by Northstar Ministeries. It's available wherever fundamentalist bullshit is sold.
I actually read this to my husband, even the Greek, which I still read, even if I needed your translations sometimes. But did you really get a free coffee? I guess Starbucks doesn't have that. But he tips a lot, so I think my muffins may be a gift.
All I know about the rapture is that every time I survive one, I get a stamp on my 'survive 10 raptures, get a free coffee' card. I got a free coffee this morning!
Your Conclusion is a shining example of excellent writing. Those dopes are still masturbating.
"The rapture is theological masturbation – it feels good to those doing it but produces nothing of value. It's a 19th-century invention that contradicts two millennia of Jewish and early Christian understanding. Paul preached endurance through tribulation because that's what transformation requires." The rest of it is equally wonderful.
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I just finished the Rosh HaShana service (via streaming) and this fits in. The theme of this Rosh HaShana is the myth of Abraham's two sons, and how God had compassion for Hagar's son, the father of the Arabs. We are called on to have compassion for all the children of Abraham, despite our tendency to cut off compassion for people we think of as enemies.