Comments on: Does the Church play Tennis? http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Enlikekeymn http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-90 Enlikekeymn Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:10:40 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-90 ONLINE - DRUGSTORE! PRICES of ALL MEDICINES! FIND THAT NECESSARY... VIAGRA, CIALIS, PHENTERMINE, SOMA... and other pills! Welcome please: pills-prices.blogspot.com NEW INFORMATION ABOUT PAYDAY LOANS! Welcome please: payday-d-loans.blogspot.com GOOD LUCK! ONLINE – DRUGSTORE!
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]]> By: yellowdancerkikki http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-52 yellowdancerkikki Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:30:50 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-52 :) True. I like the thought of god as a communist. it is quite an interesting perspective, and makes quite a bit of sense. I would very much like to know the real intentions of the story. ~kiki :) True. I like the thought of god as a communist. it is quite an interesting perspective, and makes quite a bit of sense. I would very much like to know the real intentions of the story.
~kiki

]]> By: Rolfe Schmidt http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-51 Rolfe Schmidt Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:19:22 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-51 Right, it matters whether God exists and whether God had anything to do with the events of the story. Is God malevolent? Is God just a really serious communist? Or is the church just using scare tactics? I think Occam's razor will give you a pretty clear answer to those questions. But now that I've thought about it a little more, I realize that the important question is why the story was included in the first place. So I'm coming around to your claim that it's irrelevant whether these things happened or not. I'm just a little slow sometimes. Right, it matters whether God exists and whether God had anything to do with the events of the story. Is God malevolent? Is God just a really serious communist? Or is the church just using scare tactics? I think Occam’s razor will give you a pretty clear answer to those questions.

But now that I’ve thought about it a little more, I realize that the important question is why the story was included in the first place. So I’m coming around to your claim that it’s irrelevant whether these things happened or not. I’m just a little slow sometimes.

]]> By: yellowdancerkikki http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-50 yellowdancerkikki Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:41 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-50 However, if the story did not happen then it is the insitution employing scare tactics and if not then we know that there is actually a malevolent 'god' who is going to use violence to frighten people into belief. That is, if we are following the belief pattern which the story calls for. If we believe from the start that the 'god' does not exist then there is no problem and this is, as you put it, just a 'bizarre story'. ~kiki However, if the story did not happen then it is the insitution employing scare tactics and if not then we know that there is actually a malevolent ‘god’ who is going to use violence to frighten people into belief. That is, if we are following the belief pattern which the story calls for. If we believe from the start that the ‘god’ does not exist then there is no problem and this is, as you put it, just a ‘bizarre story’.
~kiki

]]> By: Rolfe Schmidt http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-49 Rolfe Schmidt Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:02:22 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-49 Great dissection of that story! I get tired of people picking on the same old Old Testament snippets about stonings, etc. Even the enlightened-and-loving New Testament has its "interesting" points. I have to say that I'm sympathetic to the "community" thing, but this story brings up a fairly dark side of practical communism to say the least. Also, I think it is relevant whether the events really happened. If they didn't, then the story could be lie meant to scare people into submission. If it did happen, then it could simply be a bizarre story. But that's a question we'll never answer. Great dissection of that story! I get tired of people picking on the same old Old Testament snippets about stonings, etc. Even the enlightened-and-loving New Testament has its “interesting” points. I have to say that I’m sympathetic to the “community” thing, but this story brings up a fairly dark side of practical communism to say the least.

Also, I think it is relevant whether the events really happened. If they didn’t, then the story could be lie meant to scare people into submission. If it did happen, then it could simply be a bizarre story. But that’s a question we’ll never answer.

]]> By: Does the Church Play Tennis, Can Prayer Save School and « Cocking A Snook! http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-48 Does the Church Play Tennis, Can Prayer Save School and « Cocking A Snook! Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:07:54 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-48 [...] Favorite Daughter you know. But here’s another young feminist I can’t wait to see take the world by the tail: Does the Church Play Tennis? [...] [...] Favorite Daughter you know. But here’s another young feminist I can’t wait to see take the world by the tail: Does the Church Play Tennis? [...]

]]> By: JJ http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-34 JJ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:28:03 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-34 Or would, if the link had come through. Try again: <a href="http://www.culturekitchen.com/jj_ross/blog/flash_wimbledon_widget_woes_intelligent_individ" rel="nofollow">Flash! WIMBLEDON WIDGET WOES: Intelligent Individuals OutRank Factory Robots!</a> Or would, if the link had come through. Try again:

Flash! WIMBLEDON WIDGET WOES: Intelligent Individuals OutRank Factory Robots!

]]> By: JJ http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-33 JJ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:26:57 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-33 LOL - actually it's all about tennis power of story and how school/church treats individuals as interchangeable parts, to ill effect: <a> I'll really go now. :) Doctor J LOL – actually it’s all about tennis power of story and how school/church treats individuals as interchangeable parts, to ill effect:

I’ll really go now. :)
Doctor J

]]> By: JJ http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-32 JJ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:01:34 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-32 Btw, did you know tennis used to be played by monks using human flesh as their rackets?? google racket history and you'll see. I wrote about this once at Culture Kitchen but I can't recall for sure which essay it was! :) If I find it I will post a link; it makes a good story. Btw, did you know tennis used to be played by monks using human flesh as their rackets??

google racket history and you’ll see. I wrote about this once at Culture Kitchen but I can’t recall for sure which essay it was! :)

If I find it I will post a link; it makes a good story.

]]> By: JJ http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-31 JJ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:56:51 +0000 http://shadowofawhim.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/does-the-church-play-tennis/#comment-31 I've done both, tennis and protestant church stuff. In my lifetime the rackets for tennis got better and better, through research and science. The rules changed to accommodate the new possibilities. The rackets for church have gotten much worse. I don't play anymore. Have you read abour this new superstitious <a href="http://www.culturekitchen.com/moiv/blog/spiritual_warfare_oiling_the_wheels_of_government#comment" rel="nofollow">ritualism of smearing holy oil all over government courthouses and capitol hearing rooms</a>? And in Florida last year we had schoolfolk secretly "anointing" all the little kids' desks, the night before the Big Test. Spiritual warfar they call it. Any god that would fall for that deserves the decay and decline that must surely follow, as human understanding of reality recedes. Keep up the good blogging! Doctor J I’ve done both, tennis and protestant church stuff.

In my lifetime the rackets for tennis got better and better, through research and science. The rules changed to accommodate the new possibilities.

The rackets for church have gotten much worse. I don’t play anymore.

Have you read abour this new superstitious ritualism of smearing holy oil all over government courthouses and capitol hearing rooms? And in Florida last year we had schoolfolk secretly “anointing” all the little kids’ desks, the night before the Big Test.
Spiritual warfar they call it.
Any god that would fall for that deserves the decay and decline that must surely follow, as human understanding of reality recedes.

Keep up the good blogging!
Doctor J

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