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Today, I voted (plus, Orson Scott Card and Liberal Logic)

Posted on November 7, 2006 by me

As many of you know, Oregon is the “mail-in voting” state. In a country where people yell and scream over dangling chads, stolen ballot boxes and voter disenfranchisement, we Oregonians trust the U.S. Postal Service to send us our ballots … Continue reading →

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Liberal Logic

Posted on November 7, 2006 by me

(Just one more side-track, then I’ll get back to the Entitlement issue.) This week’s Newsweek includes an article by Sam Harris, author of such spell-binding books as The End of Faith. Harris is a Stanford grad, an atheist who seems … Continue reading →

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Building mentality

Posted on October 31, 2006 by me

Okay, it’s been awhile and I still haven’t finished my last series of posts on “entitlement,” but I’m going to switch topics for this post. I will continue, I promise, and will even say some positive stuff about pastors. Our … Continue reading →

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A note about exegesis & hermenuetics

Posted on October 15, 2006 by me

I have not attended seminary (which is probably obvious to some of you). I have not taken any class on either exegesis or hermeneutics. I don’t read Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic or Latin; at times I barely speak English. However, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, My Own Personal Religion, The Daniel Amos Chronicles | 5 Comments