[lbo-talk] Re: the gibson jesus

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Wed Feb 25 18:47:36 PST 2004


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Luke Weiger wrote:


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
> > Oops, that should read "good works can be done in a secular way *without*
> > dragging JC into the business." Not worth fulminating if
> incomprehensible.
> >
> > Carl -- overposted, courting perdition
>
> I'm about as secular as they get. But your stance strikes me as rather
> peculiar: if a Christian does something good in the name of her lord, it
> probably doesn't have anything to do with her Christianity (after all,
> secular folk are also capable of good deeds), but if a Christian does
> something bad in the name of her lord, it's probably due to her Chistianity.
> If I'm missing some nuance here, please fill it in.
>
> -- Luke

The acolyte lands a solid left! Like Joel on MST 3K says, that's gotta hurt, no matter what your background is. Look out, though; somehow I don't think Carl's gonna turn the other cheek. Too sermon-on-the-mountish.

Miles



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