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“The arts are not a way to make a living” -Kurt Vonnegut

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“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut

Why English Majors Make Lousy Fundamentalists

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Why English Majors Make Lousy Fundamentalists

Why English Majors Make Lousy Fundamentalists

This is just an interesting read.  The more I learn about literature and language, the more skeptical I am of a strictly “fundamentalist” approach to all scripture, and yet the more understanding I am of why fundies see things the way they do.  Of course, the word “fundamentalist” conjures a range of labels, but most of them indicate to me a view of the Bible that attempts to honor it, but falls short of embracing its totality.  Like a fundy, I totally believe 2 Tim. 3:16 to be true.  But I’m going to understand it in a different way.  And even fundies disagree over interpreting the passages, so “taking everything literally” doesn’t solve all problems of interpretation and doctrine.  After all, Jesus didn’t literally produce wool from his body, swing on a hinge, or grow vines.  So when he says he is the lamb, the door, or the vine, he is no doubt being symbolic.  And although a fundy knows this is metaphor, this understanding is an important basis for how all else can be metaphor.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this readers—especially the converse.  How can/how have “English majors” and other types misapprehended the scriptures?

Anti-War, Anti-State Christian Leaders

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Anti-War, Anti-State Christian Leaders

Anti-War, Anti-State Christian Leaders

A look into the history of the Restoration Movement, “Campbellism” wave, and how historically the mainstream Churches of Christ ceased to preach against war in the wake of persecution from the government.

Billy Nye, Ken Ham Debate on Creation: Questions I Wanted to Ask

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As Bible students like me come across various debates such as these, questions arise that sometimes are not addressed.  Here are some I wished would have been asked:

Questions I wished they asked Bill Nye:
1) How did matter arise in the universe, if no extra-physical/supernatural entity brought it about through extra-physical means?
2) If there is no creator, how do you explain why the universe is rational and we as conscious beings an understand it as rational?
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My blog, also, is taking an intermission

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Greetings all.

In the interest of, well, several things, my blog will take an “intermission” that couldn’t be more well timed, as my last post was on the “intermission” of a book I’ve been blogging about.

Several things are going on this week, and likely one of them I may quickly post about.  But if you are looking for another installment in my blog series on A Shot of Faith to the Head, be patient.  It will arrive in the next week.

Cheers.