…as a sign of ignorance. Jake explains why in detail and states a basic truth:
T is who the bumper sticker is really arguing against, but poses no physical threat to any of the others.
Via Jonah.
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I always see this bumper sticker …
Posted: January 6, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, odditiesTags: I wish I said that, reality, religion
Yahoo is looking better and better.
Posted: January 6, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, techTags: islam, just deserts, profiles in cowardice, religion, tech
I popped over to Pam Geller’s site today and noticed an interesting post concerning Google search. She references this post at the next web:
When you search for the major religions of the world, the monotheistic faiths for example, Google serves up suggestions for the search “Christianity is” such as, “a lie,” or false.” Try it on a a number of faiths, and then Islam.
Notice any difference?
Google is systematically blocking, it seems, all search suggestions for Islam. Why? To remove the chance of an adherent of the faith from being offended by a perhaps severe search suggestion? Why not treat all search terms equally?
Given the complete lack of suggestions, not just terms that could be perceived as negative, it seems that Google is covering its, well, behind.
Take a look at the graphics, they are rather damning and cowardly. I tried the “is” combinations myself and got the same results as the screen shots. Remember Glenn’s oft repeated warning:
MY ADVICE TO CHRISTIANS, JEWS, HINDUS, ETC: Start blowing things up and beheading people. This will gain you enormous solicitude from the powers-that-be…
…No, I’m not serious about the advice. But they need to think about the incentive that’s being created here, or I fear that others will take the lesson. When you reward behavior, you tend to get more of it.
For the fun of it I tried the same thing with yahoo. The results for “Christianity is”, “Judaism is” are comparable with the Google results, but take a look at “Islam is”:
When you use google as your only search engine, you are behaving no differently than if you used only ABC, CBS and NBC as your only networks.
This guy is supposed to be a biblical scholar I guess he missed this bit:
But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Matt 24:36
The best advice I can give anyone about the last days is to live as if tomorrow is the last day. If you live like your soul depends on it then you have nothing to worry about.
My neighbors confound Fr. Feeney
Posted: January 2, 2010 by datechguy in catholic, personalTags: christmas open house, religion
Back in the 40’s and 50’s the Catholic Church in Boston was plagued with scandal, but of a much different nature that the recent ones.
A priest named Fr. Leonard Feeney was teaching that only Catholics could be saved. This was and is in direct contradiction to Catholic teaching. He spread these teachings through the St. Benedict’s Center.
The Church took action in 1949 to suppress this doctrine and finally after repeated attempts to get him to recant excommunicated him in 1953.
And that round about method brings us to my Jehovah Witness neighbors across the street.
Before I could even offer to help they had not only cleared their front but with a snowblower and a shovel started to clear mine. Within 5 minutes the three of us had the front all done.
When I came back from the wings I was shocked to see that my driveway (which is on another street our property is an “L” was ALSO snowblowed including a path all the way to my back stairs and door.
This is on a day when they have a million things to do, and this behavior is so typical of them that I can’t even express it.
Theologically their doctrines are not sound but I’ll tell you this, they have the basics, love of God and love of neighbor down pat.
Fr. Feeney would not have cared for them, but I’ve got to say God has blessed them.
For a clearer understanding of the points that refute Feeney see the Catechism of the Church on Baptism here and on Mortal sin here.
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