Because I'm a fan of weird juxtapositions...

[forsyth]

"There's an absurd, Douglas-Adams-ish quality to seeing pastors engage in this kind of crisis-mongering bullshit. The pastors preach, as the song says, that "Jesus is the answer for the world today," but they seem unsure as to what the question was. (What is 7 times 6? Jesus.) If Americans need Jesus because "the violence is increasing," would a decrease in violence mean that Jesus was no longer necessary?" from Slacktivist

The whole post is worth reading, because it talks about things "everybody knows" that aren't true, especially things like "society is becoming more violent' when there's actually, y'know, less violence.

I should really just make up a list of blogs and post it and so then I'd quit posting excerpts all the time. Maybe.

Okay, I probably would.

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Comments

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

Slacktivist is a good writer, and a wise fellow. I may not agree with the how he gets there, but usually like the place he gets to. And he's just really insightful and interesting. I encourage everybody to read his blog.