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The Case of JonBenet Ramsey-CBS Sept. 18 # 2
New Docuseries to begin airing 9/18/16 on CBS
"Twenty years after her death�in which 140 suspects have been cleared of the crime, including her parents, John and Patsy�the high-profile puzzler remains unsolved. A �dream team� of investigators chronicled in the upcoming six-hour docuseries The Case Of: JonBen�t Ramsey (premieres September 18, 8:30/7:30c, CBS) claims to have cracked the case."
Thought I'd provide a link to the Real Crime Profile podcast. Episode 36 is a discussion of the upcoming docuseries, and a bit about the team comprised to re-do the investigation. The team includes Jim Clemente, a retired FBI profiler, and Laura Richards, formerly of Scotland yard. To hear them speak about their investigation, theirs is the end all be all of all of these anniversary shows that are popping up.
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My apologies for kind of "re-posting" this, but it's my theory du jour that I initially dashed off on the fly. I've re-written to clarify, and I would really like to hear if it can be debunked:
At some later point after eating a piece or two of pineapple, JB and BR got into an altercation and BR hit JB on the head with the heavy flashlight. Unlike any previous times he had hit her, she went down and didn't move. At age 9, he may or may not have understood she was unconscious. Whatever he thought was going on, he most likely was scared of her waking up screaming and crying which would bring one or both his parents downstairs and he'd get in trouble for hitting her.
So he got hold of her by the back of her nightshirt and tried to drag her (because he couldn't lift her). This could have been (1) from the kitchen downstairs to the basement (if the altercation happened in the kitchen), or (2) from one place in the basement to another (ending up in the "wine cellar"). His reason would be to hide her until she woke up.
Trying to drag her by the nightshirt was not working too well (but it caused the triangular red mark on front of her neck). So he got the cording and put it around her neck in a slipknot (typical knot a kid would use for just about anything) and tried to drag her that way, but the cording kept slipping through his hands.
So he wrapped the other end of the cording around the piece of paintbrush handle to make a "grip" for his hands. [Or it's possible the cord with paintbrush grip was already lying around in the basement, having been made and used for something else.] He was then able to drag her body (including possibly down the stairs) to a place where his parents wouldn't immediately see her. The effect of this dragging tightened the cord around her neck and effectively strangled her although he was not aware of that.
He waited around a while for her to wake up. Possibly he engaged in some sexual curiosity -- she was asleep and wouldn't know .... He poked her a couple of times with the train track trying to wake her up, but that didn't work. So he got a blanket and put over her, either to try to kind of keep her warm or possibly to help hide her in case the parents looked.
And went upstairs to bed because he didn't know what else to do. Scared to go wake up his parents because whatever was wrong with her was his fault since he hit her. And he probably stayed in bed, scared stiff, when all heck broke loose, until whatever point he finally came downstairs. At some point shortly thereafter, he confessed to his parents about hitting her and then hiding her, and they came up with their plan for the ransom note and whatnot to try to protect him.
I thought his behavior during the Dr Phil interview/s was clearly nervous, but what struck me was that his smiling was "appeasing", like a dog that tore up the living room while you were gone and knows it's in trouble but doesn't really understand why. I don't think he meant to kill his sister -- I do think he hit her out of an in-the-moment rage reaction and had no idea what he'd done or that his following efforts to move and hide her ended up effectively sealing the issue and killing her (although the blow would have apparently resulted in her death anyway).
Her body had abrasions on the back consistent with having been dragged, and any of the adults could have/would likely have picked her up and carried her rather than drag her.
How many of the actual elements of JB's death does this satisfy?
Last edited by Advocate4; 09-22-2016 at 02:55 AM.
Welcome to thread number 2.
Please indulge me a bit and let me remind you of a few things:
Burke Ramsey is being publically accused of horrific things but remember the people making the accusations have backed them up. We've seen the CBS special. The investigators put a lot of work into that program and we can discuss and offer our opinion on every bit of it.
However, It doesn't mean anyone can come on Websleuths and make a wild accusation against Burke, an accusation that no one has ever heard before, with no backup whatsoever just because of the situation Burke finds himself in now.
There is plenty to talk about with the evidence presented on CBS. The docu-series can keep us talking for years to come if we want to do so.
Thank you for your participation and for your polite posting.
You all are very impressive.
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Anyway, even if I have a few problems with what was said on the show I am happy that some intelligent people finally had the guts to TELL IT LIKE IT IS. Bravo for that, it felt si good.
I am definitely not a H. Lee fan.... but he gave some pretty good tips re further dna testing on those items...I just HOPE evidence wasn\t tampered with on purpose when M. Lacy was in charge. Untying those knots and testing the cord for DNA is an interesting idea. Worth a try! IMO The problem remains... is there someone willing to do it?
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Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? unearths some bizarre evidence that suggests housekeeper Linda Hoffman Pugh and �Santa Claus suspect� Bill McReynolds should have been further investigated.
The two-part special on CNN offshoot channel HLN looks more deeply into alternative theories than this week�s explosive The Case Of JonBenet Ramsey.
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The story that one of the Ramseys killed JonBenet (accidentally or on purpose) that night, then the three of them covering it up, is a story you could drive a truck through, and back it up at an angle. And still not hit anything.
You have to be blind to a lot of basic things to believe it. When you stack all the improbables next to each other, the story looks close to impossible to swallow. jmo
But if you say:
There was no obvious footsteps outside,
pineapple "something, something",
highly unlikely they got in through the back window,
Burke (accidentally) hit JonBenet with a gold club over a year before,
Burke looks funny
they got lawyered up (how dare they)
Why then, they just got to be the ones!
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I was up till 5am and still no life at WB's and I was not here at all yesterday, so I need to catch up.
Madeline, Dr. Lee lost some creditability with me after he testified in the Michael Peterson (Staircase Murder) case and spit out a mouthful of ketchup, bla, bla, bla.
He is very smart and knows his shizz and I agreed with him and I hope they are able to re-test. I'm with you in thinking the evidence being tampered with and I would
not be surprised at all if it goes *poof* and conveniently vanishes into the Ramsey abyss.
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"Police found the same brand of duct-tape used to cover JonBenet�s mouth in the Pughs� home."
"If they covered up for Burke, they would have had to tie a nylon cord tightly around JonBenet�s neck and calmly stage a crime scene in the basement. Mrs Ramsey would have had to painstakingly write a two-and-a-half page ransom note in handwriting so different to her own that it has never been definitely matched.
Then they would have had to spend years crying and lying to TV cameras and teaching their child to lie, too. All this when the boy was too young to go to prison in the state anyway."
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IDI seems confused lately. The year started with them pointing fingers at Helgoth again. Then BR thinks it wad a pedo. Then comes JR saying it was someone punishing HIM. As crazy as it sounds I think JR developed some sort of MSBP after the crime. It is all about Him Him Him
Now they are back to pointing at the maid and Santa.
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wow. So posters on ffj were right when saying there is somehing else in the bowl with the pineapple. Now we know it was milk and it was Jb who liked it that way. - Madeleine
Ya, been looking at that white bowl for years.
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But there is nothing connecting them to her killing - except theories - with next to no evidence.
I have already asked how it was that the parents stayed up for nearly 40 hours and no-one mentioned their condition at that time. People who think they did it, just don't want to look at these inconvenient flaws in telling the story. John and Patsy would have been paranoid Burke Ramsey would say something. Yet they sent him to a neighbors in the morning. Doesn't follow. Doesn't make sense. Having the narrow window as the only entry and exit. Why? Didn't the Ramsey house have any doors? This is ignored. The pineapple. I couldn't make out the picture on it's own. Looked like apples or pear pieces to me. Burke was looking intently at that pic trying to figure it out, not avoiding it. Burke was not with us watching the show prior to seeing the pic having it all explained to him by the forensics people. Like we were. Get it? We were manipulated as viewers. We were set up on that. Remember the woman said he was suspicious about it, and why did he avoid saying it was THE PINEAPPLES. Straight after we had it all explained to us. If I were him, I wouldn't have clearly known what the pic was either. They were dishonestly tricking the viewer. jmo
Just stuff like that.
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I finally feel closure in this case, and I am left with an immense feeling of sadness for John, Patsy, and Burke. - Amonet
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- 1Unfold the brisket and cut into two equal pieces that will fit in your saute skillet or cast iron pan. Coat the skillet with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Salt and pepper the brisket. Sear until a golden brown crust appears on both sides of the meat. Remove and place in your slow cooker insert.
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Being aware that everyone we deal with tends to think and act differently from you creates an understanding that gaining in confidence has no 'silver bullet' solution. Therefore, confidence being very personal is experienced by each of us in different ways. Some people are very extraverted and thoroughly enjoy being in the limelight whenever possible whereas others who are more reserved are equally as confident dealing with detailed situations that require deep analysis. Yet we have others who are single-mindedly focused on results and drive to get things done using a directive style which can be at odds with those of us who are people oriented and look for warm and friendly relationship with others. From this brief description of different types of confidence it should be clear that there is no real 'quick fix' process to build confidence. However, there are actions we can take that could help us to be more confident in our approach in situations that are important to us.
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The majority believed that being in control of their behaviour was considered to be the greatest benefit from being self-aware. The more they felt in control of their behaviour the more they felt able to manage situations they encountered in ways that achieved constructive outcomes. As they experienced success with their interactions at home, work and socially their personal confidence increased.
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Discussion in 'Beer Trading Talk' started by jp7161, Aug 31, 2012.
You aren't hanging out with the right women.
FBS out the ass, a lot more than last year, still around too. Actually i'm burned out.
People who keep their Ann bottles
I don't get it.
*nevermind. I missed the $4$ thing.*
I don't get it. Him willing to go over $4$ for CBS is a peeve?
His pet peeve is generous offers, apparently. He probably kicks his dog if he gets an extra.
How much was CBS? $20?
I just figured it would probably take more than $30 worth of those beers to land one is all.
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It's lame to hype up your beer in your own thread. And if it's hands-down the best sour he's ever had, it seems odd that he'd want to trade. The actual offer itself looks fine, though, IMO.
Can't stand the guys who put up an iso with only styles of interest or a link to their wants, nothing specific. So you send them your cellar list and they tell you they don't have time to look through it. If you don't know what you're looking for expect vague replies or cellar lists as most us aren't F'ing mind readers!
wheres the comedy police? theres like 6 new threads in the ISO FT that need approval to find out if they are funny.
and if they aren't, i would like them removed. promptly.
Sorry about that
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Not being able to watch the ensuing hilarity when a poster makes a huge fuss about how X brewery is overrated and then posts ISOs 3 or 4 times for that same brewery's beer in the following weeks.
When someone says they will ship the following day, but ends up shipping a week later. Why even bother saying you can ship the next day if you can't. I'm dealing with this situation right now, and not only did they ship a week late, but they shipped right before the the hurricane hit, and delivery has already been delayed once.
I'm pretty sure I posted this already but it's worth repeating.
People that send you crap extras that are out of market beers for them. Essentially shitty beer that they don't want.
Just take a dump in the box and save us both the trouble.
Bound to step on some toes with this one....
But it's traders that ask for insane values for beers that have 1 review and not released yet. (*cough* Bolt Cutter).
[rant]I have an equally sought after beer with smaller batch size and same price... I've had other offers and they want to trade an unreleased 1 review beer for Cantillon Saint Lamvinus, a $35-40 bottle that's very highly ranked.[/rant]
<sigh>Just bitter I guess
But how else would I know what things go for if I can't talk about it? What's my post worth, What would it take to get a reply?
I think "what's it take?" type threads are reasonable if the main goal is to hear from people that have traded for that beer recently, especially before ISO/FT replies were turned on so there was no way to know what trades were getting done. It's a way of getting information without clogging up the ISO/FT forum with offers that would never get done. "What's my X worth" is just a thinly-veiled form of auction and shouldn't be allowed.
My biggest petpeeve: Just say NO! It's okay to politely refuse an offer--I won't be upset. Hell, I'd rather you insult me than just completely ignore me as a way of saying no. In one case I had a tentative trade set up when a guy went silent. When I messaged him back, he asked what our trade was again. When I responded, he just ignored me again. It's not difficult to respond to offers. Just copy a simple, "I decided to trade with someone else, but thank you for the offer" and paste it to every offer you don't want.
But did he ask you if you'd seen his cellar?
any idea what my CBS is worth nowadays?
Disagree. As a fairly new trader that doesn't trade regularly, it's helpful to know what the current market is like for a certain beer. The information helps to come up with a fair and equitable offer that is respected in the community. I want to be cheated, nor do I want to cheat anyone. Nor do I want to be laughed off the block like a 'noob.'
Did not fix that for you.
Damn it. I guess my masochistic tendencies are making themselves known.
People pimping their own beers in the thread, i.e. I love this beer, it's so fantastic, it's really one of my crown jewels. Even worse is when they then say they just want to share it -- look how nice I am! -- yet ask for walez that seem at best marginal.
Also, this maybe isn't quite a pet peeve, but when there are major typos and really poor grammar/lack of capitalization/lack of punctuation, I try to avoid those traders. If they can't take the time to post respectable-looking ISO, I'm not confident they will be a reliable trade partner. Maybe that's short-sighted, but that's how I feel.
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This has already been covered but...
So many trades offering good beer for better beer. For ex. Ft: Bcbs ISO: bcbs variants, "looking to go $4$".
WTF get that crap outta here.
The one that irk's me and has happened to me a few times is when both sides agree on doing the trade and are just figuring out the details, and then half way through the person comes back to me and says, "dude, I just got an offer I couldn't pass up!! Hope you understand..." WTF is that crap!?!? We had a deal? I guess some people's word is better than others...
I don't believe that everyone thinks bcbs variants are better than straight bcbs. Last year's bcbs was stellar and I preferred it to coffee and bramble. The larger format and lower allocations are key drivers of the valuation of the variants - not necessarily the quality.
Fair enough. Still though, it's seems like its the ft: semi rare iso: rare
I'd agree with you in the sense that I like bcbs over kbs. Sometimes more going on with the beer isn't necessarily more of what I'd prefer. That may not come off correctly but I get your point.
i would say BCBVS > BCBS > BCBCS. didn't try bramble because it sounded awful. didn't try rare b/c of sticker shock followed by demand explosion.
I prefer making my own coffee bcbs. It is cheaper, I don't have to fight for a bottle, and I can adjust the flavors. More folks should try this and other fun infusions, eg. toasted coconut, dried cherries, a vanilla bean (can be used for multiple infusions), different peppers, and combinations of all of these. It works much better than many may think. I suppose that this approach is more relevant for those who drink their beers than to those who are acquiring trade ammo.
And people who get BCBS
How do you do the coffee? Add a few beans to the bottle or filter it through some coffee grounds? or just add a touch of coffee?
Start with a high quality, freshly roasted, light to medium roast coffee of your choice. Grind it just to a coarse grind, and combine with the beer in the vessel easiest for you to use. 1.5-2 tablespoons of ground coffee/12oz is the way I like to go with it. Let steep for 7-10 minutes and then pour through a fine-mesh sieve or coffee filter. It helps to use a straw or spoon to taste test as you get past minute 5 with hopes to dial in the flavor profile/coffee influence that you desire. You could use less and steep for a longer period to get the influence, but the "prettier" notes of the coffee come out in the following prescribed time...much like french press techniques.
People who post "has this been completed yet?" within two minutes of a trade thread being started and think it's hilarious.


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Niki Goneva's late try gives Newcastle victory at Northampton
Newcastle snatched a 22-16 victory against Northampton thanks to a late 80-metre interception try from Niki Goneva at Franklin's Gardens.
The home side, who suffered their third home Aviva Premiership defeat of the campaign, had to play second half with 14 men after Kieran Brookes was sent off for a dangerous shoulder into the head of Scott Lawson at a ruck.
Yet Northampton were still leading 16-15 with a try from Christian Day and 11 points from Stephen Myler before Goneva got his fingertips to a pass on his 22, juggled the ball and surged to the line, avoiding Ben Foden's last-ditch effort along the way.
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Hello loves, I going to try to keep it short and sweet tonight.
I've got a few projects in the works right now. (One of them should be sooner than the others) Currently, bigger projects (mainly Premiers and Hexing House) are done while I alternate with single post projects. I wanna keep it that way but it also seems to slow down my posts. I'm honestly trying to find a better way but I'm also pretty strapped on time lately.
The Haven Febuary Contest theme was fantasy. It's pretty open ended but I thought I'd threw myself into the ring. Link to the contest and all the other entries is here: https://rachelshaven.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=125
Next, I have a kinda unique caption added onto this. I volunteered to be calendar girl this year for the Haven Calendar. I had to make a caption about myself. I decided to make it a little more challenging. I hope you ladies enjoy it.
Lastly, I want to thank you all for the praise on Hexing House Episode Two. Many of you have reached out to me about how much you enjoyed it and I tried to respond to every one of them. But, in case I missed any, I wanted to put this here. I really enjoy writing this series and it's becoming very much a labor of love. Hopefully, I'll keep it to everyone expectations. Don't forget to vote before Feb 4th.
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One of the things we have to remember is to "keep the love alive". Sometimes we get so into our kids and the indescribable bond that is created, we only worry about their needs; that we end up forgetting about our spouses. Than time will go and what will be left at home is only the couple again, and if there is no connection anymore, things will be though and cold.
I don't know why I started a Fall post talking about this, but it surely hit me when I was selecting these pictures. I could talk about how this mom wanted to book this since last winter; I could mentioned that we got together three times to check her outfits; maybe describe how the boys got some apples and really aimed at my camera, but I saw something more. A beautiful couple that really enjoys their happy family, but most of all, enjoyed themselves.
Look at mommy! Work it out, girl! Work it out! She looked so pretty and confident that she called me the very next day: "I want time to fly so next year comes and I get to do this again!".
Again, "Gotta keep the LOVE alive"! The Bible says: "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine. (Songs of Solomon 6:3)"
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When I first began to write this post I fully expected it to be no more than two short paragraphs long and even considered simply adding it as an addendum to my last blog, Why I Am Evangelical or Inappropriate Use of "Fundamentalism". However, as I reflected on what I would say, it soon became obvious how important this worldview – that of being 'post-conservative' – is to me. Important enough to set forth a pleaded articulation of what it is that makes one 'post-conservative'. It became my goal – and my hope – that the reader will get a "sense" of what I am talking about, because being post-conservative is difficult to define and perhaps to many it may sound like little more than an exercise in semantics. I hope to show this not to be the case.
Let me begin with what my wife refers to as a "lovely metaphor".
Have you ever been constipated? It is a horrible and painful ordeal. It is the sensation and awareness that something's gotta give, you just have to get something out but for reasons you can't explain there seems to be something else in the way. You become overwhelmed with frustration, you grab your stomach and buckle over in pain and you pray for relief so that what needs to come out can finally flow freely as nature intended. This, brothers and sisters, is analogous to my experience as a 'theological conservative'. I was more or less raised up with the worldview that says, 'don't question this so far' or 'don't think too much about that' because if you do you are sure to wind up as a 'liberal'. When that happens we'll have no choice but to call you a heretic.
Don't believe me? Consider this experience. I was a first year bible college student with many questions on my mind, and not many answers. A class discussion on original sin taught that the sin of Adam was a physical genetic disease that was physically passed down from one generation to another. However, since Jesus was perfect and born of a woman we must conclude that the "sin gene" was transmitted through the male chromosomes. Since Jesus had no earthly father we can conclude – so the theory goes – that this is true. Well I was no brilliant mind, but on all accounts this talk sounded pretty silly (as it still does). Not knowing any better I raised my hand and offered an alternative: the bible says that Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Could this passage not suggest that Jesus, who was perfect from birth to death, had a sin nature yet overcame it perfectly by not sinning? Wouldn't this add substance to Jesus' being tempted as we are?
Keep in mind that I was not presenting what I believed, but was trying to understand this situation better then what as being taught. No sooner did I get the words out of my mouth when murmurs of heresy began to circulate throughout the class. Later that evening I called a respected pastor who took the time to guide me and explain to me some things. While my class was quick to judge me a heretic, my friend recognized that I was an inquisitive Christian who needed direction. There is a difference.
It was not outright said: 'Don't think', but it was more or less implied: 'Don't think outside of your tradition, don't question what we've always believed'. But here is a problem I developed by way of observation: Catholics: people who are born and raised in this tradition or first get converted to it remain there and believe it to always teach the truth. Baptists: people who are born and raised in this tradition or first get converted to it remain there and believe it to always teach the truth. Pentecostals: people who are born and raised in this tradition or first get converted to it remain there and believe it to always teach the truth. Lutherans: people who … Anglicans: people who… Calvinists: people who… et cetera. In other words, people tend to believe that their tradition is the right one by default of being their tradition. Even many who are in search for "Truth" often fail to consider the possibility that maybe they don't have it.
Yet I had the fortunate misfortune in my youth of coming across a quote by the ancient Church Father, Clement of Alexandria, who said:
"If our faith is such that it is destroyed by force of argument, then let it be destroyed, for it would have been proven that we do not possess the truth".
I thought 'this is a man who is more committed to finding 'truth' then stubbornly establishing his 'tradition''. Then – foolish me – I took Clements' statement a step further and applied it to all areas of the faith, and this is where my "theological constipation" – and my anguish – came in.
- Q: Is "tongues" truly the evidence that someone has had the baptism of the Holy Spirit (as my tradition taught)? Then what about the majority of Christians through the ages – many of who claimed this experience – where tongues were absence (John Wesley)?
- Q: Why is it that no matter how I read the bible, a seven year tribulation theory makes no sense at all and can be found nowhere (as my tradition taught it), at least not by way of a most natural reading of Daniel 9:24-27?
- Q: If salvation is by grace through faith alone, if sacrifices could not take away sin, if God's plan all along was to redeem creation through the sacrifice of Christ, then why do we (as my tradition taught) say that salvation in the old testament was by the law? How were the Old Testament saints saved?
These are just a few of the questions that I began to have, but the backlash was more then I was prepared to handle. 'Heretic'; 'crazy'; 'get out of our church'; 'to question "such-and-such" is heresy', et cetera. In other words, 'these are our traditions, you don't like it? Leave!' So I became constipated. I had these questions brewing within me but I was fearful of the backlash from the Christian conservative community (theological conservative is not necessarily "right wing conservatives"; you may be a "liberal left winger" and still be conservative when it comes to your liberal beliefs).
It is crucial to note that my questions were not polemical; that is, it wasn't as though I read a book against the seven year tribulation theory and so challenged it, or that I read books by Reformed scholars and then challenged tongues evidence of Pentecostals. I was simply a bible reader with real questions. I read the bible and certain things which I was being taught (I knew nothing else) did not make sense, "here are my questions. Help me". It was a situation of "I want to believe, help my unbelief". But instead I was sent to the proverbial guillotine. So I spent several years with my lips tightly sealed for fear of the consequences of honest reflection in search of truth.
So what is the answer to constipation? How about a good large Bran muffin or better yet, a good dose of ex-lax! Roger Olson's book (quoted in the previous blog) called, How to be Evangelical without being Conservative, was my ex-lax. "Conservative" throughout his book is not to be understood as a political Conservative (which I am); his issue is with theological conservativism. He says,
"When I claim that it is possible to be more evangelical by being less conservative, I mean by 'conservative' that habit of the heart that reacts against anything nontraditional and tends toward an idolatry of some perceived past 'golden age'" [p.25 emphasis mine].
He says that it is his impression that "conservative theologians tend to place tradition on the same plane of authority as Scripture without admitting it" [p.145]. He clarifies himself by saying:
"My concern is that too many conservative evangelical theologians, pastors, teachers, and laypeople inadvertently elevate some tradition as the authoritative interpretive lens through which Scripture is read and understood. But that is, in effect, to place tradition on the same plane as Scripture" [p.146].
However, in all of this he is also quick to admit (as am I) that tradition itself is not bad and should not be easily dismissed. He says, "We all think along with some tradition as we read and interpret the Bible… [but it is important to recognize] that everything in Christian tradition is open to question in light of Scripture" [p.145 emphasis mine].
And this is where 'post-conservative' comes into play. He understands post-conservative evangelicals as Christians who are on a theological pilgrimage (and suggests that N.T. Wright – renown biblical scholar by all accounts – is post-conservative. As I side note, in Wrights recent book, it seems he read another of Olson's books and embraces that term [Justification, p.26]). "Out of the Reformation came a principle for all Protestants always to follow: reformata et simper reformanda – reformed and always reforming. In other words, Christians are always to remain open to changes in doctrine and practice insofar as they are required by Scripture" [p.150].
I am post-conservative because I believe all of our traditions must be open to question and even change in light of further biblical reflection. I am post-conservative because I firmly believe that Christians need to remain in an attitude of "Reformed and Always Reforming". I am post-conservative because I am truly Evangelical, placing 'scripture supremely' over and above all traditions. I do not reject or discard tradition; I respect tradition, but with such an array of "Christian Traditions" in the world today I believe it would be both naive and arrogant to suppose that my tradition – on merit of being mine and on merit of being the lens by which I interpret the scriptures – is the correct one. And all others – by merit of not being mine – are by default wrong. As a post-conservative I agree with N.T. Wright: "The problem is not that people disagree with me. That is what one expects and wants. Let's have the discussion! The point of course is to learn with and from one another" [Justification, p.20].
And that is why I am post-conservative today. Will you join me on this theological and biblical pilgrimage?


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On my last trip to the flea market I came across some vintage glassware and plastic perfume bottles from a few decades ago. I was drawn to the shapes of the containers but not the finish. I got the whole lot for $5.00 and decided a refashion was in order.
I brought my treasures home and immediately cleaned them up with mild car washing soap and water. After they dried I used glossy all-purpose spray paint to give them an easy face lift. I placed the small pieces on an old cardboard box for painting. This gave me easier access to all the little crevices and allowed me to easily move them onto my screened in porch for the night to dry. It took a total of three coats with a little drying time in between each to reach the finish I wanted. The paint takes longer to dry on plastic than other materials so I recommend letting it dry for about 24 hours before bringing it inside.
Once dried I moved my refashioned "art-decoish" pretties into my guest room. This was a cheap and easy way to add a little pizzaz to the bedroom's decor. There is nothing like seeing your vision come together. I hope this project will inspire you to do your own flea market refashion!


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The folks at Black Hat have been kind enough to invite us once again to deliver a Kali Dojo in Las Vegas this year. The event will be held on the 4th of August at the Mandalay Bay hotel, and will be open to all Black Hat pass types. This year our Dojo will be set up differently, allowing for a larger crowd and much more interaction. We are going to hold a full day event, featuring several main activity areas :