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The View From 1776
§ American Traditions
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Secular Religions
Liberal-progressivism and its subset environmentalism are both secular religions. They are, along with Lenin's and Stalin's Communism, Hitler's National Socialist German Workers Party (the Nazis), and Mussolini's Fascism, merely denominations within the church of socialism.
With regard to environmentalism, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, 3/15/15:
From a speech by the late novelist Michael Crichton to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, 2003:
Today, one of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism. Environmentalism seems to be the religion of choice for urban atheists. Why do I say it's a religion? Well, just look at the beliefs. If you look carefully, you see that environmentalism is in fact a perfect 21st century remapping of traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs and myths.
There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge, and as a result of our actions there is a judgment day coming for us all. We are all energy sinners, doomed to die, unless we seek salvation, which is now called sustainability. Sustainability is salvation in the church of the environment. Just as organic food is its communion, that pesticide-free wafer that the right people with the right beliefs, imbibe. . . .
There is no Eden. There never was. What was that Eden of the wonderful mythic past? Is it the time when infant mortality was 80%, when four children in five died of disease before the age of five? When one woman in six died in childbirth? When the average lifespan was 40, as it was in America a century ago. When plagues swept across the planet, killing millions in a stroke. Was it when millions starved to death? Is that when it was Eden?
With regard to the overarching secular religion of liberal-progressivism. in March 2004 I wrote the following:
Socialism: Our Unconstitutionally Established National Religion
Federal education funding to teach socialism amounts to establishing the secular religion of socialism as the official national church.
The following letter was mailed to Supreme Court Justices Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas:
Dear Mr. Chief Justice:
This letter is in regard to the Court's recent decision in the Washington State religious scholarship case. The purpose is not to disagree specifically with the Court's decision, but to question what constitutes a religion, the establishment of which is prohibited by the First Amendment.
It can be demonstrated that secular and materialistic socialism is a religion. That being the case, any use of Federal funds by public schools and universities for the teaching of socialistic doctrine constitutes a prohibited establishment of a specific religion.
That socialism is a religion:
Socialism's codifier, Henri de Saint-Simon, himself called socialism a religion. His last major work was entitled The New Christianity. Saint-Simon said that the highest socialistic regulatory council should control education so that nothing but the catechism of social justice might be taught (e.g., Darwinian evolution, multiculturalism, Keynesian economics, deconstruction, legal realism, and critical studies).
Saint-Simon's more famous colleague Auguste Comte went so far as to create The Religion of Humanity as part of his materialistic philosophy of Positivism.
Comte's Religion of Humanity was approvingly cited by John Stuart Mill in his Chapters on Socialism, in which he mused that the educational system should be changed to indoctrinate the people with the principles of socialism.
The late Bertrand Russell, one of the world's most prominent spokesmen for socialism, said of the World War I German socialist party, "For Social Democracy is not a mere political party, nor even a mere economic theory; it is a complete self-contained philosophy of the world and of human development; it is, in a word, a religion and an ethic. To judge the work of Marx, or the aims and beliefs of his followers, from a narrow economic standpoint, is to overlook the whole body and spirit of their greatness." (from Lecture One, German Social Democracy).
Irving Howe was, as you know, a leading New York socialist intellectual after World War II, as well as the founding editor of Dissent magazine. In A Margin of Hope: An Intellectual Autobiography, he wrote, "Call it liberal, call it social democratic, a politics devoted to incremental reform even while still claiming a utopian vision, how can such a politics satisfy that part of our imagination still hungering for religious exaltation, still drawn to gestures of heroic violence, still open to the temptations of the apocalypse? Perhaps it was recognition of this fact that led the leadership of the European social democracy in the years just before the First World War to maintain some of the "revolutionary" symbols and language of early Marxism, though their parties had ceased to be revolutionary in any serious respect. Intuitively they grasped that the parties they led were not just political movements but, in some sense, branches of a "church" "
In A Yippie Manifesto, published in May 1969, Jerry Rubin wrote, "America and the West suffer from a great spiritual crisis. And so the yippies are a revolutionary religious movement.A religious-political movement is concerned with peoples souls, with the creation of a magic world which we make real.We offer: sex, drugs, rebellion, heroism, brotherhood. They offer: responsibility, fear, puritanism, repression."
To round out the liberals' own characterization of socialism as a religion, start by comparing the similarities in structure between socialism and Christianity. Each has a theory about human nature that prescribes conditions of daily life and holds forth a promise of future redemption for all of humanity, a vision of future perfection that becomes a controlling factor in the daily lives of Christians and socialists. Christians look to salvation and life after death. Liberal-socialists look to The Religion of Humanity's promise of perfection of man and society, here on earth, by means of materialistic structures planned and administered by intellectuals.
For liberals, there being no God, the ultimate source of legitimacy and authority is the ever-changing ideas of social justice in the minds of intellectuals. Applying that view to our Constitution is the process of judicial activism.
Christianity, like it or not, was the sole unifying structure of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. For the Judeo-Christian tradition, Original Sin was humans over-reaching to become God-like by eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. The message was that humans are God's creatures and must obey God's Will. Neither Salvation, return to the Garden of Eden, nor eternal bliss, is possible within this world.
Socialism exhibits all the same elements: a Garden of Eden (the State of Nature), original sin, and a promise of salvation revealed in sacred texts delivered by revered prophets. For socialists, Original Sin was the invention of private property and the resulting scramble of individuals to amass property, which introduced greed, avarice, aggression, crime, and wars. But unlike Christianity, socialist salvation is attainable without divine intervention, through the political state, by future generations here on earth.
Socialist salvation, however, is not an individual matter. It applies to the collective masses, in which individuals have no political significance beyond their class identity. Be it noted that our nation was incontrovertibly founded on principles of individualism, not secular and materialistic collectivism.
To be considered true religions, doctrinal beliefs must achieve multi-national and cross-cultural acceptance. Socialism clearly qualifies, having spread from Western Europe to all parts of the world. It has been adopted by countries in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East, including three of the most populous nations in the world: Russia, India, and China. Great religions commonly are associated with the lives and teachings of larger-than-life individuals such as Moses, Buddha, Jesus, or Mohammed. Socialism qualifies in that respect also. Henri de Saint-Simon, Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, and Charles Darwin delivered their revelations of materialistic Truth in the first sixty years of the 1800s.
Marx has become a mythical, god-like figure to billions of people around the world. American school children are taught that Darwin was the embodiment of science and truth, despite the fact that there exists not a single proof of his speculative theory (see Cal-Berkeley law professor Phillip E. Johnson's Darwin on Trial and Gertrude Himmelfarb's Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution). Thomas Huxley and American socialists like John Dewey used Darwinian evolution theory as a battering ram against morality and spiritual religions, particularly Christianity.
John Adams said that the Constitution was made for a moral and religious people, self-constrained by individual morality; that it would work for no other. Darwin's "bulldog," Thomas Huxley, said that there is no such thing as sin, merely the struggle for survival. Dewey taught that there is no morality, because material conditions are the sole source of human nature, and those conditions change continually in Darwinian fashion. Their fellow socialists Hitler and Stalin found nothing to quibble about in those doctrines.
The prophets of the socialist religion proclaimed that human nature could be returned to its State-of-Nature benevolence by the abolition of private property. Political societies, indeed all of humanity, could be perfected here on earth by restructuring government to place it in the hands of intellectual planners. The state-planner, the minister of socialist religion, sees himself as a modern-day Moses uniquely qualified by his knowledge about the so-called Immutable Law of History to guide humanity to earthly perfection, back to the Original State of Nature.
That the secular and materialistic religion of liberalism (the American sect of the international religion of socialism) is antithetical to and wholly incompatible with the fundamental principles of our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution; proselytizing with Federal funds for the religion of socialism is therefore unconstitutional:
The American War of Independence was based philosophically upon John Locke's Second Treatise, which was founded entirely in natural law. The legitimization for both the ouster of James II and George III was that each had broken the natural-law compact that postulated inalienable, individual natural-law rights to life, liberty, and property. "No taxation without representation."
Jefferson's references in the Declaration to "The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" are meaningless except in the context of natural law. Ditto with regard to the Bill of Rights.
Natural law, since Aristotle, has been identified with the teleological, intelligent-design paradigm of the cosmos. Aristotle's natural law, via Aquinas's Summa Theologica, opened the field of European medieval law to the concept of separation of church and state into political and spiritual realms. One dealt with making people good citizens, the other with making people good humans. Both were rooted in natural law, and natural law was God-given. This was the entire foundation of everything that we now call Western civilization.
Everyone from Franklin to Washington continually invoked the Deity's blessings for the success of the American cause of independence, and later the Constitution. But American liberal-socialism demands that only the secular doctrine of socialism and Comte's Positivism be taught in our schools. Because of support from our Federal courts, socialism has been established as the only scientific truth. The natural-law, spiritual-religion foundation of our nation has been dismissed as ignorance from a pre-scientific age. If that position holds, then the Declaration and the Constitution are meaningless drivel that "evolves" in Darwinian evolutionary fashion, subject only to random, chaotic materialistic forces.
As our first socialist Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes, repeatedly wrote, there is no such thing as a higher law of morality, merely whatever a particular judge thinks that the law ought to be. As you know, Holmes opined that, if secular materialism changed public opinion to the belief that we should scrap the Constitution and institute Bolshevism, then neither the Court not the Constitution should stand in the way. That contempt for tradition and precedent, for the entirety of Western civilization, has, too often since the 1920s, informed Federal judicial practice, making the Constitution into a Rorschach ink-blot.
The materialistic and secular doctrine of socialism, pushed by the ACLU (e.g., the Scopes monkey trial), liberal-socialist politicians, and the teachers' unions, in effect decapitates Western civilization. We see this daily in denigration of subject matter produced by "dead white men" and John Dewey's maxim that "dead" history has no place in the Progressive Education curriculum. William F. Buckley, Jr., documented it in his 1951 God and Man at Yale, and Alan Charles Kors and Harvey A. Silverglate have updated it in The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on Americas Campuses.
Saint-Simon and John Dewey were correct in perceiving that control of education is the most effective way to destroy the essence of Western civilization and replace it with the secular and materialistic religion of socialism. We may hope that education will be rebalanced to require fair presentation of the doctrinal foundations of our Constitution, as well as the dogma of liberal-socialism.
May we hope that the Federal judiciary will abandon its suicide pact with the liberal-socialists?
Thomas E. Brewton
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Demers began skiing seven years ago and has attended the winter games every year since.
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Culminating Tuesday afternoon, the games began Sunday evening with an opening ceremony in the Town Square at Waterville Valley that featured a first ever flyover by a New Hampshire State Police helicopter, a parade of emergency vehicles and the arrival of the Olympic flame by snowmobile.
Hundreds of participants and spectators are expected to be at the Winni Dip but not Benjamin Demers.
For a sixth consecutive year, the 2014 Winni Dip on Saturday will feature scores of police officers who'll plunge into the cold waters of Paugus Bay, which is the southern extension of Lake Winnipesaukee, as well as the first ever High School Dip on Sunday.
At the summer games, Demers, who lives in Pelham and skis out of Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, will participate in the 400 meter, breaststroke and relay competitions.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Firecracker collectors
When I feel uninspired, I go to ebay and look at firecracker labels. It amazes me also that people order these through the mail. In spite of all the disclaimers, I'm pretty sure they're buying an ancient string of crackers.
In 4th grade, I held one in my hand after lighting.
Don't try it.
3 comments:
- linda said...
"In 4th grade, I held one in my hand after lighting."
Sally, whatever it did to your hand–well, just look what came out of your hand! Anita and Quasi and Slimfast and Whinsey just to name a few.
- Apr 10, 2007, 9:45:00 PM
p.s. But don't try it again.
- Apr 10, 2007, 10:26:00 PM
- Sally said...
I had pyro leanings as a child. I held this particular fire cracker in my hand while standing in the basement.
- Apr 11, 2007, 7:39:00 PM
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Chapter 6 Fats
Fats and oils are part of a healthful diet, but the type of fat makes a difference to heart health, and the total amount of fat consumed is also important. High intake of saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol increases the risk of unhealthy blood lipid levels, which, in turn, may increase the risk of coronary heart disease. A high intake of fat (greater than 35 percent of calories) generally increases saturated fat intake and makes it more difficult to avoid consuming excess calories. A low intake of fats and oils (less than 20 percent of calories) increases the risk of inadequate intakes of vitamin E and of essential fatty acids and may contribute to unfavorable changes in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) blood cholesterol and triglycerides.
Fats supply energy and essential fatty acids and serve as a carrier for the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K and carotenoids. Fats serve as building blocks of membranes and play a key regulatory role in numerous biological functions. Dietary fat is found in foods derived from both plants and animals. The recommended total fat intake is between 20 and 35 percent of calories for adults. A fat intake of 30 to 35 percent of calories is recommended for children 2 to 3 years of age and 25 to 35 percent of calories for children and adolescents 4 to 18 years of age. Few Americans consume less than 20 percent of calories from fat. Fat intakes that exceed 35 percent of calories are associated with both total increased saturated fat and calorie intakes.
To decrease their risk of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, most Americans need to decrease their intakes of saturated fat and trans fats, and many need to decrease their dietary intake of cholesterol. Because men tend to have higher intakes of dietary cholesterol, it is especially important for them to meet this recommendation. Population-based studies of American diets show that intake of saturated fat is more excessive than intake of trans fats and cholesterol. Therefore, it is most important for Americans to decrease their intake of saturated fat. However, intake of all three should be decreased to meet recommendations. Table 8 shows, for selected calorie levels, the maximum gram amounts of saturated fat to consume to keep saturated fat intake below 10 percent of total calorie intake. This table may be useful when combined with label-reading guidance. Table 9 gives a few practical examples of the differences in the saturated fat content of different forms of commonly consumed foods. Table 10 provides the major dietary sources of saturated fats in the U.S. diet listed in decreasing order. Diets can be planned to meet nutrient recommendations for linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid while providing very low amounts of saturated fatty acids.
Based on 1994-1996 data, the estimated average daily intake of trans fats in the United States was about 2.6 percent of total energy intake. Processed foods and oils provide approximately 80 percent of trans fats in the diet, compared to 20 percent that occur naturally in food from animal sources. Table 11 provides the major dietary sources of trans fats listed in decreasing order. Trans fat content of certain processed foods has changed and is likely to continue to change as the industry reformulates products. Because the trans fatty acids produced in the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils account for more than 80 percent of total intake, the food industry has an important role in decreasing trans fatty acid content of the food supply. Limited consumption of foods made with processed sources of trans fats provides the most effective means of reducing intake of trans fats. By looking at the food label, consumers can select products that are lowest in saturated fat, trans fats,13 and cholesterol.
To meet the total fat recommendation of 20 to 35 percent of calories, most dietary fats should come from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. Sources of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids are liquid vegetable oils, including soybean oil, corn oil, and safflower oil. Plant sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (α-linolenic acid) include soybean oil, canola oil, walnuts, and flaxseed. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are omega-3 fatty acids that are contained in fish and shellfish. Fish that naturally contain more oil (e.g., salmon, trout, herring) are higher in EPA and DHA than are lean fish (e.g., cod, haddock, catfish). Limited evidence suggests an association between consumption of fatty acids in fish and reduced risks of mortality from cardiovascular disease for the general population. Other sources of EPA and DHA may provide similar benefits; however, more research is needed. Plant sources that are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids include vegetable oils (e.g., canola, olive, high oleic safflower, and sunflower oils) that are liquid at room temperature and nuts.
Considerations for Specific Population Groups
Evidence suggests that consuming approximately two servings of fish per week (approximately 8 ounces total) may reduce the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease and that consuming EPA and DHA may reduce the risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease in people who have already experienced a cardiac event.
Federal and State advisories provide current information about lowering exposure to environmental contaminants in fish. For example, methylmercury is a heavy metal toxin found in varying levels in nearly all fish and shellfish. For most people, the risk from mercury by eating fish and shellfish is not a health concern. However, some fish contain higher levels of mercury that may harm an unborn baby or young child's developing nervous system. The risks from mercury in fish and shellfish depend on the amount of fish eaten and the levels of mercury in the fish. Therefore, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency are advising women of childbearing age who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children to avoid some types of fish and shellfish and eat fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. For more information, call FDA's food information line toll-free at 1-888-SAFEFOOD or visit http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html.
Lower intakes (less than 7 percent of calories from saturated fat and less than 200 mg/day of cholesterol) are recommended as part of a therapeutic diet for adults with elevated LDL blood cholesterol (i.e., above their LDL blood cholesterol goal [see table 12]). People with an elevated LDL blood cholesterol level should be under the care of a healthcare provider.
TABLE 8. Maximum Daily Amounts of Saturated Fat To Keep Saturated Fat Below 10 Percent of Total Calorie Intake
The maximum gram amounts of saturated fat that can be consumed to keep saturated fat intake below 10 percent of total calorie intake for selected calorie levels. A 2,000-calorie example is included for consistency with the food label. This table may be useful when combined with label-reading guidance.
a Percent Daily Values on the Nutrition Facts Panel of food labels are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Values for 2,000 and 2,500 calories are rounded to the nearest 5 grams to be consistent with the Nutrition Facts Panel.
TABLE 9. Differences in Saturated Fat and Calorie Content of Commonly Consumed Foods
This table shows a few practical examples of the differences in the saturated fat content of different forms of commonly consumed foods. Comparisons are made between foods in the same food group (e.g., regular cheddar cheese and low-fat cheddar cheese), illustrating that lower saturated fat choices can be made within the same food group.
Source: ARS Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17.
TABLE 10. Contribution of Various Foods to Saturated Fat Intake in the American Diet (Mean Intake = 25.5 g)
The major dietary sources of saturated fats in the U.S. diet listed in decreasing order.
a The milk category
includes all milk, including whole milk, low-fat milk, and fat-free milk.
Source: Adapted from Cotton PA, Subar AF, Friday JE, Cook A, Dietary Sources of Nutrients among U.S. Adults, 1994-1996. JADA 104:921-931, 2004.
TABLE 11. Contribution of Various Foods to Trans Fat Intake in the American Diet (Mean Intake = 5.84 g)
The major dietary sources of trans fats listed in decreasing order. Processed foods and oils provide approximately 80 percent of trans fats in the diet, compared to 20 percent that occur naturally in food from animal sources. Trans fats content of certain processed foods has changed and is likely to continue to change as the industry reformulates products.
a Includes breakfast cereal and candy. USDA analysis reported 0 grams of trans fats in salad dressing.
Source: Adapted from Federal Register notice. Food Labeling; Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling; Consumer Research To Consider Nutrient Content and Health Claims and Possible Footnote or Disclosure Statements; Final Rule and Proposed Rule. Vol. 68, No. 133, p. 41433-41506, July 11, 2003. Data collected 1994-1996.
TABLE 12. Relationship Between LDL Blood Cholesterol Goal and the Level of Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Information for adults with elevated LDL blood cholesterol. LDL blood cholesterol goals for these individuals are related to the level of coronary heart disease risk. People with an elevated LDL blood cholesterol value should make therapeutic lifestyle changes (diet, physical activity, weight control) under the care of a healthcare provider to lower LDL blood cholesterol.
a CHD (coronary heart
disease) risk equivalent = presence of clinical atherosclerotic disease that
confers high risk for CHD events:
b Major risk factors that affect your LDL goal:
Source: NIH Publication No. 01-3290, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Cholesterol Education Program Brochure, High Blood Cholesterol What You Need to Know, May 2001. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/hbc_what.htm.
13 Including the amount of trans fats on the Nutrition Facts Panel is voluntary until January 2006.
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- 2 star:0
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Awesome drinking den!!!
Great atmosphere and the cocktails are well priced and taste fantastic. JJ and James have created a "go-to" place where you will make a special trip to enjoy the club. Keep up the good work guys.
Epic cocktails; epic atmosphere and an epic night out
I love this place - awesome vibes!!
Amazing atmosphere, great drinks 👌🏾
Simply the best!
Brilliant drinks and amazing staff! Couldn't ask for more
Best, cheapest cocktails in London.
I came here on vacation and ended up coming back every night. It's an infectious and relaxed atmosphere with the tastiest cocktails I ever had. It has the wall street/banker crowd but they knew they weren't allowed to be douchebags here, lot of suits a lot of ties but they're like, oh no, we're not allowed to be dicks now!
An unpretentious cocktail bar. So often cocktail bars are very highbrow and alienating and this was extremely down to earth while still being cool. I felt like part of the gang :)
I always take my friends here when they're visiting. A guaranteed good night out
This is my favourite bar in London, an absolute hidden gem. The staff are so welcoming and friendly and become your best mates. Not to mention the drinks are incredible! SO much fun!!
This is a fabulous little joint tucked away in the more touristy part of the West End. You have to be a member but I'm not quite sure how to join since my companion was already. It's cosy shabby chic but the cocktails are great. With happy hour all night Monday is kind of the new Friday
By far my most favourite bar in London, the atmosphere and music are amazing and the cocktails are simply outstanding! The staff make you feel like you've been friends for years and demonstrate the true skill there is behind being a cocktail bartender!
Gray place. Nice music and best attention !
This place is very unique, great atmosphere and wonderful staff. Not to mention great drinks and music you cannot go wrong
This place is Fantastic! Good vibe, great drinks and brilliant staff... Even that one kiwi (keep in mind that its an Aussie leaving this review)
What an amazing venue. Quality cocktails and a slamming party. A must do in london!!!!
Exuberant, down to earth staff, that have perfected the fine art of mixology!!
my favourite bar in the world, xxxx
Such great atmosphere and hilarious bar staff!
Love this dark, small, LOUD bar!! A house party away from home. Crazy cocktails with a crazy vibe. Solid gold!
FAB cocktail bar. Nice and cosy in there with a great cocktail menu - tried a different cocktail each time I ordered and enjoyed every one, expecially the one with a chocolate bourbon biscuit! Good music played before live music started with a singer/pianist.
This place kicked off my addiction for Porn Star Martinis. One of London's best kept secret drinking spots, you would hardly know it was there if you were to walk past which means that only those in know with a good GPS tracker find their way down the stairs into the sunken watering hole. Cool DJ's with occasional live laid back lounge tunes coming from the piano, you'll witness the bare being set alight several times a night and be met with a friendly face by the staff to help you choose the perfect drink to help get your night started. Never had a bad night here. Brilliant for an intimate date or a small gathering of friends. Bare in mind that you need to call ahead to put your name on the list and buy your £1 membership card when you arrive so that your guests can join you, only 1 membership card needed per group.
I always have a great time when i visit the guys down at CGCC! You can party on the tables until the early hours of the morning while drinking some amazing house cocktails while the bartenders know a strong list of classics to choose from, best martini i have had in ages!
Best party in London!! Was in last night n loved it, great drinks, massive choons and the guys on the bar smash it! Will be back very soon :-D
Fabulous place, best night out I've had in a long long time. So refreshing to find a tourist-free place so centrally. A little oasis in the hustle and bustle of london town! Great music, great staff, great everything. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. Simply wonderful!
I work at this bar currently but have been going to it have a great time long before i started working there. What alot of people don't understand is the history behind it. A small group of passionate young bartenders risked it all and put everything on the line to follow their dream and hard work and dedication and untold blood sweat and tears turned it into one of the most successful chain of cocktail bars in London. Built by hand from the ground up by the very same people making you the fantastic cocktails night after night, year after year. An unstoppable force in the drinks industry. Steve Tarr
Booked a table when arrived someone else on it. Waited half an hour for our cocktails ( 2 mohitos) bar staff took order and did about 15 other cocktails at same time so i was stood at bar with my money for almost 30 mins seeing our drinks half done and in the end we left and told bar staff to drink them themselves, as bar tender was drinking straight from the bottles when doing cocktails. Told woman on door on way out what a disgraceful place this was and she just shrugged and couldnt care less. Staff were rude and unfriendly. Calustrophic, badly misrepresented on website, piles of rubbish on stairs on entry, dirty, grubby and horrible DONT ever go there, we will never set foot there again, truly awful place.
Cracking party bar, with great happy hours! Perfect for date nights, never fails to impress! Ive been to a few birthday/leaving doo's and they all ways get crazy! Cant shout about it enough!
Love the place, staff are amazing and the cocktails are delicious! Intimate venue with good music. just love it!!
Best bar in Covent Garden by a mile. "Sister bar" to the LCC.... the dirty little sister more like!
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In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like obnoxious United Statesians who are now free to gloat over their nation's Olympic triumphs as exultant underdogs instead of domineering bullies. Suck it, Earth!
The U.S. is on its way to perhaps its most successful Olympics ever, "owning the podium" that Canada hoped to keep for itself. A lot of those medals were captured in events that the U.S. was expected to win, so puffing out our chests and trashing talking about how awesome our boys and girls are kind of makes us look like the globe's equivalent of Yankee fans. Yet, there is one popular sport where America is not the big kid on the block, but since our plucky upstarts are dominating anyway ... well, break out the cigars, a-holes! The world community has to pay attention to the United States for once!
Yes, our NHL All-Star team beat another country's NHL All-Star team in a tough hard-fought non-elimination game that is seriously being compared to the most important international sporting victory in our nation's history. (Today is the 30th anniversary of America's loss of perspective.) Canada, the politest country in the hemisphere, is seriously hurting right now and we are perfectly content to push their faces back down into the mud. Why can't we feel good about ourselves? After a decade of war and financial ruin that we're pretty much responsible for haven't we earned it?
Watch it again here (if you can) because anytime America wins anything in hockey, it's a miracle that should be treasured forever and ever.
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Percussionist Kyle Brightwell joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the start of the 2012–2013 season, and occupies the Peter Lurie chair at the BSO.
Brightwell began his musical studies on piano and guitar at age four, and began focusing on percussion studies at age eleven. Ini addition to the BSO, he has performed with the U.S. Navy Band, U.S. Army Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica da Bahia (Brazil), Boston Philharmonic, and the New World Symphony, among others. Future and recent performances include those with Kansas City Symphony and at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (Japan), as well as his solo debut with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra performing James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel in March 2012.
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Spell Catcher is a powerful, all-in-one spell checking and writing software solution—a program that's so much more than a spelling checker, its name only hints at its capabilities. With Spell Catcher, you'll write better and faster—in virtually any application. Use it to spell check e-mails, letters or documents, instant messages, and more! Spell Catcher can watch for errors as you type, and automatically fix common typos. Shorthand Glossaries let you define your own abbreviations for repetitive phrases—even thousands of characters long! Use the dictionary or thesaurus to look up a word you've just typed to check its meaning or search for a more precise alternative.
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If you type on your computer, you'll probably find a Spell Catcher feature that helps you.
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Some features are only available in specific Spell Catcher product(s). This will be indicated where applicable.
Check spelling while you type, after you're done, or anytime in-between
With Spell Catcher, you can check your spelling whenever and wherever you want. Get alerted about errors as you type, so you can correct them on-the-spot. Check spelling after you type, whether it's only a single word, selected text, or an entire document. Spell Catcher automatically corrects commonly misspelled words—instantly, often without you even noticing. Spell Catcher not only looks for misspellings and typos, but also finds capitalization errors, missing capitals, repeated words and punctuation problems.
Spell check as you type
When interactive checking is turned on, Spell Catcher is watching what you type so you can make corrections as you are writing. Spell Catcher can alert you when an error is detected with your choice of sounds or voices. Set different alerts for each type of error, or use visual instead of audible alerts—it's up to you. Whenever Spell Catcher sees that you have made an error, a list of suggested words appears. You can choose to see the list in a separate suggest spelling window, or in a pop-up list. The list is comprehensive, so when you find the correct word, simply select it with the mouse and press enter, or type in the number beside the right word—Spell Catcher types in the correction for you, instantly and automatically.
Spell check after you type
To check your document after you've finished typing, use Spell Catcher's Check Selection command. Spell Catcher pastes corrections into your document all at once. Interactive checking and after-the-fact checking aren't mutually exclusive. It's perfectly OK (in fact, quite common) to let Spell Catcher check spelling as you type-and also to check your spelling all at once just before you print or turn in your document.
DirectCorrect™—the best of both worlds
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New in Spell Catcher X 10.3, DirectCorrect is an entirely new way to check and correct your documents. DirectCorrect combines the "write now, check later" capabilities of Check Selection, and the "make an error, fix it now" instant satisfaction of interactive checking. The result is a totally new, "best of both worlds" experience. Without leaving your document, you can instantly check it for errors, see them highlighted (boldly, color-coded, according to error type), and correct them. In any order you like, when it's convenient.
Fully integrated
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Spell Catcher aims to be compatible with all the programs you use it with. But there's more to true compatibility than that. Spell Catcher X fully integrates into the Mac OS itself, making its features and capabilities available via all the standard Mac OS X tools—wherever it makes sense. The most obvious is the system-wide spelling service. Spell Catcher integrates fully with the standard Mac OS X Spelling Panel. This means your customized references (including shorthand glossaries) are available there as well! Choose a Spell Catcher language from the pop-up menu in the Spelling Panel, and Spell Catcher does the checking, supplies the suggestions, and learns new words. This applies to all the spelling-related commands, usually found in the Edit > Spelling and Grammar menu, including Check Spelling While Typing. Spell Catcher will pass any grammar checking requests through to the Mac OS X built-in grammar service for the selected Spell Catcher language (on Mac OS X 10.5, where available).
Spell Catcher does it automatically
Whether it's AutoCorrect, AutoText, AutoReplace, AutoFormat, AutoComplete or Snippets you're after—Spell Catcher's got you covered. Let Spell Catcher fix typos, smarten punctuation, finish what you've started to type, and do the repetetive typing for you. Automatically, instantly, invisibly—often without you even noticing.
Shorthands—AutoText to the extreme
Spell Catcher can save you hundreds of cumulative hours of typing—and wear and tear on your hands and wrists—by typing for you. Using Spell Catcher's shorthand glossary feature, you can create self-expanding shorthand abbreviations that save you typing and ensure spelling consistency. Create hundreds of shortcuts to boilerplate text responses, long URLs, entire signatures, addresses, names, phrases—anything you find yourself typing repeatedly. Reduce an entire form letter to a three-letter abbreviation! Spell Catcher's shorthand expansions can include dates and times, formatted almost any way you'd like.
AutoCorrect—instantly fix typos
Spell Catcher automatically corrects commonly misspelled words and typos, often without you even noticing. Spell Catcher includes a list of close to 4,000 common typos (for US English) and spelling mistakes. Add your own automatic corrections—there's virtually no limit to the number you can create and use!
AutoFormat—work faster, look smarter
Ever hold down the shift key too long? Or forget to use it when you should have? Let Spell Catcher fix those DOubled CApitals, capitalize the first word of a sentence, and fix capitalization of proper nouns—instantly and automatically. Write like a pro—have Spell Catcher automatically "smarten" quotation marks and other punctuation to be typographically correct—for the language you are writing in at the time. Change regular dashes to en or em dashes. Prevent double spaces—a habit from the days when you used a device called a typewriter.
AutoComplete—let Spell Catcher finish what you started
With the Complete command, words, phrases, shorthands, names, e-mail addresses, and more are found and typed for you. All you need to type is the first few letters of what you're after, and Spell Catcher will type the rest. Set up Spell Catcher to complete words from the dictionary, thesaurus, shorthand glossaries and your own custom word lists. As with most of Spell Catcher's preferences, you can have different settings for each of the applications you use. This is especially handy when it comes to completion. You may only want to show completions for e-mail addresses in your Internet apps, but show matching shorthands and words in your word processor.
Your Address Book, everywhere
(Spell Catcher X for Mac OS X only)
Spell Catcher's Address Book completion can automatically complete e-mail addresses, names, phone numbers and postal addresses, by finding matching contacts based on what you've started to type. The promise to have the contents of your Address Book available everywhere has now been realized!
Phrase completion
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Spell Catcher will record all phrases that you type and then subsequently present them to you in a list as you begin typing them again. Then, you can easily select them from the list, rather than type them out again. It's as close as it gets to reading your mind!
Spell Catcher's dictionary and thesaurus—the ideal writer's reference
Even if you never make a typo and have perfect spelling, you may well get mileage out of Spell Catcher's second persona: a writer's reference book. In less time than it would take you to even find a traditional dictionary on your bookshelf, you can look up the definition of any word in Spell Catcher, consult one of Spell Catcher's thesauri to find synonyms, antonyms and other related words (in up to eleven languages), or access one of the many Dictionary (DICT) Servers that are available on the Internet.
Find the perfect word
Finding exactly the right word has never been easier. Use Spell Catcher's thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms, compared, related and contrasted words. Spell Catcher's built-in U.S. English thesauri offer over two million responses for almost 120,000 words.
Find the meaning
Spell Catcher is also a miniature Webster's, giving you instant definitions for nearly 80,000 English words. Using the definitions dictionary is no different from using the thesaurus—it's all in the Look Up window. You can even ask Spell Catcher to say the word you are looking up, to hear the correct pronunciation.
Find it online
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If you can't find what you're looking for in Spell Catcher's Thesaurus or dictionary definitions, why not consult the Internet? Spell Catcher seamlessly integrates with numerous online Dictionary Servers—all from the Look Up window.
Find it fast
Look up the word you just typed, the word selected in your document, or something else entirely by typing it into the Look Up window. You can even drag text to the Look Up window to look it up. After you look up a word from your document, you can replace it with the one you really wanted with a single keystroke or mouse click.
Avoid the "user dictionary dance"
When you add new words to the Spell Catcher dictionary—say, your last name, or words specific to your industry—you do so only once. You don't have to teach the same words to every other program that has a built-in spell checker. Maintain one set of customized words and use them in all your applications!
No limits
Outside of your computer's memory and disk space, there's no limit to the number of custom words or shorthands you can add to a Spell Catcher reference, and no limit to the number of customized references you can create and use at once.
Stay organized
Organize your references as learned words, shorthand abbreviations, and omitted words. Spell Catcher offers an omitted word reference for words that you don't want to refer to when making spelling suggestions.
Multilingual spell checking and thesaurus look up
Spell Catcher is ideal for multilingual applications. Spell check in up to 16 different languages, look up meanings, synonyms, antonyms and more in up to 12 languages:
Switch languages with a single keystroke
If you write in different languages and switch from one language to another frequently, assign a keyboard shortcut for each language, and keep your hands on the keyboard. You can even set a different default language for each application you use—perhaps French in Microsoft Word, and English in your email application.
One custom reference, multiple languages
Your customized word lists and shorthands can be there for you no matter what language you happen to be writing in. No need to duplicate your efforts!
Available everywhere
(Spell Catcher X for Mac OS X only)
All Spell Catcher languages are available when using the standard, system-wide Mac OS X spelling service. This includes your customized references (including shorthand glossaries). Choose a Spell Catcher language from the pop-up menu in the Spelling Panel, and Spell Catcher takes over from there. This applies to all spelling-related commands, usually found in the Edit > Spelling and Grammar menu, including Check Spelling While Typing. More about Spell Catcher's Spelling Panel integration can be found in Spell Checking.
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Ghostwriter—safety when you haven't saved
It's happened to everybody, including you: a system crash, freeze, or marauding four-year-old interrupts your writing session before you've had a chance to save your work. Even if you're a religious saver, reflexively pressing Command-S after typing each paragraph, that's still one precious paragraph of carefully reworked prose that's gone forever.
Or how about this: you were on the phone with somebody who started rattling off an important phone number. There was no time to launch your address book program, so you typed the number into whatever you were working on—maybe even the margins of your page layout program-intending to transfer it to a more logical place when you had the time. And now that it's a week later, you can't find that number anywhere. You simply don't remember where you typed it. It's lost somewhere in the digital canyon of your hard drive.
Or maybe you're desperate to visit some website that you remember seeing a couple of weeks ago—but you just can't remember the address.
In all of these cases, the Spell Catcher feature called Ghostwriter could have saved you. As you type, wherever you type, Ghostwriter silently keeps an up-to-date set of text files deep in your System Folder. You don't have to save, you don't have to do anything special—you don't even have to remember that Ghostwriter is turned on. When the worst comes to pass, however, you can open these text files to find every single word you typed in every single program on every single day-safe.
Ghostwriter has saved many an author many an hour of soul-searching and hard drive-searching in the quest to retrieve text that would otherwise have been lost.
The Ghostwriter advantage
Spell Catcher's Ghostwriter has a major advantage over other key-logging software—it's built on top of an interactive writing tool, so it keeps a much more accurate picture of what's actually in your document. This makes recovering your work much easier. If you want more details, we've got them.
The professional editor
If you ever need to whip some text into shape, Spell Catcher's Modify Selection commands and Macros may be just what you need. They can massage enormous chunks of text in seconds, converting mangled e-mail text into neat paragraphs, converting pages of ALL CAPS TYPING into normally capitalized writing, make straight quotes curly or curly quotes straight, get rid of any extra spaces, and so on.
Count and analyze
Use Spell Catcher's Statistics Modify Selection command to determine your document's readability, along with the number of paragraphs, sentences, words, characters—even syllables. If all you need to know is how many words there are, then the Word Count command should do the trick.
Always available
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Spell Catcher often gives you more than one way to access its features or accomplish a given task. As an example, Spell Catcher X's Modify Selection commands can be found in a number of places:
- Spell Catcher's Input menu > Modify Selection
- Application menu > Services > Modify Selection
- Application menu > Services > Spell Catcher menu
- Spell Catcher's Dock menu > Modify Selection (right-click or click-and-hold Spell Catcher's icon in the Dock)
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I was dropping stuff off at the Salvation Army on the West Side of Midtown Atlanta last week (yup, my effort to avoid winding up on Hoarders continues – this was from attic crawl space number three) and I found myself completely taken by Allied Factory Lofts. As I stopped to take a picture, I noticed that one of the units was for sale. While I live in a cottage in town on a postage stamp lot, I sometimes dream of going more urban and moving into a loft. Not one of those brand new high rises that calls itself a loft building, but a true Flashdance-esque converted warehouse or factory. This place is a 2 bedroom/2 bath that has been super glammed up, and when I picked up the flyer, it was priced just under $300K:
I cannot even imagine how much this place would cost if it were in NYC! Anyway, if you are interested, the West Side is becoming very artsy and cool (salvage yards meet high end design shops, artist studios meet dive blues bars), and you can find out the details about it here.


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The producer of a controversial new movie that is strongly critical of President Barack Obama has chosen Houston as the site of its world premiere.
The movie — 2016: Obama's America — is scheduled to premiere tonight at Houston's Edwards Cinema. It is based on the book "The Roots of Obama's Rage" by conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza and has an Academy Award-winning producer, Gerald Robert Molen, who worked on Schindler's List, Jurassic Park and Rain Man.
Even the producer releases that his movie won't suit everyone's tastes.
"There will be some that will absolutely love it and some that will hate it," Molen said in an interview.
And that's by design. This probing look at the incumbent president's roots is the latest agit prop movie attempting to influence public opinion. It follows in the footsteps of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 and the negative Hillary Clinton documentary that led to the landmark Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case.
Because of the high court's 2010 ruling, "some folks with deep pockets will likely have the means to get a particular message out without relying on more traditional media," said Timothy Hagle, a political scientist at the University of Iowa. "The broader hope for them is that they will generate media attention to get the issues, clips, or quotes out to a wider audience."
For Molen — a 77-year-old self-described independent conservative who is "concerned where we're heading in this country" — that hope begins in Houston, the biggest city in the nation's most Republican big state.
Asked why he chose Houston for the world premiere, Molen responded, "Why not Houston? It's the center of America. It's Americana through and through."
After opening in Houston, "2016" is scheduled to premiere next week in Los Angeles and then go into general release nationally on July 27.
The movie, shot on four continents, posits that Obama's little-known early years will have a deep influence on where he takes the U.S. if he's re-elected in November. Molen, who lives in Big Fork, Mont., said he doesn't see his film as negative.
"We never got into this to slam anybody," he said. "We got into this to make people wake up. My dream is they'll walk out of the theater and say, 'I didn't know that.'"
Public opinion analysts say that while the film may capture headlines and get its share of praise and denunciation on Fox News and MSNBC, it's not likely to change many votes.
"Movies like this mainly keep the troops rallied," said independent pollster John Zogby. "It is doubtful that they'd have a direct impact on the undecided voters. The undecideds don't go to movies like this."


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Rarely do I veer from my usual scent du jour: La Prairie Midnight Rain Eau de Parfum Spray, $135, shoplaprairie.com, with woody and floral notes. But recently this fragrance landed on my desk at Cosmo and it's definitely going into the perfume rotation: Desire by Dolce&Gabbana Eau de Parfum, $93, saksfifthavenue.com.
Since I'm super picky about fragrances, I'm usually hesitant to spray them directly onto my skin. But after I spritzed the inside of the box and was immediately drawn in, I knew I'd like how it smelled on me. So I went for it.
The subtle hints of bergamot, tuberose, jasmine, and sandalwood had me hooked, but what really made me swoon was the fact that it had a note of vanilla. I'm in love with all things vanilla; my obsession comes from the fact that my grandmother always wears it and it reminds me of her, so it's a comforting scent for me.
But given its name, this isn't going to be my everyday scent. It's more of a date-night worthy spritz.
What's your favorite fragrance right now?
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Sep 07, 2012
Hunter College - 6, Farmingdale State - 3
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's tennis team fell 6-3 to Hunter College in their season opening match on Friday afternoon. The Rams stand at 0-1 overall, while Hunter improved to 1-0.
In singles play, senior Laura Earlie (Moriches, N.Y.) and sophomore Alyssa Krolick (Islip, N.Y.) picked up wins, while Earlie and freshman Denise Liguori (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) teamed up for the Rams only win in doubles play.
Farmingdale State will now host Yeshiva on Tuesday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m.
|Singles competition
|1. Selegean, Jane (HC) def. Sickles, Jessica (FSCW) 6-0, 6-1
|2. Joseph, Shena (HC) def. Bentz, Alex (FSCW) 7-6, 4-6, 10-6
|3. Yeo, Gina (HC) def. Liguori, Denise (FSCW) 6-0, 6-2
|4. Earlie, Laura (FSCW) def. Kaleda, Caroline (HC) 6-3, 6-1
|5. Ahwireng, Stephanie (HC) def. Tomasulo, Rachel (FSCW) 6-3, 6-3
|6. Krolick, Alyssa (FSCW) def. Oshereard, Angelina (HC) 7-6, 7-5
|Doubles competition
|1. Selegean, Jane/Joseph, Shena (HC) def. Bentz, Alex/Sickles, Jessica (FSCW) 8-4
|2. Liguori, Denise/Earlie, Laura (FSCW) def. Ahwireng, Stephanie/Yeo, Gina (HC) 8-6
|3. Kaleda, Caroline/Chapnick, Beth (HC) def. Tomasulo, Rachel/Krolick, Alyssa (FSCW) 9-7
|Match Notes
|Hunter 1-0
|Farmingdale State 0-1


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BBW is a moving target. Many people claim his legacy. The "early" BBW was more flexible and progressive than the anti-Briggs later BBW.
The earlier BBW talked about "errors" in the BIble in his book Inspiration he wrote with Hodge. Very interesting.
On Dec 4, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Dehler, Bernie wrote:
> "A major problem was caused by the Chicago Declaration on Inerrancy which undid BB Warfield's work"
> Ironically, don't inerrantists generally hold Warfield in high regard?
> .Bernie
> ________________________________________
> From: Michael Roberts [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:19 PM
> To: Pete Enns; Steve Martin
> Cc: Dehler, Bernie; AmericanScientificAffiliation
> Subject: Re: [asa] (new wine in old skins) Ratcheting Concordism in Dennis Venema's talk at ASA meeting
> If I am allowed to blow my own trumpet . A major theme in my book Evangelicals and Science (Greenwood 2008) is on how evangelicals interpret the bible but I do not do it as schematically. A major problem was caused by the Chicago Declaration on Inerrancy which undid BB Warfield's work
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pete Enns
> To: Steve Martin
> Cc: Dehler, Bernie ; AmericanScientificAffiliation
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [asa] (new wine in old skins) Ratcheting Concordism in Dennis Venema's talk at ASA meeting
> Steve,
> Noll's piece is amazing. I would love to see it become a starting point for some serious conversation about how evangelicalism got to where it is re: Scripture.
> Pete Enns
> On Dec 3, 2009, at 3:35 PM, Steve Martin wrote:
> Hi Bernie,
> I highly recommend Mark Noll's article "Evangelicals, Creation, and Scripture" that Biologos recently published. It looks at the historical context for 15 factors or assumptions that modern-day evangelicals bring to the table when they consider science, factors and assumptions that are rooted in events many hundreds of years ago (ie. even before evangelicalism, at least in its modern form, was born). Probably all of us that have grown up in an evangelical sub-culture have held these assumptions at one time or still hold these assumptions - and they probably impact all of us in ways we may not even admit, whether our ideas on faith and science have changed or not, and probably even those like yourself who have difficulty with the entire faith package. At least, your current views seem consistent with some of the assumptions Noll outlines.
> Noll states of these assumptions / factors that:
> some seem to me damagingly mistaken in their entirety, and for a combination of theological, biblical, and intellectual reasons. Most, however, seem much more difficult to evaluate, often because they once made a genuine contribution to the spiritual health of churches and the civic stability of society and may, in fact, continue to do so even when the circumstances in which they came into existence are no longer present. Yet taken together, the continuing functioning of these fifteen factors has created a serious problem-intellectually, biblically, theologically, apologetically, and spiritually-that damagingly constricts conservative Protestants in their engagement with contemporary science.
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Dehler, Bernie <email@example.com> wrote:
> Steve Martin said:
> "And on why this topic is irrelevant to broader Christian theology (ie. not a process as Bernie suggests), is that there seem to be very, very good theological, hermeneutic, and literary reasons NOT to demand concord for the earliest chapters of Gen. "
> I don't think so. The only reason for not being concordist is because of learnings from science since the time it was written. If you look at the text with the eyes from the ORIGINAL writer and ORIGINAL readers (the audience for whom it was written), then the most literal hermeneutic would be best, and it would make sense to THEIR mind and THEIR understanding. Science, and learnings from science, is what causes the problems for moderns. As time goes on, science advances, and creates more and more difficulties/conflicts, which results in a ratcheting METHODOLOGY (not a ratcheting POSITION) to deal with the new scientific data in a new theological way, because the new scientific wine will burst the old theological wine skin.
> .Bernie
> (Friend of the ASA)
> ________________________________________
> From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Steve Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:48 PM
> To: Douglas Hayworth
> Cc: AmericanScientificAffiliation; Dennis Venema
> Subject: Re: [asa] Ratcheting Concordism in Dennis Venema's talk at ASA meeting
> Doug,
> Exactly my thoughts re: the original question & Bernie's answer. I believe the point Dennis was making in his presentation was that an ANE phenomenological hermeneutic allows one to abandon the ratchet completely. (I wasn't there but in listening to the audio it seems like he was rushed near the end and finished really quickly; he may not have discussed this as much as he would have liked). Therefore although the historical / scientific concordence of Gen 1-11 is possibly an interesting topic, it may be something that is somewhat irrelevant to our faith. (eg. If Dick Fischers tenacious search for the historical Adam comes up gold, well that's great & very interesting - why discount the ancient's ability to pass down their history orally? Maybe the biblical minimalists will need a ratchet of their own going the other way :-) ). And in fact, what evangelical biblical scholars are increasing claiming (eg. Walton's latest) is that looking for any kind of concordence i
> early Gen might be doing a disservice to the high view of scripture.
> And on why this topic is irrelevant to broader Christian theology (ie. not a process as Bernie suggests), is that there seem to be very, very good theological, hermeneutic, and literary reasons NOT to demand concord for the earliest chapters of Gen. But, for other areas of scripture, this is not the case. The best example may be the four gospels which have all the hallmarks of historical biography from that period (eg. Burridge - What are the Gospels?) So we should expect pretty good historical concord for these (at least the same level of concordence as typical biographical / historical writing of that period).
> thanks,
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Douglas Hayworth <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Steve,
> I'm glad you asked the question and got Dennis to confirm that he coined the term "racheting concordism". I remember him using the term but hadn't thought to clarify where it originated. It'll be nice to have this fact on record for the benefit of historians 50 years from now! Dennis, how does it feel to know that you'll be the topic of an esoteric discussion of etymology some day!?
> It's easy to take the concept of racheting concordism too far, but I'll do it for a moment in order to make a point. In some sense, all of us believers are prone to racheting logic; we all hold out that science and the Christian view of reality make sense together (i.e., are compatible or concordist in some general fundamental way). In our own minds, we all continually maintain ways to reconcile the two competing kinds of information (formally complementary epistemologies). Which of us doesn't take some comfort in the "good fit" between a Big Bang universe (an actual beginning) and our belief in creation?
> I think this is how Bernie was interpreting racheting when he outlined his progression from YEC to atheism. But, strictly speaking, this is not the usage that Dennis intends, and attempting to apply the phrase this broadly makes it less useful. Bernie may have been forced to atheism via this racheting logic, but most of us remain theists precisely because we break free of the rachet with regard to strict concordism. Dennis' rachet applies only to those who believe that science and scripture speak the same language. Most of us allow the two languages to interact and dialogue, but we do not cogitate under the assumption that they are the same.
> Once we are free from strict concordism, there cease to be any notches in our mind's rachet because we are not counting on the rachet to prove or anchor the faith. We simply hold the rope in our hands and trust the Spirit to tell us when to let it slide or hold it tight.
> Doug
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Steve Martin <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I was interested in Dennis Venema's term "Ratcheting Concordism" at the ASA meeting. (see presentation slides here & audio here ... his brief mention of ratcheting concordism occurs around 36:00 min time).
> Dennis describes ratcheting concordism as a scriptural concordist strategy that, when in the face of overwhelming evidence, will ratchet over one position and lock in there (until the next batch of evidence comes along).
> Now, I know Dennis isn't a theologian but I'm intrigued by that term ... & I think it is helpful (not like I'm showing my cards here :-) ). I'm wondering a) if this is a new term and b) if others think this is helpful. I would especially be interested in hearing comments from those who believe that some historical and/or scientific concordism is important &/or essential for interpreting Gen 1-11 if we are to hold a high view of scripture.
> cc'ing Dennis too ... not sure if you are as hit-and-miss on this list as I am.
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Only a few believed he was the son of god when he was alive and the Jews admit he existed and even islamic muslims claimed he existed but they never agreed he was the son of god.
As opposed to what, non-islamic muslims? There you go again with the inane wordplay.
Of course muslims believe it, "Jesus" is a prophet in their religion.
A jew could well admit he existed but that doesn't actually matter, as they'd disagree that he was the messiah.
Also I should amplify a bit on what Archae said.
the Gospels make it clear that Yeshua (possibly you call him by his Greek name, Jesus) believed the Old Testament stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel and Moses, but there is SO much proof now that those were made-up bullshit stories,
It's more specifically true that whoever wrote Matthew (it almost certainly wasn't the apostle Matthew; and the text itself doesn't even make that claim) clearly believed the Septuagint translation into Greek from the Hebrew, rather than the original Hebrew, or he wouldn't have tried to hijack Isaiah 7:14 into somehow being a prophecy of a virgin birth when the original hebrew word meant "young woman" and (if you read Isaiah 7:14 in context) it's clear that Isaiah was prophesying that he himself would knock up a particular chick he knew. I guess it's mildly impressive that he knew she wouldn't say no, or perhaps he didn't care if she did or didn't.
So they couldn't even get their bullshit right.
@Thomas Pickett - who wrote that, and who are they that anyone should listen to them?
Whew, thought for a minute there that we'd lost you to the Dark Side, Anakin --
@KrisFeenstra: "People are ... bashed to the point of hospitalization or even death. People are harassed and condemned to the point of depression and even suicide. People have had their ability to form a family with the person they loved challenged time and time again. People have been cast as pedophiles and perverts. People have been disowned by their families and cast out from their homes, even as children."
That sounds like what happens to a lot of Christians in atheist and former atheist regimes like the Soviet Union, China, N. Korea, etc.
Sometimes it's worth spending as much time examining our own arguments and biases as those of others. Whenever we choose to stereotype another group, or blame the whole group for the errors of the few, don't we do exactly what you complain about here? "Perpetuate the problem?"
That sounds like what happens to a lot of Christians
So that makes it ok? Do you support school-shooters too because they were bullied?
@Professor Robert
There is no 'etc' there. North Korea is not Atheist - in fact it is a theocracy ruled by their god. As far as communist countries - please name the Atheist doctrine that proclaimed that Christians were an abomination deserving death? Oh wait, Atheism has no doctrines and does not define 'abominations'.
Perhaps you should examine your own lies/arguments.
Labels are not that useful, especially the "atheist" label is about as useful as a cock-flavored lollipop. Since it only means "a lack of belief in god(s)" it does not have any positive statement of belief/dogma. If being an atheist is somehow a philosophical (or even religious) ideology, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.
Instead of investigating further, people tend to be satisfied when they can put a label on a person, classify them and move on with their everyday life.
I find it kinda odd that you label these regimes as"atheist"as this only shows what they are not, in that sense a lot of countries could be considered "atheist" (if you were to think of secular countries as "atheist states"). Then again, I could just as well make a group for "non-Zoltarians" and it would be an equally valid classification, wouldn't it?
This is the main problem when discussing matters of religion with a lot of theists, to "us" atheists the label "atheist" doesn't mean as much as it seems to mean to the theists themselves. This kind of baggage in terminology is endlessly enforced (on both sides) which seriously hampers a fruitful discussion.
That being said, I find it despicable that people (regardless of their faith) tend not to examine their arguments and biases. In the end, the reason why people are opposed to homosexuality (for instance) is because they find it "icky", not because some supposed deity said so, but when push comes to shove, that is where theists hide when they are forced to argue.
The problem being perpetuated is that people do not think for themselves, do not question their motivations and label others easily while thinking that the label holds some kind of meaning.
That sounds like what happens to a lot of Christians in atheist and former atheist regimes like the Soviet Union, China, N. Korea, etc.
None of those are "atheist" regimes, professor. They might have leaders that hold no faith, but that does not make the regime atheist. No one has ever killed anyone in the name of their lack of belief in gods. Plenty have, and still do kill in the name of their gods and religion.
Stalin was atheist, but was very good friends with the Orthodox church, since he is like a saint to them now. China persecuted imperialists, and christians are caught up in the mix. North Korea is not atheist at all. Their leaders are their gods. Or are you going to give us the old tripe about how atheists worship themselves.
Your particular group has persecuted others for the past 2000 years, and still does. Your church might not outright demand burnings at the stake anymore, but people still die because of their laws. Women and children are being killed for witchcraft, gays are being bullied to death, or outright killed, abortion doctors are being killed, and AIDS keeps on killing because your religious leaders threaten people with hell if they use condoms.
I was apparently too opaque in my discussion. I was really responding to this statement of @KrisFeenstra's:
"Many modern Christians who view homosexuality as a sin will talk about how the above things are not true Christianity or state how these things are obviously wrong, yet they cannot see that they are perpetuating the problem themselves by perpetuating this sin myth.They cannot see that in many cultures, it is the supposed followers of Christ kicking up the biggest fuss in opposition."
Now, when I offered the alternate case of the violent repression of religious adherents by nominally atheist regimes, what happened?
Well, many modern atheists started talking about how the above regimes were not true atheists, or state how these things (systematic persecution of Christians) are obviously wrong, yet they cannot see that they are perpetuating the problem themselves, by bashing all Christians for the failings of a few. They cannot see that in many cultures it is the supposed followers of secularism kicking up the biggest fuss.
Does that make what I said clearer?
I think I as a theist have to accept when you say that the religious repression that has occurred and still occurs in many cultures is not the atheism that you espouse, and that you would join me in condemning it. Similarly, I think it's rational and fair for you to accord the same courtesy in reverse, and accept that those of us who know the tenets of our faith can say when someone is not truly following the faith or speaking on our behalf, and join you in condemning their actions.
Does that make what I said clearer?
Not at all.
In what country did any leader kill people in the name of his lack of belief? In what country did the leader's non-belief in god drive him to genocide?
You are missing the point, professor. Yes, some of the regimes you mentioned have/had atheist leaders. But their lack of belief in god had nothing to do with how they governed. None of those leaders claimed their lack of belief as permission to murder, or as a seal of approval for their deeds.
There are two types of dictator, professor. One that has the church on his side, and one that abolishes it. There are good reasons for each.
If you ally with the church, you have all the clout of the spiritual leaders of billions on your side, and can use that doctrine to accomplish all kinds of atrocities (ex. Hitler). You become second to only god, and your authority becomes next to divine.
Now, if you abolish religion, you are removing that "supreme" leadership from the lives of your subjects and replacing it with yourself (ex. North Korea), thus not actually removing religion, just substituting god with yourself. You become god (North Korea).
So, once again, unless you are claiming that tired old cliche about how atheists worship themselves as gods, you cannot possibly say that the dictatorships you named were atheist regimes.
Dictators want to be the main influence and power in their country. What better way to accomplish that than to remove all other sources of influence? Atheism has nothing to do with that. It's just common sense.


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Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross
A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ by St. John of the Cross
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Harry Plantinga, Wheaton C.) -- this site has everything from Calvin's Commentaries to Pilgrim's Progress and the Church Fathers
Augustine Page (James J. O'Donnell, U Penn)
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