I never liked Johnny Cash. Absolutely no plans to see the movie.
Am I an American?
Never, not once, have I liked a U2 song.
Am I a Christian?
H/T THUNDERSTRUCK
I’ve owned only 6 pair of blue jeans in my life.
Am I weird?
I’ve never put much stock in the words of the current Patriarch of Istanbul.
Is he Orthodox?
Just [kinda] kidding.
Two men were shipwrecked near an island. When they landed ashore, one of them began screaming and yelling, “We’re going to die! We’re going to die! There’s no food! No water! We’re going to die!”
The second man leaned calmly against a palm tree.
When the first man saw how calm his friend was, he went crazy and shouted, “Don’t you understand?! We’re going to die!!”Undisturbed, the second man replied, “You don’t understand, I make $100,000 a week.”
Dumbfounded, the first man looked at him and asked, “What difference does that make?!? We’re on an island with no food and no water! We’re going to DIE!!!”
The second man answered, “You just don’t get it. I make $100,000 a week and I tithe ten percent on that $100,000 a week. Wherever I am, my pastor will be sure to find me!”
Thanks to FWD from Tim Gibson.
He said in 1994 that when he became Supreme Governor of the Church of England, he would rather be “defender of faiths” than “defender of the faith”.
“Right. Ok. So, all that time on Athos adds up to this?
As we were blushing from all the attention he paid to our Holy Mountain, we should have read up on the Prince’s close friendship with (the once Orthodox) John Tavaner and the composer’s views on “the trancendental unity of all religions” (taken from F. Schuon’s and Philip Sherrard’s writings).
Perhaps the next time he comes to Vatopedi the monks ought to pull out their copy of the Lives of the New Martyrs and give it to him as a gift, so the Prince can get a little fuller picture of his beloved Islam’s tolerance.”
— Fr Peter Alban Heers
[Old news, sure, but worth noting.]
Prince Charles to plead Islam’s cause to Bush
By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter
(Filed: 29/10/2005)
The Prince of Wales will try to persuade George W Bush and Americans of the merits of Islam this week because he thinks the United States has been too intolerant of the religion since September 11.
The Prince, who leaves on Tuesday for an eight-day tour of the US, has voiced private concerns over America’s “confrontational” approach to Muslim countries and its failure to appreciate Islam’s strengths.
The Prince also spoke of his sympathy for America after the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people. He said he wanted to promote better relations between the different religions of the world.
Prince Charles, who is about to embark on his first official foreign tour since his marriage to the Duchess of Cornwall, wants Americans – including Mr Bush – to share his fondness for Islam. He has agreed to attend a seminar on religions at Georgetown University, Washington, on Thursday: the only event where he will not be accompanied by the Duchess.
More old news.
In ‘Spain,’ we were told of long-term missionaries, and we were told we would be able to sample “an Arab Christian church.” I got all excited; I thought they meant an Arab Christian Church, not a Protestant church that happened to be in Arabic (and it was in Spanish, anyway!). The same vapid drivel that we coo at chapel was translated, and the folding chairs surrounding the guitarist with the Arabic Bibles casually placed under them reinforced the ‘cultural barrier’ idea I was developing.
“Wherever there’s injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months late and bomb the country next to where it’s happening.”
(He he. Now come on now! That’s funny, I don’t care who you are.)
From P.J. O’Rourke’s Peace Kills: America’s Fun New Imperialism.
Stolen from The Writer’s Almanac (11/14).
