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May 3, 2013 · 6:27 pmRT @KarlVaters: When did all the preachers become…
RT @KarlVaters: When did all the preachers become statistics junkies? wp.me/p2MhBu-1NY
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May 3, 2013 · 4:22 pmFrom Rachel Held Evans: Why Progressive Christians Should Care About Abortion
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May 2, 2013 · 8:24 pmThe right wing silliness of the day
Wingnut Persecution Complex of the Day: The Military Is Threatening to Court Martial Christians!: Meanwhile, Breitbart.com just keeps churning out the outrage fodder for the conservative religionists, with this ridiculous distorted article entitled: PENTAGON MAY COURT MARTIAL SOLDIERS WHO SHARE CHRISTIAN FAITH!!! – Tags: Anti-Gay, Breitbart.com, Breitbrats, Family Research Council, Military, Persecution Complex, Religious Right, Separation Of Church And State, Theocracy – http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/41948_Wingnut_Persecution_Complex_of_the_Day-_The_Military_Is_Threatening_to_Court_Martial_Christians!
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How to read cherem in the book of Joshua
Today’s entry in Experimental Theology asks a question regarding cherem in the book of Joshua:
Would the hate-filled reader really walk away with the view that the solution to Israel’s exile problem was more cherem? Or would the reader come to see and accept the conclusion of Joshua, that living with and among pagans is inevitable, and that faithfulness to Yahweh, with and among pagans, rather than violence, is the only way to holiness.
To answer this question, look at how the Samaritans were treated in the book of Ezra. Then look at how the foreign wives and children were treated in the book of Nehemiah. They chose more cherem.
That being said. Read the post. It’s quite good.
Devoted to Destruction: Reading Cherem Non-Violently: http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2013/05/devoted-to-destruction-reading-cherem.html
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Google Glass, the beginning of wearable surveillance
Imagine that millions of Americans walk around each day wearing the equivalent of a drone on their head: a device capable of capturing video and audio recordings of everything that happens around them. And imagine that these devices upload the data to large-scale commercial enterprises that are able to collect the recordings from each and every American and integrate them together to form a minute-by-minute tracking of the activities of millions.
Google Glass, the beginning of wearable surveillance cnn.com/2013/05/01/opi…
May 1, 2013 · 3:58 pm
Advertisers Tracking Your Behavior Across Devices
“Advertisers Are Now Tracking Your Behavior Across Various Devices” consumerist.com/2013/04/30/adv…
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May 1, 2013 · 2:43 amNews from The Machine: Menlo Park
The police chief wants cameras – mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_2…
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May 1, 2013 · 12:01 am