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“…and an unknown number of people concealing their weapons….”

Heh. “Unknown number.” Yup. That’s the “concealed” part. If punks (and tyrants) don’t know… they’re not as likely to presume you’re a victim.

“Hey,if we can’t grab ‘em we can at least gouge ‘em.” Gouge, tax, regulate, and otherwise make difficult. As in, buy up all the ammo because by law they have to sell to the gummint first. Estimate I saw was that Homeland Insecurity has enough ammo that, measured by what our military expended in Iraq, they could wage full-scale war for ten years.

Hunker down. Here it comes.

I read on Ace that NBC had posted the murderer’s whole insane manifesto on their website, but otherwise everyone, even Faux was highly editing or ignoring it. Piers (Palin shot Gabby) Morgan says this should “not be politicized.” The label “the Piers Morgan Killer” has been suggested….

Bob February 9, 2013 at 12:00 am
Of course Musket Morgan thinks it shouldn’t be politicized! Leftists always oppose politicization when it doesn’t advance their agenda.

Having read some apocrypha and “lost gospels” (admittedly, a long time ago), I had a lot more respect for the Bible canonizers limiting their selection to the Big Four. The others didn’t so much “confuse” me as bore me. After having gobbled down Matt, Mark, Luke, and Jack, I was looking for more Real Jesus.

There were many collections of stories and sayings about Jesus floating about, copied and passed around like some emails forwarded today. (Except the ancient copiests were probably more careful and accurate – heh). What made it into those collections ran the full range of veracity. Even with the Internet, it can be hard to verify or refute stories. Multiply that infinitely in ancient times, and add the pre-scientific, not-always-skeptical mode of thought, and a willingness to believe just about anything (especially about someone who really was working apparent wonders), and you’ll get a lot of fable and error mixed with your fact. The childhood stories of Jesus striking a playmate dead which you mentioned and randomly bringing a dead bird back to life were especially disturbing. No ring of truth to those for me!

The last bit of Thomas does not strike me as true, but I’ve always found it amusing. The apostles ask Jesus to send Mary off “because women are not worthy of the life.” But Jesus replies, “See, I shall lead her, so that I will make her male, that she too may become a living spirit, resembling you males. For every woman who makes herself male will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” The apostles’ sexism (think about them disbelieving Mary’s report of the resurrection) sounds vaguely plausible, but Jesus’ reply doesn’t sound much like him, does it? Still, I read it tongue-in-cheek. He couldn’t convince the entrenched boys club to admit women, so he redefined the terms for their limited understanding. [grin] (Otherwise, it’s pretty ugly sexism, all around.)

The Gospel of Thomas is a great example of those “forwarded email” collections of sayings attributed to, and stories about, Jesus. That may be how one or more of the Gospels started out or had as source for some of the material. Just for one personal example (again, Biblical inerrantists, just look the other way for now), my truth bells don’t chime on Jesus withering of the fig tree. YMMV.

Which gives me an opportunity to bring up this: “Personally, I regard Luke as the ablest reporter, the most careful researcher, and by far the finest writer in the New Testament, and recommend that you read his gospel first.” That’s Louis Cassels, onetime religion editor for AP, in my well-worn copy of his “This Fellow Jesus,” 1973, Family Library, which I read early-on in my post-”rebirth” adult religious studies. Wow! Here it is on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/This-fellow-Jesus-Louis-Cassels/dp/0871621495. Cool.

Trust in the Spirit of Truth.

A Mindful Webworker February 8, 2013 at 9:03 pm
Can’t… be… concise…!

Ting February 8, 2013 at 10:35 pm

You may not be concise, but you are very, very interesting! I will check out the Cassels book – I took a course long ago on the historical Jesus – what scholars think is true based on historical standards, and disregarding any religious beliefs. It was really hard to separate the two in my mind but an interesting endeavor.

chrissythehyphenated February 9, 2013 at 12:57 am

What Ting said.

" ' to toss Piers Morgan face first '

Face first, not living up to the sock there, Captain."

Dave A

This is what I really like about AoS. Folks here are such observant, detailed thinkers!

" Remember Linda Carter insulting Sarah Palin?"

OH NOES! How will I ever enjoy Wonder Woman again?

" I just want to know where the Nazis originally came from before landing in Germany."

From that clipping, obviously. from the Austrian Galaxy.

Whee! This is AoS post 337337. Surely this means something.

" I'm assuming they are likewise going after Miller and Bud and Jack Daniels for all alcohol related deaths, right?"

Oh, Mama, watch out. Don't give them ideas.

"Do we ever swing the hot light around and begin Watching the Watchmen?"

I didn't think laser sights were hot.

Thanks for the reports on the hearings. Better to read here than to watch, I'm sure.

Sounds like our state's senior (IIRC) Senator is having fun. Too bad it won't change anything because WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!

Cousin had big thick get-you-mocked glasses since we were kids (LONG time ago). Couple years ago, Lasik. She was happy. Hard to recognize her unadorned face, though!

Double posting! Double posting! OMG! It's... its so beautiful!

"This isn't total war..." -Conservative Crank

I'm beginning to believe otherwise.

"Reagan's 11th Commandment should be followed."

I have to concur with this.

Exception for Rove. And all who break the 11th.

Become, not join, the Republican Party... Nice thought. Dubious probability. Substitute D for R (as in, Dems, rescue your party from the Commies), and you'd see why that was not go'n' happen, right? Well... yeah.

We're a 1-party country, masquerading as two to bamboozle the rubes and suppress all opposition. Works real well. I once had some hope for the Libertarians, but then I got to know them.

I'm here for my morning dose of hocken a chainik.

Wow, that phrase really clears the throat.

It's just that "Mary" used to be more into her happy little fantasy world, amusingly. I suspect Obamacare has forced her to cut back on her meds.

Feb 6,ty.

thats snuff AoS for me.

Is it just me, or has Mary Clogetc. become a bit more... brutal... since the election?

and, just WHAT is the relationship between Hannah Minx and minx.cc?

Blanco Basura at February 06, 2013 12:33 AM (xKC/c)

It's time you knew. She's a cyborg, and minx.cc is her father.