An Example Of Idolatry

The old standards are still the standards.Fundamentals have not changed, only incidentals. We go here and there looking for God.Truth is, we are ever only looking right at Him. An acquaintance sends this, out of Canada: Exploring Biodigital Convergence I responded: You know how many times I have heard this language regarding some latest tech…

The Murderous History Of Idolatry

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, Written as a submission to Si Vis Pacem, a blog I admire and commend to the attention of one and all. The dismissal of theology as well by alleged theologians as by positivists plunged the Latin Church (Western Civilization to Secularists and Abrahamic…

Idolatry Of The Koran

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT The a-and anti-religious press around the world is making a fuss over treatment of the Koran by United States military personnel guarding Islamist prisoners at detention/prison facilities controlled by the United…

Attitudinal Data Points – April To August 2023 — Let’s Face Facts

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. You’re always in friction, competition, struggle, conflict with someone.The goal is to…

The Lesson Of Inchon: Think Big, Go Deep, Think Offense

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. When you are on the ropes, as US Armed Forces were at…

For The Record: Genesis 1:26-28

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. The winter of 1968-69 was the first time I experienced a federal…

Sola Scriptura

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. One of my pet literary foils is a poster, a lawyer, at…

Intelligence Community And Foreign Policy Establishment Are Not The USA

The old standards remain the standards.Fundamentals have not changed, only incidentals. We go here and there looking for God.Truth is, we are ever only looking right at Him. Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things…

The Other Fellow’s Living Room

There are three reasons to be in another fellow’s living room: In all three cases, your visit should be brief and to the point. The other fellow’s living room is his to live in, not yours. I believe this metaphor is a guide for US foreign policy in this Mother Era. Respect the nations’ individual…

Profile Of A President

The Party The UniParty Atë, come hot from hell, Clergy, lawyers, and bankers are no more able to arrest their impulse to murder President Donald John Trump than were their First Century Judaean counterparts able to arrest their impulse to murder Jesus of Nazareth and God. That the consequence of their counterparts’ murdering Jesus —…

Thoughts About Proceedings

One God – One WorldOne Race – One Caste An adage — attributed to House Speaker Tip O’Neill, a Boston Democrat, POTUS Reagan Era — has it that all politics is local. A new adage — attributed to Andrew Breitbart — has it that politics is downstream from culture. A newer adage — attributed to…

What It Is All About – v2

One God – One WorldOne Race – One Caste The difference between Judeo-Bolsheviks, Globalists, Moslems, and Confucians on the one hand and Hindus and Christians on the other is that the former want to rule the world whereas the latter want to protect the nations.  Only God can rule the world.  No human, aggregate of…

White Paper For The Incoming Administration – 2020

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. I also have been pondering what will happen in the second admin. Peace-making is in the man’s blood. So is excision. Decision means taking one course and scissoring off all the other possibilities. The one theme that recurs in my mind is restructuring on a very large —…

Theology and Ethics: Tillich and Niebuhr

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. From October 1995, excerpt of a discussiononline with a Christian Scientist. I was comparing Tillich as a theologian with Niebuhr as an ethicist. The main thing that keeps coming back to me about this distinction — which I feel is a real and useful one — is that…

Religion Relations

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. For at least thirty (30) years before 11SEP01, the matter of relations between the religions, especially major ones as measured by number of adherents, commanded my penetrating attention.  I always knew no fundamental difference separated them.  11SEP01 compelled the observation, already known but not so picturesquely, that mine…

Reconnecting With Reality

As is the feeling, So is the result. A religion is a set of procedures that can be used to reconnect a personality — body, mind, intellect, spirit — with reality. Saying something is irrational is saying that it is disconnected from reason, where reason is a synonym for reality. Parmenides: Where there is Being…