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Four Kinds of Idolatry

Four Kinds of Idolatry.

This is good, as far as it goes. But I wish he’d address the really nitty-gritty areas:

  1. What difference, if any, does the incarnation have on the law against images? (That’s the Orthodox question.)
  2. What about using images in church as teaching tools? (That’s the Roman Catholic question.)
  3. What about the ark of the covenant, and other uses of images in the tabernacle and temple? (That’s my question.) Aaron’s bull was idolatry, but the cherubim were legit worship. What’s the difference? All the tribes of Israel gathered around the tabernacle in the wilderness, with a flag for each group, hense the “lion of the tribe of Judah.” Was that worship? What about the candle stands in the tabernacle? They were made to look like flowers. Why isn’t that idolatry? What about the doves and pomegranites around the alcoves in Solomon’s Temple? What about the angels in Solomon’s temple, whose wings spanned the building, so that they touched in the middle and touched each wall? Why isn’t that idolatry? Let’s ask some interesting questions.

Why Congress should not extend unemployment benefits – CSMonitor.com

Why Congress should not extend unemployment benefits – CSMonitor.com.

This is interesting to the point of being fun. How often do you read about Keynes being against a bad government expenditure policy? But even the mighty authority of Keynes will probably not convince anybody. They only like him because he says the sort of thing they want to hear.

In Arizona, nibbling away at free enterprise – The Washington Post

In Arizona, nibbling away at free enterprise – The Washington Post.

This kind of regulation really frustrates me. It’s a great example of what people call “crony capitalism,” but it isn’t really. It’s more like lobbyist capitalism, which is a sly form of a trust. It’s kind of like a monopoly.

With Whoops and Happy Yells

With Whoops and Happy Yells.

This is a thorough rebuttle.

Frankly, I’m getting tired of the Orthodox community responding to any criticism of their theology by saying that Protestants are ignorant, don’t understand, haven’t done their research, etc. It’s as though modern liberalism finds its ancient heritage in the Orthodox church. They can’t seem to tolerate the thought that thinking Christians can understand their theology and just call it wrong.

Interesting Fact of the Day: Obese Outnumber Hungry, “Excess Nutrition” Kills More Than Hunger.

Interesting Fact of the Day: Obese Outnumber Hungry, “Excess Nutrition” Kills More Than Hunger..

There’s an interesting idea: instead of subsidizing farmers, subsidize farming products, kind of like a negative sales tax for food products. That’d tweak the market!