Wednesday, May 12, 2004
POOEY, POOEY -- THE EVILS OF ELSWORTH TOOHEY
Anyone who read the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand will quickly remember Elsworth Toohey, Rand's ultimate evil character, by her own definition of evil. Toohey was a column writer for a newpaper. He represented the "collective" -- the voice of the people, but the voice was that of the masses, not the...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Being truthful with tact and kindness
There's a difference between someone who is rude and obnoxious, but honest, and someone who shows tact but more importantly, kindness, when being honest. I would much rather have a friend who is kind than one who is rude. Being honest, doesn't mean being mean and unkind. A person's character shows...
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PEOPLE WHO SPEAK GIBBERISH AND FALL ON THE FLOOR AND SHAKE ARE CRAZY
GramaDee left a comment in a blog I wrote yesterday about TV evangelists about something odd she had witnessed. Here's the comment she left: Well, I watched that channel late one night and what a shockeroo it was. I mean, there was this poor woman, absolutely beside herself with whatever it was she...
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Monday, May 10, 2004
WHY I SEND ALL MY MONEY TO TV EVANGELISTS WITH LARGE HAIR,TEETH & BIG RINGS
I haven't watched religious television in years. Last time I did I thought it was a Saturday Night Live comedy show, but it was actually Sunday morning. The preacher man was pleading with a loud, Pentacostal, southern accent to "give ma lyfe to Jeezzus." I listened, trying hard not to poke fun of...
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Sunday, May 9, 2004
HOW CAN YOU BE THANKFUL IF YOUR MOTHER ABUSED YOU?
This morning I was thinking about people who have been physically and/or sexually abused by parents. I knew of a woman who had sex with her son. He turned out to be a mental case. I've known adults who were abused as children and their lives still suffer 20 and even 30 years later. How can such...
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Saturday, May 8, 2004
RELIGION IS THE OPIATE OF THE PEOPLE
Karl Marx's words sometimes ring true to me. When I look at how empty some of our religions and churches are, I realize Marx was right to a certain degree. Marx probably felt that the myths, religion and impractical philosophies of the day served to dull people's senses to true living, and to their...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
The Prayer of a Broken Heart
Dear God I'm tired, alone, sad and forgotten. I know you know about abandonment. You are abandoned daily by creatures you formed with your very own hands and heart of love. You know about rejection for you were rejected by humanity at the cross. Oh God, I am nothing and I know it. I am broken,...
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Thursday, May 6, 2004
IS COMMUNISM COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIANITY?
There are some Christians who feel that Communism, to some degree, encompasses the essence of Christianity. Ayn Rand seemed to group Communism, Christianity and most forms of mysticism into a group that she referred to as altruists or the collective. In this post, I want to look at how Christianity...
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DO WE MAKE OUR OWN LUCK OR ARE WE BORN LUCKY OR UNLUCKY?
a repost We can't help where we are born, in whose families we are raised and what nationality we are. We can't help the fact that our families might have been poor, broken, abusive and a wreck. It wasn't our choice to be born under good or bad circumstances. We had no say in the matter. The fact...
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Wednesday, May 5, 2004
An Ex-Ayn Rand Follower Dissects John Galt's Speech
As an ex-Ayn Rand follower (well, maybe I never really was) I'd like to take a look at John Galt's speech and comment. John Galt's Speech (From the book Atlas Shrugged) mini-version [ 964 words ] For twelve years you've been asking "Who is John Galt?" This is John Galt speaking. I'm the man who's...
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