08.22.04
Posted in culture at 9:21 pm by
This morning in Church we watched a clip from the movie, “The Apostle” with Robert Duvall. In the film clip that we watched, Duvall makes his way to the side of the road in his car after a terrible car accident. Duvall makes his way out to a car with badly mangled occupants and performs what can best be described as a sort of last rites / conversion. Somehow this was intended to help illustrate the concept of healing–I didn’t exactly make the connection.
I think that the point of the message was that healings still happen. Christians should be ready to understand healing as a viable and real phenomena that happens everyday. Frankly, I agree. What worries me though about sermons like this one is when the only kind of acceptable healing is a miracle. It’s not that I don’t think God uses miracles any longer–she’s quite capable. It’s just that there are many kinds of healings that God is capable of in this 21st Century.
This blog describes the journey of one miracle that’s unfolding every day. This miracle is one that’s unfolded by the hands of doctors who choose drugs to deliver little bodies from sickness. And that’s not the only kind of healing miracle that exists from day to day. I think that when Christians think of healings they think of blind folks seeing or crippled folks walking again in the blink of an eye. They often overlook a marriage on the rocks that, over the course of 3 years of counseling, emerges victorious over the pain of adultery.
Another kind of healing happens when a terminally ill cancer patient, before their death, makes amends with their son or daughter. Although, the body is broken–God saw fit to heal a relationship that would last far longer than the broken human body of the cancer patient. Yet another healing when the pro-life family chooses to love their daughter unconditionally above all else when she tells them that she got pregnant and had an abortion.
It’s like Christians lose the magic a bit when they can explain something. I wish we could start to see God in the mundane a bit more. Perhaps then the mundane will begin to lose a bit of its veil. When we lose sight of this we deify the miraculous; we villify the earthly. We fail to recognize the hand of God at work in nature, in medicine, in therapy. Maybe one day when we begin to recognize how many pots God has his fingers in we will truly be able to appreciate the soverignty, power, and love of God.
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08.21.04
Posted in culture at 10:45 am by
My friend James made a great point about the upcoming election. I was not exactly sure how the turn out would be–though both of us secretly, or not so secretly, hope for a Kerry victory. James mentioned that the one ray of hope he had was that the President is a walking PR disaster. My friend James is dead on.
Let’s look at these swift boat ads. A right-wing group of folks decides that the President needs a smear campaign. So they come up with a few attack ads about John Kerry. Kerry, fairly waits before responding to these ludacris ads. Bush makes no condemnation of these ads, surprise, surprise. He figures, “Hey, a Kerry attack ad, perhaps I can get some mileage out of this.” Perhaps he should have done a bit of fact checking about who was making these statements about John Kerry. Had he done his homework, he would’ve realized that by not condemning John O’Neil or Jerome R. Corsi’s book and the assistance that they’ve given to the attack ads he also is not condemning of statements like these:
Kerry offers a clear choice. Anti-American hatred.
John F*ing Commie Kerry and Commie Ted [Kennedy] discuss their plan to hand America over to our nation’s enemies.
Isn’t the Democratic Party the official SODOMIZER PROTECTION ASSOCIATION of AMERICA — oh, I forgot, it was just an accident that Clintoon’s first act in office was to promote “gays in the military.” RAGHEADS are Boy-Bumpers as clearly as they are Women-Haters — it all goes together.
So, if these statements aren’t worth condemning is anything worth condemning? The problem really is that Dubya didn’t have anybody tell him to condemn anything. I mean the man can’t make it through a white house press conference without written answers. And even then–he can’t answer questions. He can give the GOP memorized response. George W. Bush is an actor, and not even a good one. He can read lines–slowly, if the words don’t have too many syllables and the sentences contain under 5 words. He probably doesn’t go to the bathroom in the White House without the permission of his puppet masters Rummy, Ashcroft, Rove, and Cheney.
Fred Clark offers another glowing example of Bush proving to be his own PR nightmare at Slacktivist when he points out that a man that can read Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest” everyday for over 3 years. Come on all you evangelical Bush lovers–either the President isn’t really reading his daily devotions–which as we all know is the unpardonable sin punishable by hell, fire, brimstone, and severe lashings–or he’s so thick as to have needed to read “My Utmost” at very least 2 times in 4 years…and it’s a daily read book?!? Like Fred, I find this odd.
So what will happen when a presidential debate rolls around? Who knows. One thing is sure though. Bush seems a quite capable marksman–he’s proven himself quite capable of pulling one of the many guns in the back of his Texas pickup and shooting himself in the foot with amazing proficiency.
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Posted in culture at 10:13 am by
I think it’s only fair to explain how I came up with badchristian.com as a domain name for a site. It’s not a long story so, relax. One day at work I was particularly frustrated with fundamentalism–in my old job I used to run into fundamentalists with a twist in their panties on an alarmingly regular basis.
Though it’s rare that any Christian would phrase it that way, most evangelicals and fundamentals would call any liberal who was a Christian a bad Christian. Since I believe that my faith compels me to be a liberal, I found this strange. What I believed made me a good Christian, they claimed (again not directly but through strong implications,) that I was a bad Christian. This was frustrating.
Eventually, I decided that fighting this perception–that I and others like me were bad Christians–simply wouldn’t work. I needed a more poigniant way to express myself. I decided to adopt the name bad Christian as a badge of honor. Perhaps it would have been easier to adopt a less controversial monniker, perhaps. But, I must wonder if it would have been as poigniant.
I’ve been accused of heresy and wisdom. I like to think they’re both accurate descriptors. Because, the truth of the matter is, I really am a bad Christian. I was even before I adopted the title. We all are. Adopting the title bad Christian is not about championing the cause of badness within Christianity; it merely affirms the truth that we are all bad and looks for ways in an authentic and real manner to seek truth in spite of one’s self.
Being a bad Christian isn’t about ignoring certain parts of scripture, or living a lifestyle where God is second to the desires of humankind. Being a bad Christian means that you care deeply about scripture and truth–it simply means that before accepting the status quo you critique that status quo from your perspective. Swallowing that Christian “pill” for the sake of following has led to a Church of followers. The leaders of today were the followers of yesterday. People now are swallowing the pills that their leaders had to swallow years ago.
It is my hope that folks will perceive this place as an inclusive community. A place that regardless of their belief system they can learn something about Christianity. It is my hope to help folks to come away with an appreciation and a deeper understanding of a unique interpretation of scripture–but also, an appreciation that being a (fill in the blank, feminist, liberal, democrat, homosexual) and a Christian is not impossible–in fact, it may just be that these folks have something that they can offer to others of the Christian faith that they couldn’t find elsewhere.
I’m certainly not the only person who believes as I do. There are many others–many better writers than I. Yet, I feel it important to weigh in on these important issue. To allow my voice to be heard, and maybe–just maybe–to shape the Kingdom a bit.
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08.18.04
Posted in culture at 6:26 pm by
I really must give credit where credit is due here. Just Pat and Headless in their comments got the ole’ wheels turning on this one. Many of you have asked, “Brandon, why are you a bad Christian?” or “Why do others think you’re a bad Christian?” Most though are really curious about one thing, “Am I a bad Christian?” Well, our friends down at Worldview Weekend have taken the guess work out of making that determination. Best of all, IT’S FREE!!!
So go ahead, take the bad Christian litmus test right here. But BEFORE YOU DO THAT PLEASE READ THIS POST!!! You’ll be given a number of questions, most of them ridiculous. At the end you’ll be given a read out of your scores. According to Worldview Weekend–AKA the white Christian Male powergroup brigade–you’ll be placed in groups from Strong Biblical Worldview all the way down to Commie bastard.
For all intents and purposes you should ignore these titles, save for one purpose: remember the name of what you’ve been classified as so you can find out if you’re a bad Christian or not.
Here’s what it takes to be a bad Christian:
1. You must be a Christian. I’m not going to tie all sorts of strings to that. You know if you are or aren’t, it’s not rocket science.
Then, find your ranking below.
1. Strong Biblical Worldview - Sorry, Charlie. No bad Christian badge for you.
2. Moderate Biblical Worldview - Nope not quite good…er…bad enough.
3. Secular Humanist Worldview - Congratulations! You’re a bad Christian!
4. Socialist Worldview - Angels rejoice in heaven! Another bad Christian has found their way home!
5. Communist / Marxist Worldview - The badder the better, welcome to the crowd! Another bad Christian.
See, it’s easy really. A simple test, crappily written though it may be, can tell you what you’ve long suspected.
Now, the fun part. To unite. If you’ve taken the test and would like to officially bear the badge “bad Christian” all you need to do is send a simple email to badchristian@badchristian.com. Include your first name (only), and your blog title (or website) (and URL) if you have one, mainly because I really like to meet some of those who have passed the bad Christian litmus test and happily bear the bad Christian badge!
Keep an eye out for the link on the right, it should be coming soon!
His badness,
Brandon
UPDATE - If you’ve read this post, or taken the test, please do me the favor of reading “Why badchristian.com is called badchristian.com.” Then, if you still feel the need to comment about how bad this site is, you may do so, but at least be educated about it.
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Posted in culture at 1:51 pm by
Just a bit more info from the Worldview Weekend folks. Kindly, they offer some tips for “improving” my worldview score. As always, I’m quite happy to read between the lines of these tips for y’all. Here we go.
I’ve tried to put my comments in bold.
To improve your biblical worldiew or that of your teen we recommend the following things:
* Attend a Worldview Weekend near you.
Translation: Resistance is futile you will be assimilated.
* Send your 16 to 25 year olds to a two-week Summit camp in Colorado. (You will find a link to their web page on every page of our website)
Translation: submit your teen for brainwashing. So, I really must wonder how well this works. A group of teens who already AREN’T swallowing every pill fed to them by their churches, OR they aren’t even going to church–gasp–are supposed to be radically changed by summer camp? But these dynamic folks such as Ken Hamm and Josh McDowell are going to change their lives. Perfect, let me sign my kid up! I just wonder how many girls go to summer camp virgins and come home pregnant. There’s no way this camp is about CHANGING worldviews, this camp is about preaching to the choir. Paranthetically, what the hell kind of parent sends their 25 year old to summer camp. A word to the wise…or whatever you are…many 25 year olds are closer to HAVING children than being children.
* Adults should consider a one week Summit experience at our Adult/Educators Conf held at the Navigator’s Glen Eyrie Conference Center.
Translation: Once we’ve washed your mind you should begin to offer the same bitter ignorance to the world at large.
* Begin teaching or attending a 13 week course of study entitled Thinking Like A Christain. This course is for sale at our onlne bookstore at www.worldviewweekend.com
Translation: We can’t spell, nor can we proofread. This is why we offer a course of study called Thinking Like a Christain. Though, perhaps this is more accurate than we all think.
* Read the following worldview books which are available at our online bookstore at www.worldviewweekend.com
Mind Seige by Dr. Tim LaHaye and Dr. David Noebel
(Hmmm…this title leaves very little to the imagination, no wonder they have you read this one first!)
God & Government I, II, and III by Gary DeMar
No Retreasts, No Reserves, No Regreats, by numerous authors
(Once again, it’s nice to see that they’ve taken the time to proofread well. They’ve managed to spell 66% of the words in this title correctly. Of course on words with more than 2 letters they’re only batting 1/3. But overall, that’s what, a D-? Good work old white Christains)
Original Intent by David Barton
Reasons for Believeing By Frank Harber
The Battle For Truth, by David Noebel
Revised and Expanded Answers Book by Ken Ham
(Here we go, an “Answers book” because it’s Satanic to have questions without answers.)
Thinking Straight in a Crooked World by Gary DeMar
Translation: In order to be sure that your brain is permanantly and completely euthanized read these books. If you can swallow these with no trouble, you should be ready to take the next step.
* Then retake the test and see what improvements you or your teen have made.
Translation: Our shitty interpretation of the Bible is the only right one. If you can’t get it straight after all that brainwashing we’ve put you through, you’re pretty much fucked. Start at the beginning again, though, just to make sure. If you come out with the same result, may you be Beelzebub’s plaything for 1000 years of tribulation.
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Posted in faith at 12:00 am by
Worldview weekend has been kind enough to gift the world with this Christian worldview tester. And it gets better. There’s the promise of this:
For those of you scoring the highest score possible, Biblical Theism, you will be REWARDED with a beautiful, professional looking certificate. This certificate will certify that you took the test and scored as a Strong Biblical Worldview Thinker. You can print out your certificate at the end of the test, but it will also be emailed to you so you may save it or print it out on beautiful parchiment paper. This certificate would look great on your wall and would also be very rewarding for students who take this test.
Oooh, oooh, count me in! An email certificate from the likes of Josh McDowell, Ken Hamm, and Kirk Cameron (all marquis names associated with worldview weekend.) It probably doesn’t come as any surprise to anyone here that I’m a “Secular Humanist.” I was actually shooting for socialist but came up a few points short. This is the link to my results.
There are almost too many things to mention here. These people are fundamentalists who are trying to claim that if you aren’t a politically conservative fundamentalist you aren’t really a Christian. I truly cannot comprehend what some Christians hate so much about the idea of liberalism–but whatever that thing they hate is, the folks down at worldview weekend have claimed that hate and fear as their own.
The people over at the new pantagreul have had a field day with this and a few other websites. I’d encourage you to head on over there and take a look at this article by Jack Heller
I suppose I should be concerned that they’ll send the old white male brigade–take a look at their homepage–out to beat down my door. With Kirk Cameron leading the charge…I think I’d run–after all, if I’m not careful I’ll be Left Behind.
9:30 AM addendum - I found it quite interesting that although my personal label was a secular humanist in none of the individual sections was that my label! I was either a Moderate Biblical worldview holder (mostly because of how I chose for the sake of doing this exercize to interpret questions that needed interpreting–so almost every question–conservatively) or I was a socialst. I guess that averages out to Secular Humanist. Thus it stands to reason that if one was a Strong Biblical worldview holder–in the eyes of the schmucks down at Worldview Weekend–in some categories, and a secular humanist in others that that would average out to having a moderate Christian worldview. Huh? Just another example of why this Worldview Weekend thing is a gigantical pile o’ crap!
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08.17.04
Posted in culture at 12:45 am by
Like many of you, I’ve become an Olympics addict. I never have been before. I blame my wife. She’s been hooked for what seems like forever. This year I got sucked in. I frame that fairly negatively, but I don’t mean it negatively at all.
If you’ve been following the Olympics at all you’ve been inundated with stories about doping scandals. Frankly, I’m sick about hearing about doping scandals. I’m not sure why I’m so sick of it. I think part of my disgust may be because of the extreme media coverage anyone even possibly associated with a doping scandal gets.
Marion Jones is a good example. Here’s the thing. If the US thought Marian Jones was doped up, they wouldn’t have allowed her to come to the games–the USOC has vowed to send only clean athletes to Athens. Marion Jones is in Athens, so why is it that whenever I see a shot of her running there is an obligatory doping reference. If she runs and wins–she’ll be tested. If she tests positive, the media will be all over it; if she tests negative, we probably won’t hear anything at all.
It’s not that I don’t understand the appeal that these scandals have for the news media and the public at large. I guess I just don’t understand the concept. I mean these athletes are some of the most competitive people in the history of the world. You don’t get to the top of your field without being nearly psychotically competitive. What I don’t get is why when one is so competitive that one would cheat. I don’t believe that being competitive and needing to win are at all the same desire. Competitive is loving the act of competition not the result of competition.
Perhaps the media and society have begun to establish these expectations in athletes. We glorify winning at all costs and falsely call that competition. Michael Phelps will be a freshman at the University of Michigan in the fall, he will be one of the only freshman at the U of M who earns 7 digits and has a speedo contract. Why? It’s not because he competes well–it’s because he wins races.
I had hoped that the games returning to Athens may mean a bit less focus on the “winning culture.” Really, I think a return to the Olympics of old is what is really needed. And, I’m not talking about the modern games. I mean the original Olympics. You see, the greeks cared less about who finished first–it was about how you played the game, wrestled the match, or ran the race.
I think those ancient greeks were on to something.
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08.16.04
Posted in fun at 6:57 pm by
It’s been a bit since I’ve given a personal entry, I think I’ll do that today. I sort of feel the need to unpack my thoughts a bit. You see, my wife is out of town visiting her college friends. I always love and hate being left home alone. I mean, it’s great to experience the freedoms of not worrying about some of the messes I make or being able to leave the lights on and stay up as late as I like. But, on a deeper level, I hate when my wife drives alone for long periods of time. I’m a worry wort. Yesterday, for example, I was crafting out a worst case scenario for what would happen if she had been involved in a tragic accident and I was left alone as a single father to take care of the cats. Fortunately, only a few minutes after beginning this line of thought, she called and said that she made it okay to Cincinnati.
Anyway, without my wife I’m a little lost. Perhaps because she functions as my main source of motivation (read: she naggs my lazy ass) and really, my only source of conscience. If she were home tonight, I’d be telling her all about my new job. In truth it’s not really a “job” job. It’s an assistantship. Basically, I’m paid slave wages and offered tuition reimbursement so that I can get my Masters (and eventually my PhD).
I’ll be working for the buisness department at Michigan State University. Particularly, I work with students who are masters students in the accounting program. I read their papers and offer consultation (I’m a proofreader) and also offer consultation on their speeches. It sounds boring, I know. But it will fund and fuel my desires to get my MA and PhD in Communications.
So, tomorrow and the next day I’ll be cataloging the content of videos of the video library. I’ve got about 5 VHS tapes to outline and two days to do it in. Not a barn burner of a first assignment, but I’m sure it will keep me entertained till my wife comes home.
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08.15.04
Posted in faith at 10:08 pm by
(Warning: often here I refer to “we” in the national sense. I do not mean to confuse but as a country person of the United States of America, it sometimes comes naturally. I also do not mean to alienate, if you aren’t from the US please grant me a bit of grace when reading my commentary. Thanks!)
While writing my last blog entry–and fumbling through a few Psalms over at Bible Gateway–I ran across this Psalm, number 44. I couldn’t help but hear echoes of past and present American history reverberate through my head. Just so no one is confused, the scripture is in emphasis, my words are the ones that aren’t.
Also, please note that I’m not trying to argue that Psalm 44 was a psalmist’s prophesy about the good ole’ US of A. Psalm 44 is not ABOUT the US. It simply bears striking resemblence to the history and some current affairs of the US. Please do not attempt to so literalize this ancient text as to remove it from its appropriate context. It does however enlighten us to what one nation (Isreal) experienced in a similar situation and how that nation conducted its correspondence with the Most High in the face of these challenges.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our fathers have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations
and planted our fathers;
you crushed the peoples
and made our fathers flourish.
3 It was not by their sword that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face, for you loved them.
This nation was founded, though I don’t believe, as many do, predominantly on Christian principle, but I believe this nation was founded under the watchful eye of a soverign God. I feel strongly that without the hand of God all the blood shed in the name of freedom on behalf of this great nation would have been for naught.
We’ve fought many a war for that which is right. We’ve sought out dictators that tried to kill entire races of people, forces that would eradicate whole religions. We’ve been agents in bringing peace to the world, even when we believed so strongly in that peace we saw fit to fight for it.
9 But now you have rejected and humbled us;
you no longer go out with our armies.
10 You made us retreat before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep
and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for a pittance,
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 My disgrace is before me all day long,
and my face is covered with shame
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
But the golden years eventually came to an end. The Vietnam war. “you made us retreat before the enemy.” The US isn’t the most popular name in international relations any longer. We’ve neglected our calling to model and promote justice and liberty to even our own, let alone the world stage.
The rise of a more virulent strain of terrorism. “because of the enemy who is bent on revenge.” Most Americans don’t even know what revenge our advarsaries seek–or even why they would want revenge in the first place.
This all begs the question, “what, then, is this tormented nation to do?” In Psalm 44 they cry out to God for help.
23 Awake, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you hide your face
and forget our misery and oppression?
25 We are brought down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up and help us;
redeem us because of your unfailing love.
What will we do?
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Posted in culture at 12:46 pm by
In church this morning the pastor read a number of things that got me thinking. Pastor Jon was talking about the Kingdom of God and how that Kingdom is to come. It really had me thinking about the role God plays in the development of a country. Particularly I began thinking about the implications of a soverign God bestowing a certain degree of power on a group of people or a country.
1 Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
2 How awesome is the LORD Most High,
the great King over all the earth!
3 He subdued nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
Selah Psalm 47:1-4
In addition to the nation of Isreal at the time of King David, it seems to me that God has played a direct role in the emergence of another great world power: the United States of America. For one reason or another God took pity on a fledgling bunch of renegades from Europe and blessed them for the past 230 or so years. By all accounts, the United States is an economic, cultural, and military superpower. Nations have become subdued beneath us, peoples under our feet. I truly believe that this is because at the outset our goal for other nations has been a benevolent vision. At the outset, we wanted other nations and those nation’s peoples to experience freedom and liberty and justice.
I fear we may have forgotten our benevolent vision for the world. Now the nations under our feet war, and we do nothing to stop it. Tyrannical leaders are allowed to stay in power because of the economic gains that our country stands to benefit in the petrolium industry. Children starve and lepers die while we sit idly by, perhaps on holiday on a yacht somewhere in the mediterranian. We’ve enough money to eat out two or three nights a week while the homeless family you drive by on your way to Applebee’s will later that evening jump into the restaurant’s dumpster to eat your trash.
With great endowment comes great responsibility. We stand in shock and awe when planes fly into towers. We mourn the loss of thousands of lives and economic certainty and the world mourns with us. Those who have been subdued beneath us, come along side us in order to mourn the losses of their leader. And yet, we fail to recognize what they do. The world knows that while an “axis of evil” may be responsible for horrible actions and the killing of thousands–we are responsible for neglecting our benevolent vision.
We are guilty of placing profit before justice, guilty of placing revenge before peace. What does it mean for our nation to flourish? A BMW in every driveway? A yacht club membership? If that’s the goal, we’re advancing confidently in the direction of our dreams. But I believe that the goal is more than this. This benevolent vision may even mean less wealth. I’m ready to accept that. I’m ready to take one for the team. If I lose because another has a more fair chance at getting a job, I’m ready to accept that loss. If I must make personal sacrifice for the greater good of society, so be it.
4″Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15To one he gave five talents[1] of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. 17So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. 18But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19″After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
21″His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22″The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’
23″His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24″Then the man who had received the one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26″His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28″ ‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Matthew 25:14-28
You see we’ve been given a good deal. We’re accountable for those things. Capitalism is a frail and temporary construct. Wealth is fleeting. But while fleeting, wealth can help to establish something of permanance. A fair and just distribution of wealth to all helps to establish something of permanence. After all, we’re all connected. And we who have been given much have also been entrusted with a great responsibility to those to whom we’re connected.
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