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Monthly Archives: November 2014
My Book–The Soviet Union and Lincoln County USA now at amazon.com
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THE MISCHIEF BIRTHED BY BELIEVERS OF THE BIBLE’S INERRANCY by Perry Mann
THE MISCHIEF BIRTHED BY BELIEVERS OF THE BIBLE’S INERRANCY The Judaic priesthood put Christ on the cross notwithstanding that Pontius Pilate found Christ’s kingdom no threat to Roman rule. The reigning religious hierarchy, the Pharisees and Scribes, judged Jesus’s teachings … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, fanaticism, Jesus, John Ashcroft, Nietzsche, Pontius Pilate, sectarian wars
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NOTORIOUS NONSEQUITUR by Perry Mann “I am the father of a gay son”
NOTORIOUS NONSEQUITUR I am the father of a gay son. Therefore, I have standing to defend homosexuals in the court of controversy regarding same-sex marriage and the whole of the straight-gay argument. Based on that credential and common sense, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic hierarchy, homophobe, Homosexuality, same-sex marriage, scripture, St. Paul
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THE EVOCATIONS OF TWO QUARTERS AND A NICKEL by Perry Mann
THE EVOCATIONS OF TWO QUARTERS AND A NICKEL I walk often and far relative to most inhabitants of this town and probably elsewhere. I seldom encounter a prominent citizen unless he has been told by his doctor to walk or … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Ben Mountain, capitalists, evangelicals, fundamentalists, Greenbrier River, Iraq, John Henry, Water, wealth
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NEUTERING THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHETS by Perry Mann
NEUTERING THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHETS Ron English in an article in the Gazette expresses his concern that Martin Luther King’s legacy is being confined to his “I have a Dream” speech and that his image is being manipulated to … Continue reading
THE LAST ILLUSION by Perry Mann
THE LAST ILLUSION “A dualist acknowledges a fundamental distinction between matter and mind. A monist, by contrast, believes mind is a manifestation of matter…and cannot exist apart from matter.” From “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins. My mother, like her … Continue reading
HOW LONG THE WAR IN IRAQ AND AGAINST TERRORISM? by Perry Mann Considering ISIS, this is a timely observation that was made back when Bush II was in charge of our killing machine.
HOW LONG THE WAR IN IRAQ AND AGAINST TERRORISM? When asked how long the war, President Bush answered: As long as it takes. If he meant as long as it takes to pacify the contending parties in Iraq and to … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan Muslims, Bush II, Chechens, Chechnya, Hadji Murad, hate, Iraq, Kossovo, Ottoman Turks, Russia, Shamyl, Stalin, Tolstoy, Tsar Nicholas I
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Christ and the Sword by Perry Mann on this Veteran’s Day “….nothing could be clearer than Jesus’ exhortations from the Mount: Resist not evil, turn the other cheek, go the extra mile, give to him that asketh, love your enemies, bless them that curse you and do good to them that hate you.”
CHRIST AND THE SWORD It is clear to me and has been most of my life that if one wants to live an animal existence with a modicum of amenities, he must compromise morally; and if he wants to live … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostles, Born again, Christ, compromise, Gospel of Matthew, Guns, Jacques Ellul, NRA
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I AM ONE OF THE IMPERCIPIENTS by Perry Mann
I AM ONE OF THE IMPERCIPIENTS Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928, one of the great English novelists and poets, is a favorite person of mine, a mentor, who helped me think and believe as he did. I did so vaguely before I … Continue reading
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