Lake Como, Italy (Photos from trekearth.com)
I have used the Lake Como/Como Lake photos more than once on my other blog, I think I have seven of them as desktop photos from trekearth. It looks like a beautiful place for both water and greenery.
Philosophical & Theological Reflections On Satirical Images Continued
Marvel Comics
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I have read more than once that fictional Steve Rogers/Captain America is a Christian, but from this section it appears he may be Reformed. He states basically that the Scripture should be considered and that America's problems begin with 'Total Depravity'. I have liked Captain America for being an ethical superhero over the years.
On the other hand, it is kind of bizarre being preached at from Marvel Comics of all places.
Romans 3:9-26 relates
English Standard Version/ESV
9 What then? Are we Jews[a] any better off?[b] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being[c] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Okay, I have posted this on this blog previously. I realize it is unBiblical and satirical but we started on the Marvel theme...
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And does that make it philosophically meaningful?
I will be fair as I had to read atheistic and related type critics for my MPhil and PhD theses for over ten years. There are some good authors to read with some reasonable points such as Antony Flew, J.L. Mackie and D.Z. Phillips often cited in blog post Bibliographies on my Dr. RNM blog especially.
I think Very Demotivational is a very good entertainment site and I appreciate the use of the materials but it strikes me as pro-atheistic.
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Revenge for that 'Boss' cat in the previous post?;)
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A new type of corporal punishment. On the ears.
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Seems kind of relevant, sadly. Perhaps one could actually run some kind of church on Facebook with an audio sermon and the presentations could be judged by 'Likes'.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
English Standard Version/ESV
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God[a] may be complete, equipped for every good work.
1 Peter 3: 15-17
English Standard Version/ESV
15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
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Classic.
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There is an element of truth here it seems. Empirically when I venture over to shop in Washington State which is very rarely, I do see a lot of huge persons in the mall. More than in Greater Vancouver. On the other hand with the American University system, for example, leading the way with its emphasis on athletics, there are many fit Americans it appears.
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Basically here in Greater Vancouver/The Lower Mainland it is just a few miles from northern wilderness. We are at the edge of any densely populated Western World. About a year ago on one of my evening walks on a weekend I saw an approximately 150-200 pound cougar/mountain lion walking in the other direction from quite a distance. It walked with a stride with absolutely no fear which helped in my assessment that it was not a dog or any creature that had a predator. It crossed the road and went into a park that actually has a fenced off section that houses toddlers during the week and so I did notify authorities.
A public section of the park hosts some of Maple Ridge's potheads in the evenings and it actually might have been funny for the kitty cat to visit them.;)
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Bad timing...
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But according to the advertisements I see on television I deduce I should be mainly concerned if it is not 100% Canadian beef...
Technorati Poll-Confidence in Church and Organized Religion is down
Quotes:
'For instance, for the church/organized religion, while 44 percent expressed confidence in this institution for this current year, that was 12 percentage points below the historical average of 56 percent.'
'But the truth is that the reason some people may have lost confidence in the church/organized religion has to do with an individual’s idea of the church’s mission versus the church’s understanding of her God-given-mission, and these two can be worlds apart.'
This seems reasonable. I think that the Church needs to emphasize both the loving and just natures of the Gospel and God. To overemphasize one at the expense of the other in a non-Biblical way is not theologically correct.
Lake Como, Italy (Google Images)
Lake Como, Italy (Google Images) New desktop photo
