a lifetime flies but we’ll fly farther
We like stuff. There are even blogs about this, specifically, there is a very funny blog about what white people like. All too often I am properly skewered. Modeled on this blog is another called Stuff Christian Culture Likes. It can be pretty funny. See…
Theophiliac has alerted me to a theology of pipesmoking. It is a 73 page document, including 5 appendices. Its hilarious. And irreverent. And well done so far. All excellent qualities as far as I’m concerned. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here. I lift my pipe to you Arthur D. Yunker. Here is his abstract:
Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking
In which it is argued that worthy pipesmoking is one of the ultimate gifts of the Holy Ghost and brings its practitioners very close to the nature of the Kingdom of God, which arguments are diligently supported by unassailable proof texts and incontestable logic.
However, the fun is not over. Theophiliacs has posts of their own on theology and pipesmoking as well (1, 2, 3, and Appendix).
For all of you with fingers glued to the computer, noses in books, and deadlines passing you by, from PhD Comics:
I was recently asked how long I had to go in my program. Now, I just say years. The new semester is starting, which means that we’ve gotta laugh to keep from crying….
I just could not pass on posting this one. As a warning, I had to rick roll myself (one of the few times I’ll engage in the use of “the lesser of two evils”) to get Sonseed’s video out of my head before a long and largely undisturbed shift at the library’s information desk. I like my sanity thankyouverymuch.
“Jesus is a Friend of Mine” by Sonseed
This is posted because I know at least some of you will really like this video. It also helps that it summarizes some of my thoughts on process. They even hit at the liturgical ritual of voting.
George Carlin died yesterday. He had a complex relationship with the church, and sometimes he would seem to take his criticism a bit far — like grouping all Christian faith into something he would critique — but generally I really liked the guy’s standup. He seemed like a complex and generally honest human being, which translated interestingly into his acerbic and “counter-cultural” standup.
Carlin, in the video below, disabuses the audience of a God of the Gaps (fulfilling Bonhoeffer’s projection) and the notion of the state’s benevolence, states of exception and human rights. In such a comedy routine, he tackles rather important issues that aren’t even acknowledged in much of public discourse, and he manages to do so with humor, wit, and small words. Even though I have disagreements, I find him someone worth listening to, because there is at least some truth and genuine life experience behind his observations. I find when I’m thinking over what he says, I’m thinking about a human being, not merely a punch line — as if we’re really just having a conversation. So with this in mind, I have below, a video of Carlin skewering the state and its civil religion.
Warning, Carlin uses four letter words, which may offend some. However, I find that sometimes honesty is a four letter word and in this case, he tends to use them well.
H/T for the video: Jamerica.
Halden has been on an ecumenical kick lately, engaging Catholics, wondering what it means to still be Protestant, and other equally irrelevant subjects. Heres my go at it: I think I’ve identified the problem in a classic sketch by Monty Python. (I do feel some what obliged to mention that this is Monty Python which means that it may be a bit much for some people, but hopefully not. I for one will giggle myself to sleep.)
Oh and seriously, congratulations on the kid, Michael of catholicanarchy.
I recently made my way again to the seemingly defunct Christian satirical website, The Holy Observer, only to find that they are starting up again after years of … deadness? Anyways, I was plenty happy to discover that they are no longer dead and figured those who appreciate a bit of dry humor would like to know. So go see ‘em.
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