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Went to a Wedding
Today mia_mcdavid, carpe_noctum_93 and I went to the wedding of a friend from colgaffneyis. Thoughts on the ceremony
The Ancient Hebrew View of the Universe
A scientific diagram of the ancient Hebrew cosmos, with a larger picture here, and a cautionary note:
The Bible is not a book of science. It was written in a pre-scientific era and its main purpose was to communicate moral and spiritual lessons. The Children of Israel had no advantage over their neighbors when it came to matters of science. In fact, this erroneous concept of the cosmos was quite common for that era. The Hebrews were inspired by nothing more than their political and religious motivations.
IIRC, this view came from Babylonia, and hence ultimately from the Sumerians.
Via the Episcopal Cafe.
Now I need to listen to Bill Cosby’s routine about Noah and the Ark again ;-)>
Quote of the Season
“We need to put Herod back into Christmas.” — The Rev. Rex McKee.
A busy weekend following a busy week
As mia_mcdavid wrote early Friday morning, we were extremely busy all last week. She left out a few things–notably all the meetings she had about our children, and my full week at work. There was nothing terrible that happened during the latter, but it there was a lot going on. The weekend was even busier.
Sensationalism and ignorance at the New York Times
Heard in Church
Today is the Feast of Pentecost. At St. Mary’s, as at other churches I have known, part of one of the Bible lessons was read in multiple foreign languages (See Acts 2: 1-11). Afterwards a small but very clear voice in the congregation said: “That was freaky.”
The Doctrine of Feline Sedentation
Catholic Texts in Scottish Gaelic
Work Update–Biblical Reference
I was thinking about my manager at work, who has made my job so unpleasant in the last 18 or so months, and about his new boss, who promises to be even worse. This verse (1 Kings 12:11) came to mind:
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 
