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The Adventures of Doc Savage
Doc Savage On the Air
Written by Will Murray
Almost all attempts to adapt Doc Savage into other media have been valiant failures. Just ask legendary producer-director George Pal. With such classics as "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds" to his credit, he purchased the rights to all 181 original novels starring Street & Smith's iconic pulp superman, and expressed unbounded confidence that his 1975 film "Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze" would spin off countless sequels.
Instead the film sank Pal's career. At least he got a movie out of it. A decade before, Chuck Connors was poised to star as Doc in "The Thousand-Headed Man", with five sequels right behind it. That project never went to camera.
Numerous versions of Doc Savage have appeared in comic books - some good, some bad, most indifferent. Despite being the inspiration for such popular culture titans as Superman, Batman, the Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek's "Mr. Spock", Buckaroo Banzai, and Marvel Comics' the Fantastic Four, the metallic magic of Doc has proven hard to recapture outside the pages of the original "Doc Savage" pulp magazine.
The curse goes back to Doc's inaugural year of 1933, when flushed with the success of his new superhero, writer Lester Dent - the man behind the storied pseudonym of Kenneth Robeson - tried to peddle the Man of Bronze to radio.
His vision was a simple one. Dent intended to adapt his own novels in serial form. But instead of half-hour installments, he was forced by his sponsor (the Knox Company, makers of a patent medicine called Cystex) to script self-contained stories only 15 minutes long, limiting the cast to Doc and his apish foil, Monk Mayfair. All the wild, pulpy action that made Doc Savage a Depression hit was squeezed into a container too small for it.
That first radio adaptation ran for 26 episodes over Don Lee's twelve-station Golden West radio network, beginning on February 11, 1934, at 9:00 PM. It scored so well with California listeners that it was syndicated nationally that fall, beginning October 6th. As with so much of pioneering radio drama, the show proved so ephemeral that no transcription disks or cast information have survived. It remains one of radio's lost gems.
A decade later, Street & Smith floated a sustaining show based on their Doc Savage comic book. It ran over New York's WMCA in 1943. That version wasn't the true Man of Bronze, but an imposter tricked out in a mystic ruby-studded hood acquired in The Shadow's birthplace of Tibet. Audiences groaned and changed the dial. So after 26 broadcasts, it too vanished from memory.
Fifty years after Lester Dent gave it his all, producer-director Roger Rittner of the LA-based Variety Arts Radio Theatre took a shot at bringing Doc Savage back to the airwaves. The Bantam Books paperback reprints had been going strong for two decades. The memory of the George Pal fiasco had begun to fade. It seemed time to try again.
Once in a while, someone gets it right. Roger got it right. He managed to do what Lester Dent and everyone else failed to accomplish. He convinced National Public Radio to let him serialize two vintage Doc novels. No campy changes, no updating, just pure unadulterated Doc Savage-style high adventure.
"The Adventures of Doc Savage" was the title Roger gave to the most true, most faithful, and most perfect media incarnation of the Man of Bronze ever broadcast. Aided and abetted by yours truly (just making a name for myself as the latter day Kenneth Robeson whose posthumous collaborations with the late Lester Dent eventually resulted in a series of well-received Doc novels) Roger combed the Doc Savage canon for suitable stories to serialize.
Driven by his strong desire to include the adventurous Patricia Savage in the production, Roger decided to adapt Dent's 1934 adventure "Fear Cay" in seven parts. Set in New York, Florida, and the mysterious Caribbean isle of Fear Cay, it pits Doc Savage and his two-fisted crew of experts against the bizarre seaman, Dan Thunden, who claims to be 130 years old and the discoverer of the Fountain of Youth. But is this bearded hellraiser all that he claims to be?
When directing the action extravaganza "Fear Cay", Roger was inspired by Republic Pictures' "Adventures of Captain Marvel" serial, with added touches from the popular "Terry and the Pirates" radio show. This last choice was a serendipitous one: in 1939, Lester Dent scripted a multi-part adaptation of "The Polar Treasure" for a radio venture that never materialized. He modeled that project on "Terry and the Pirates" too!
"I tried to make this series sound the way 1940s movie serials looked," Roger explains. "I don't want to say there's no depth to them, because I think there's a great deal of depth to them, but our emphasis was always on action. Not letting too long a period go by when something doesn't happen. Oddly enough, Dent's writing style fell just perfectly into a half-hour format. Each half hour as it went through the books, seemed to build nicely. There was a little bit of exposition at points that built up to a nice climax at the end of each chapter. Without too much messing around, I think we adapted "Fear Cay" fairly religiously in terms of the plot and the characters."
Taking a different approach, I chose to adapt "The Thousand-Headed Man" in six chapters. Inspired by the abortive Chuck Connors film-that-never-was and my interest in evoking Carleton E. Morse's classic "I Love a Mystery" radio serials, I focused on the mood, mystery and atmospheric horror of Doc Savage's quest for a lost expedition in 1934 Indo-China which brings the Man of Bronze in direct combat with the half-mythical menace known only as the Thousand-Headed Man. From foggy London to the ruined and serpent-haunted City of the Thousand-Headed Man, Doc and his team confront escalating jungle horrors culminating in a blood-freezing climax.
I had a blast doing it. But after the scripts were completed, the project ground to a halt for practical reasons: money. National Public Radio was going through a budgetary crunch.
The search for funding took three long years. It seemed as if "The Adventures of Doc Savage" was destined to remain but a shining bronze-and-gold dream. Finally, a few small grants came through to underwrite the production. The two serials were then recorded over the summer of 1985 in the EFX Systems studios in Burbank, California. In another strange synchronicity, the 1934 Doc Savage radio series was also recorded in California - most likely in San Francisco.
Gathering together an ensemble cast of multi-media performers who had worked him with on previous modern-day radio dramas like "Darkness" and "Midnight", Roger cast Daniel Chodos as Doc Savage and Robin Riker in the role of Pat Savage. Other performers included Robert Towers as Monk Mayfair, Art Dutch was Ham Brooks, Bill Ratner played Renny Renwick, with Scott McKenna and Kimit Muston standing in for Long Tom Roberts and Johnny Littlejohn respectively.
"The Adventures of Doc Savage" premiered at 7:30 PM on Monday, September 30, 1985 as part of the "NPR Playhouse" umbrella series. It ran for thirteen exciting episodes with "Kidnapped", Chapter 1 of "Fear Cay", kicking off the show. (A few stations inexplicably swapped the order and ran "Thousand-Headed Man" first.) It has never been commercially available, although a brisk trade in bootleg tapes and CD's has continued uninterrupted over the intervening decades.
Now timed for the 25th anniversary of this acclaimed series, Radio Archives is proud to present the complete original series, remastered and digitally augmented, along with a new audio documentary, "The Sound of Bronze: Making The Adventures of Doc Savage," featuring the cast and crew commenting on the production, and a stunning collectable cover depicting Doc and Pat Savage by Bantam Books Doc Savage artist Bob Larkin.
Doc Savage was originally created for pulp magazines, but with an eye toward radio. Like his big brother, The Shadow, Doc was given a signature sound in the expectation that he would need one to identify himself to radio audiences. Doc's eerie trilling, like The Shadow's distinctive laugh, signaled his presence. Once more that uncanny sound, described by Lester Dent as "eerie, with the essence of the Orient in it," announces that the mighty Man of Bronze has returned.
Back in the day, Roger Rittner did Doc Savage right. Now Radio Archives is doing it bigger, bronzer, and better!
Contents of this collection include:
Fear Cay
#1 Kidnapped
#2 The Hanging Man
#3 The Disappointing Parcel
#4 Island of Death
#5 Terror Underground
#6 The Mysterious Weeds
#7 The Crawling Terror
The Thousand-Headed Man
#1 The Black Stick
#2 Three Black Sticks
#3 Flight Into Fear
#4 Pagoda of the Hands
#5 The Accursed City
#6 The Deadly Treasure
Bonus Features:
The Sound of Bronze: Making "The Adventures of Doc Savage"
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
The August Lion
Saturday, August 6, 1949 - CBS
The New Adventures of Michael Shayne
A Problem in Murder
1948 - Broadcaster's Guild Syndication
Will Murray (left) is the literary agent for the estate of Lester Dent, and the author of over 50 novels, including several posthumous Doc Savage collaborations with series originator Lester Dent, among them "Python Isle", "White Eyes", and the forthcoming "Desert Demons".
As an audio drama producer, Roger Rittner (right) has written, produced, and directed specials and multi-part series for National Public Radio, including the drama series "Darkness", the mystery/macabre series "Midnight", "The Adventures of Doc Savage", and the musical special "Charlie Sent Me!" Other radio projects have been heard on stations KMPC, KFI, and KGBS in Los Angeles. Roger created and directed The Variety Arts Radio Theatre, live recreations of classic radio drama, for 10 years at the Variety Arts Center in Los Angeles.


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10 Wedding Toast Mistakes Not To Make
A simple "Cheers!" or "Congrats!" won't cut it when it comes to a wedding toast. The Maid of Honor or Best Man selected to speak were chosen for a reason and your speech is meant to bring all attendees together and serve as a reflection of this specific couple. There are many "Dos" involved, but Victoria Wellman, co-founder of The Oratory Laboratory, a speechwriting company in New York, gives us recommendations for what NOT to say or do during a wedding speech.
Don't be afraid to roast the bride or groom but know when enough is enough.
There's a fine line between poking fun and being vulgar. So, don't talk about how drunk they got at college and what trouble they used to get into. For starters it's unoriginal, but mainly because grandma and the in-laws are in the audience too.
Don't tell private jokes.
It doesn't matter how funny you and five other of your friends think something is, if half the audience doesn't know it, you're excluding them and they'll stop listening.
Don't talk about exes.
Even if they are all on good terms they're totally irrelevant to this day and it will make everyone feel super uncomfortable.
Don't tell us how your friend is like your sister (Maids of Honor, this one's for you).
We know you adore each other, that's why she gave you the job. Tell us why you love her, why she's so amazing and why she makes you laugh.
Don't just use adjectives to describe the person you are talking about.
You need to backup your descriptions with stories. The more specific you are the better the speech.
Don't be overly sentimental.
Try for at least 70% humor and storytelling. When was the last time you left a wedding talking about an amazing speech that was all tears and 'I love yous'? If you think back over all the time you've spent together you'll find the juicy details about your friend and the humor.
Don't speak for longer than 5 minutes.
It's always better to leave the guests panting for more than wishing you'd stop.
Don't get hammered at the open bar.
If a glass of wine or a shot of tequila gives you a bit of confidence then go for it. But no more than one until you're done!
Don't talk about yourself.
Yes you've shared hundreds of adventures with your best friend or sibling, but you are best man or maid because all those stories make you an expert on them. Look through your speech and count the 'I's.
Don't let nerves get the better of you!
You're about to deliver the best gift to your friend you've ever given them – it's exciting and you should be looking forward to it. If you spend the whole speech freaking out, you'll regret it afterwards and you only get one chance so enjoy every moment of it.
> 10 Worst Wedding Toasts Ever
> Complete Guide to Maid of Honor Toasts
> Toasting Basics for the Best Man

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Alfred William Lawson (March 24, 1869 - November 29, 1954) was a professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals. In 1904, he also wrote a novel, Born Again, clearly inspired by the popular Utopian fantasy Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, an early harbinger of the metaphysical turn his career would take. He is frequently cited as the inventor of the airliner and was awarded several of the first air mail contracts, which he ultimately could not fulfill. He founded the Lawson Aircraft Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin to build military training aircraft and later the Lawson Airplane Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to build airliners. The crash of his ambitious "Midnight Liner" during its trial flight takeoff on May 8, 1921 ended his best chance for commercial aviation success.
He later propounded his own philosophy—Lawsonomy—and the Lawsonian religion. He also developed, during the Great Depression, the populist economic theory of "Direct Credits", according to which banks are the cause of all economic woe, the oppressors of both capital and labour. Lawson believed that the government should replace banks as the provider of loans to business and workers. His rallies and lectures attracted thousands of listeners in the early 30s, mainly in the upper Midwest, but by the late 30s the crowds had dwindled.
In 1943, he founded the unaccredited University of Lawsonomy in Des Moines to spread his teachings and offer the degree of "Knowledgian," but after various IRS and other investigations it was closed and finally sold in 1954, the year of Lawson's death. Lawson's financial arrangements remain mysterious to this day and in later years he seems to have owned little property, moving from city to city as a guest of his farflung acolytes. A 1952 attempt to haul him before a Senate investigative committee and get to the bottom of his operation ended with the old man leaving the senators baffled and unimpressed.
A farm near Racine, Wisconsin is the only remaining university facility, although a tiny handful of churches may yet survive in places such as Wichita, Kansas. The large sign, formerly reading "University of Lawsonomy", was a familiar landmark for motorists in the region for many years and was visible from I-94 about 13 miles north of the Illinois state line. Although the sign still exists, the "of" has now been replaced by the URL of their website.


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STUDENTS from around the globe are making Ambleside their home after enrolling on the University of Cumbria's first ever international course.
Outdoor enthusiasts from countries including China, Australia and Germany are among the 17 students spending the Autumn term in the Lake District as part of their masters in Transcultural European Outdoor Studies.
The qualification is the first of its kind and is being run by the university, Germany's University of Marburg and Norway's School of Sport Sciences.
Course leader Dr. Christopher Loynes said: "Within this time frame, our ambition is to make the course a coveted choice for people interested in pursuing a career in the outdoor field. We also aim to develop tight links with non-European universities and make the course truly global. Eventually, we plan to make the course financially self-sustaining through the charging of student fees."
The course will be funded by the European Commission for the next five years and once students have left Ambleside in the New Year they will spend their next two terms at the other institutions.
While some of the students area already experienced in outdoor studies, for many this is a new area of knowledge and expertise.
Katerina Pata from Greece, who previously studied to be a pre-school teacher, said:"I couldn't find a relevant masters course in Greece and applied for courses elsewhere in Europe. I liked this course because I get a chance to go to three different countries and learn various approaches to the subject. My goal is to make the concept of outdoor learning more prominent in my country and create my own outdoor kindergarten."
However, others come to the course with a lot of experience like Wilson Wai Yin Cheung who is a former president of the mountaineering association of Hong Kong.
The students, who come from 15 countries, will be living in university accommodation in Ambleside and learning the theoretical knowledge and practical qualifications necessary to be successful outdoor industry professionals.
During their first semester they will undertake two week-long hiking expeditions, one in the Scottish Highlands and one in the Lake District and a week-long canoeing trip.
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Why You Shouldn't Shop at Wal-Mart on Friday
A half century ago America's largest private-sector employer was General Motors, whose full-time workers earned an average hourly wage of around $50, in today's dollars, including health and pension benefits.
Today, America's largest employer is Wal-Mart, whose average employee earns $8.81 an hour. A third of Wal-Mart's employees work less than 28 hours per week and don't qualify for benefits.
There are many reasons for the difference—including globalization and technological changes that have shrunk employment in American manufacturing while enlarging it in sectors involving personal services, such as retail.
But one reason, closely related to this seismic shift, is the decline of labor unions in the United States. In the 1950s, over a third of private-sector workers belonged to a union. Today fewer than 7 percent do. As a result, the typical American worker no longer has the bargaining clout to get a sizeable share of corporate profits.
At the peak of its power and influence in the 1950s, the United Auto Workers could claim a significant portion of GM's earnings for its members.
Wal-Mart's employees, by contrast, have no union to represent them. So they've had no means of getting much of the corporation's earnings.
Wal-Mart earned $16 billion last year (it just reported a 9 percent increase in earnings in the third quarter of 2012, to $3.6 billion), much of which went to Wal-Mart's shareholders—including the family of its founder, Sam Walton. The wealth of the Walton family now exceeds the wealth of the bottom 40 percent of American families combined, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
Is this about to change? Despite decades of failed unionization attempts, Wal-Mart workers are planning to strike or conduct some other form of protest outside at least 1,000 locations across the United States this Friday—so-called "Black Friday," the biggest shopping day in America when the Christmas holiday buying season begins.
At the very least, the action gives Wal-Mart employees a chance to air their grievances in public—not only lousy wages (as low at $8 an hour) but also unsafe and unsanitary working conditions, excessive hours, and sexual harassment. The result is bad publicity for the company exactly when it wants the public to think of it as Santa Claus. And the threatened strike, the first in 50 years, is gaining steam.
The company is fighting back. It has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board to preemptively ban the Black Friday strikes. The complaint alleges that the pickets are illegal "representational" picketing designed to win recognition for the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. Wal-Mart's workers say they're protesting unfair labor practices rather than acting on behalf of the UFCW. If a court sides with Wal-Mart, it could possibly issue an injunction blocking Black Friday's pickets.
What happens at Wal-Mart will have consequences extending far beyond the company. Other big box retailers are watching carefully. Wal-Mart is their major competitor. Its pay scale and working conditions set the standard.
More broadly, the widening inequality reflected in the gap between the pay of Wal-Mart workers and the returns to Wal-Mart investors, including the Walton fammily, haunts the American economy.
Consumer spending is 70 percent of economic activity, but consumers are also workers. And as income and wealth continue to concentrate at the top, and the median wage continues to drop—it's now 8 percent lower than it was in 2000—a growing portion of the American workforce lacks the purchasing power to get the economy back to speed. Without a vibrant and growing middle class, Wal-Mart itself won't have the customers it needs.
Most new jobs in America are in personal services like retail, with low pay and bad hours. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the average full-time retail worker earns between $18,000 and $21,000 per year.
But if retail workers got a raise, would consumers have to pay higher prices to make up for it? A new study by the think tank Demos reports that raising the salary of all full-time workers at large retailers to $25,000 per year would lift more than 700,000 people out of poverty, at a cost of only a 1 percent price increase for customers.
And, in the end, retailers would benefit. According to the study, the cost of the wage increases to major retailers would be $20.8 billion—about one percent of the sector's $2.17 trillion in total annual sales. But the study also estimates the increased purchasing power of lower-wage workers as a result of the pay raises would generate $4 billion to $5 billion in additional retail sales.
This seems like a good deal all around.
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Fri, 2012-11-23 12:39
Why are we just focusing on Walmart, though?
Look at the average wages of other retail chains. Your Targets, your Krogers, your Kohls, your Best Buys... all of them pay their employees about the same "average". (Many even less.)
Most all retail workers complain about poor treatment, poor pay, poor benefits, and getting cheated by "part-time" status.
So why do we feel we must not speak about it? Why focus all of our hate on buy one company? Why reward others who are just as bad by giving them our money instead?
We're right to be angry... but rewarding one company for commuting the same sins is idiotic. But that's all we do when we focus our attention on just one brand.
Fri, 2012-11-23 13:46
In Search of, Today's focus on Walmart is multifold. Foremost among them is that some workers from Walmart are choosing to strike today because of a multitude or reasons, many cited above in the article, some left unstated. Walmart is the largest employer in the nation, so being the biggest is a great way to target to entity with the greatest impact.
Personally, I so not think that Prof. Reich is focusing 'hate' on Walmart so much as attempting to give strength to the voice of actively protesting workers. Furthermore, he offers a tangible social and personal benefit for everyone, should we succeed at raising the standard of living in the nation.
The above article explains plainly that the success of Walmart in capturing the wealth of the middle class is it's own greatest threat to the prosperity of the nation and Walmart.
Fri, 2012-11-23 17:39
This article is stupid because it doesn't include any perspective. Here's some:
Wal Mart made 9b in profit last year. It has 2.2 million employees. Employees average $10/hr including benefits. Most are low skilled jobs. Take all the profit and divide it by the number of employees. Now divide by the average 32 hours each one works. Do you know what you get? $2.35 cents. All it would take for Wal Mart to LOSE MONEY instead of make 9 billion dollars is to give every employee a raise of $2.35 cents.
And wal-mart employees actually do things people need. Consider the average unionized company and/or the postal service. They whine about taking any pay cuts and then the company goes bankrupt.
One more bit of perspective. Individual people like you and me, many of them are wal-mart employees, have lent their money to wal mart by purchasing stock. They want wal-mart to build some stores, ship goods all over the planet, make people happy and try to make a profit. So wal mart does it, and do you know what the investor got for its investment last year? 3% return. For every dollar invested in walmart last year, the company made 3 cents. Wow. So greedy. That's what 9 billion in profit is divided amongst the shareholders.
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Fri, 2012-11-23 17:47
Walmart does what any for-profit company does, that is maximize wealth for owners. There is no reason to condemn their business practices more than any other for profit entity others then they're a big target. BTW betwen the ages of 16 and 18 I worked in retail doing what the vast majority of Walmart workers do...stock shelves, assist customers find things and run a register. Since when did such a job become a career with benefits? I earned $2.20 per hour and clearly understood my skills would need to be upgraded if I ever was to move out of my parent's house. The challenge before us is not to figure out a way to extract money from tax payers and corporations to subsidize entry level or low skilled jobs but rather to create higher paying jobs in the US.
Sat, 2012-11-24 13:39
Alright. We've heard from Robert Reich. We need some balance. Is there a free market economist in the house? We are talking about unskilled retail work. Walmart's pay and benefits package has been attractive enough that they have been able to attract and retain workers. Mr. Reich's approach would be to protect American jobs and to encourage (force?) American companies to increase pay and benefits. Reich is nuts. The finest electronics in the world were once made in America (RCA, Zenith, Magnavox, Fisher, Setchell Carlson, etc.). The cost of American labor, relative to Japan, killed an entire American Industry. America once had a robust shoe manufacturing industry (Frye, Bass, Florscheim, Wright, etc.). Labor costs forced that industry offshore. Demand for higher Amecian wages will only drive more jobs out of the United States. And Walmart? Walmart's operating margin is only 6%. Labor is Walmart's largest expense. Force Walmart to increase pay by 20% and they'll probably go the way of Montgomery Ward. When I read this kind of fertilizer, I wish basic economics was required study in high school, and that real-world business experience was required of every economist. Yes Mr. Reich, I mean you.
Sat, 2012-11-24 19:50
What about sex discrimination. Not sexual harrassment, but discrimination. The 2.5 million member class action suit was struck down, but women who have faced discrimination at Walmart stores are continuing to pursue this. Walmart maintains sex segregation and, though women are the majority of Walmart employees, they are underrepresented in management.
Sun, 2012-11-25 20:55
baber, US Dept of Labor policies "ensure equal protections for all employees and applicants regardless of race; color; religion; national origin; sex, including pregnancy and gender identity; age; disability, whether physical or mental; genetic information; status as a parent; sexual orientation; or other non-merit factor." (copy/paste from DOL web site). If you've got evidence baber, nail them. It should be easy to go after a large company that has developed a pattern of illegal discrimination.
Mon, 2012-11-26 12:36
Excuse me, but in case you haven't noticed there was a massive class action sex discrimination suit going through the courts that failed on a technicality--because it was too big, because according to the ruling there wasn't enough commonality between the circumstances of the plaintiffs. Now sex discrimination suits are being reconstituted at more local levels.
Sex discrimination is pervasive, and extensively documented when it comes to Walmart's policies. But you jerks don't caret. We women don't count. I doesn't matter that laws forbidding discrimination aren't enforced and we're stuck with boring pink-collar shit work. Try getting a blue-collar guy job if you're a woman--impossible.
Sun, 2012-11-25 10:15
Couple of things "free market" Harry. I doubt Wal-mart's pay and benefits package has been attractive so much as that when you are absolutely desperate for a job you will hang on and keep your mouth shut. Just like the days of the "company store" where a man would lose his house as well as everything else if he quit the job.
Apparently you also think it's OK for the government to supplement Wal-mart's pay for their employees, which is what is happening when employees are paid so little that they are still below the poverty line and the government has to step in an give them food stamps so they can feed their kids. Sure, the old greeters at the front door aren't going to complain because they collect social security and the job is a little extra money. But a lot of those employees are working mothers.
And yes, it is unskilled work, but labor none the less. Just because it doesn't require a degree, it is a job and someone has to do it. What do you suppose would happen if everyone in this very rich country got an education and there were no unskilled workers for Wal-mart to beat up? Who would they hire then? Maybe dogs?
And the last thing is these handy little charts that will show you what is really happening with the economy that is hurting us all: http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2012/07/02/skinny-wages-fat-profits-the-american-economy-is-out-of-balance/
Apparently the rich think the best way to handle poor striving Americans is to keep them barefoot, pregnant and so desperate they don't have a choice but to work for peanuts. Unless, of course, they get really, really, tired of working everyday and still having their kids go hungry. Wasn't there was a revolution somewhere in France over eating cake or something?
Sun, 2012-11-25 12:15
Well Bob (RimKitty), why are we targeting Walmart? And where is Walmart to pull money from to pay the workers? Can we refer to Hostess as an example of where this might end? The folks at Hostess wound up shuttering the company. Do you remember Eastern Airlines Bob? They were grounded by a greedy union just a few months before they liquidated the company. Those jobs were lost Bob. I believe you are arguing that the minimum wage is too low. On the other hand, a rising minimum wage for US workers will only drive more work offshore. It is complicated, isn't it ? Bob? This business about the "rich" taking advantage of the common man? To the extent that our government (and unions) make the US less business-friendly, you will see an increase in offshore manufacturing and service (call centers). Brilliant. Bob.
Sun, 2012-11-25 12:41
and Bob- you're going to love this- food stamps and other welfare programs are a necessity- no argument there, but government handouts are out of hand. These taxpayer funded subsidies are crippling an entire class of Americans, removing aspiration to train for better opportunities (oops, we've sent many of those opportunities offshore, now haven't we). Instead of food stamps for an indeterminate period of time, why don't we offer free (or greatly subsidized) online training to those who want to earn more than a Walmart job pays? Squeezing Walmart is not the answer Bob. Amazon.com is eating into Walmarts share. Do you think it is a good idea to accelerate that trend? What will happen to those Walmart jobs after you've forced Walmart to raise prices? Do you own so much AMZN stock that this looks like a good idea Bob?
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Sun, 2012-11-25 20:32
You know Bob, in a stronger economy, employers would be competing for employees with more attractive compensation packages- Walmart would be forced to raise pay levels. Perhaps the Federal Government should stop trying to squeeze corporations and the "rich" and- instead, foster a healthier business environment that encourages corporate investment. Taxes rise on growing revenues, unemployment levels decline, pay levels rise... everybody wins. Not a novel idea Bob, it is basic economics.
Wed, 2013-06-26 04:07
I think you got the point, but because of the media and advertisements people are still coming to the WalMart because of its advantage. However, with regards to the issue of the employees and the employer all I can see is that this have to do with the appropriate of every individual and the benefit of every worker in the store. If there is such issue I think labor union can handle situation.
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Now, with Pandora's Star, he begins a new multi-volume adventure, one that promises to be his most mind-blowing yet. The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some 400 light-years in diameter, contains more than 600 worlds, interconnected by a web of transport "tunnels" known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over 1,000 light-years away, a star...vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a black hole. It simply disappears.
Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, a faster-than-light starship, the Second Chance, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat. In command is Wilson Kime, a five-time rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot whose glory days are centuries behind him. Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood, a cult that believes the human race is being manipulated by an alien entity they call the Starflyer.
Bradley Johansson, leader of the Guardians, warns of sabotage, fearing the Starflyer means to use the starship's mission for its own ends. Pursued by a Commonwealth special agent convinced the Guardians are crazy but dangerous, Johansson flees. But the danger is not averted. Aboard the Second Chance, Kime wonders if his crew has been infiltrated.
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Avid listener of Scifi and Fantasy. I've found so many great books with the help of member reviews. Hopefully I can return the favor.
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"Pandora's Star" and its sequel are two of my favorite audiobooks, and I've listened to atleast 50 audiobooks over the last few years.
I do have one warning, the story is fairly slow going at first and there are many characters/subplots. I almost gave up after a few hours, but I'm glad I kept going. I caught myself wishing at points that he'd just stop introducing new characters, but hang in there, the story is well worth the initial effort. Some of the characters who I thought were boring and extranious at first ended up being the most interesting and exciting in the end.
Peter F Hamilton has created a unique new scifi universe in these two books. Like all great Scif universes this is futuristic and imaginative without feeling fake or "made up". The humans still act like humans(with human strengths and flaws) and the aliens are truely alien(not just humans that look different). Hearing about life in the Commonwealth is almost as interesting as the story itself.
I would definitely consider this epic scifi, but there are elements that appeal to the Cyber-punk fan in me. This is certainly edgy with plenty of sex and violence. There aren't that many sex scenes but sexuality is certaintly a driving force in some characters and is often refered to in the context of the story. There are also several homosexual characters, but he hardly makes it into an issue, its just one part of a few characters lives. Its refreshing to have characters who also happen to be gay rather than "gay characters".
Some reviews have been critical of the narrator, don't believe them. I think he did a great job, sure some of his american accents aren't flawless, but give him a break hes obviously british. Each character is easy to distinguish and he does a good job with the individual voices without going overboard(like some narrators when they voice a different gender)
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At first I was pretty apprehensive about downloading this book as something just seemed a bit too "Sci-fi"about the title and cover art, wow am I glad I did! This book really is incredibly well written and fascinating from end to end. Character and plot development are amazing and it builds tension constantly. There is plenty of action (from political maneuvering to full scale war) to keep you listening. Within the bounds of the created reality everything makes sense and characters react as humans really do. What most impresses me about this work is that it is at times a crime drama, a character driven narration, a sci-fi work, and even a political thriller; truly the scope of this work is impressive!
I think this is the second book of the past 30 I've listened to from Audible I've given 5 stars, quite surprising to me that it's Sci-fi! I can't wait to start Judas Unchained to find out what happens next!
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My first Peter F. Hamilton book and I was most pleasantly surprised. Big story, lots of characters, interesting and novel ideas all woven together with a talented hand. Looking forward to listening to the sequel and any future books by this author. Remember, when judging a book by the reviews, click on the review writer's name to see what they thought of other books, it can be very enlightening.
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my favourite space opera series - seriously well written. very long very satisfying. the premise about human living for centuries due to that genetic replenishment is an awesome concept and allows for interesting twists and for characters to stick around. the bad guy are the most alien alien ive ever read - not human like at all. a myriad of interesting, likeable and hateable characters and great Science fiction concepts. way better than hamilton's nights dawn trilogy. tight plotting - just a very long involved plot with great attention to detail and description - You understand everything. sex, violence, space, aliens and that monster that is sf. 10/10
Hey Audible, don't raise prices and I promise to buy lots more books.
"Great book; terrible production"
This review relates to both Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. These are two books of the same series
Firstly the narration: Generally I like the performances of narrator John Lee. I have listened to a number of others of his books including White Tiger, Pillars Of the Earth, Count of Monte Cristo. But the narration in this series leaves much to be desired. This production, while not as bad as Pandora's Star, is a hopelessly flawed engineering fiasco. One can never tell when there is a change in chapters unless it is stated in the literary context. When there is a change of scene or arc, the narrator just connects the end of the one with the beginning of the next and we are left wondering, where in the universe we are. The variations in modulation are unnatural, distracting and just plain horrible.
However, despite all that Audible has done to detract from the greatness of this selection, it is almost without peer in its greatness. Hamilton creates a world of places, people, aliens and events unlike any I have read. The stories, and there are many, are complex and they all come together in multiple, exciting conclusions. Unlike the series Wheel of Time which seems to go on for several volumes and have very little new to add than what we discovered in the first volume, every part of these two books is fresh, interesting and surprising.
This masterpiece of literature deserved better than the treatment it received by Audible. All of that being said, I could not recommend a selection more highly. It is too good to miss even with all of its detractors.
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This book was impossible to understand. The audio level is either not even or the actor thinks talking in high and low tones sounds cool. I have listened to over 40 audio books and have not had any issues understanding the voice acting untill now. This may actually be a good book but I will have to read it to find out.
These are 2 of the best opening lines I have read to date: "The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed." "Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
"An entertaining listen. My one critique..."
is that there are often no audio queues, such as a slightly longer pause for breath, signaling the transition from one story arc to the next. The narration often sounds like one extremely long paragraph; which led to moments of confusion before I realized the author had taken me from one arc to another.
I love Historical Fiction, SF, and a good thriller. listening to audio books affords me a better use of my time by listening to book while driving, working, or doing chores .
"Masterful but a very hard listen."
A very detailed story of epic proportion.Pandora's Star is very similar to the epics of Asmov and Tolkien. Lots of alien space wars and assassins, spy's and traitors.
I had to re-listen to the story several times to keep track of the many plot lines. But once you're hooked, you can't put it down.
Read this book before attempting to read the sequel.
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The story is great! I couldn't wait to get back to it once I put it down. The people, places, and aliens are well thought-out and highly detailed. You can easily get engrossed in this great book - and picture yourself right there in the middle of the action. I CAN'T WAIT for the next one!!
Unfortunately, the worst part about this book was the narrator. His constant change in volume required me to get out my sound-cancelling head phones just to listen to it in my vehicle during my commute because of the constant need to turn the volume knob up and down! He would go from a normal speaking tone down to a whisper for no apparent reason - making you crank the volume - then he would speak normally again causing the speakers to pop and crack because they were maxed out! I also had a hard time following the change in speakers. From man-to-woman - or man-to-boy, I would have to do some quick calculations of what was said to assume who said it.
If you have a quiet room or some nice noise-cancelling headphones this is good audio-book of a great book!
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This is an absolutely fabulous book. The author has a complete and comprehensive vision of an entire galaxy, complete with alien societies, advanced technology, politics and philosophies. The pace is fast, the action complex and compelling. There are lots of good strong characters with life stories that interact in a fascinating manner. Most visionary books like this sag in the middle, needing a good edit. Not this one. It is well written from start to finish. And the narration is top-rate. Read Pandora's Star before Judas Unchained, which picks up right where this book ends.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Tuesday announced plans to introduce the new testing approach to most students starting in the 2014-15 school year. The scheduled rollout is part of a revamped system of standards put together by a national consortium meant to boost educational quality and performance.
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During a teleconference Tuesday, he unveiled his proposal to rewrite the state's battery of standardized tests that students take every spring. Those exams are designed to measure students' readiness to graduate from high school and their proficiency in English-language arts, math, science and other academic subjects.
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Atlanta Sports roundup
Hi, thanks for dropping in to our little hidden oasis. We like to think it's a pretty cool place.
We're Braves fans here, and Falcons fans. We used to be Thrasher fans until the up'd and moved to Winnipeg. If you're not a fan of those teams, that's allright. Just sit there, drink your martini and be quiet.
Kidding, of course, you're free to cheer for your team, just not too loudly.
Ok, so let's take a look at our beloved Braves…how're they doing so far? Early in the season and we're sitting at 15 losses and 18 wins, so at least we're over 500. We lost our last game to the hated Red's from Cincy, that sucked. When the season started, I had a hard time recognizing any of the players – it seems we traded almost everytbody. Thank God Freedie Freeman and Andrelton Simmons stuck around. Freddie, I think, is our next Chipper Jones – a true ball player and, I hope, loyal to the town and team. Locals love him. Adrelton is a for-real ball player. The guy is just GOOD, so I hope he sticks around Atlanta for many years.
Who'd we lose? Only a "who's who" of a roster:
- Kimbrel, our closer and a fun guy to watch, went to the Padres (gasp!)
- Brian McCann, the best catcher around, ends up at the Yankees (double gasp!)
- Jason Heyward, a crowd favorite, went to the Cardinals
- Dan Uggla left, although nobody in Atlanta really cares about that.
Oh woe is me, my team is melting before my eyes. Well, we all loved Jason but honestly, he never really lived up to the hype. He was also on the verge of free agency and we probably would have lost him anyway, so it's better that we got something valuable in return. As far as losing McCann, well, that hurts but we do have an awesome replacement in the (very imposing form) of Gattis. Gattis is a true catcher, a seriously tough character. Remember the bench clearing brawl last year when everybody was throwing punches? Gattis ran out of the field to join in but couldn't find anybody to fight because everybody just stayed away from him. He cut a swathe through the crowd of brawlers but nobody threw a punch his way. Kinda funny, but definitely a guy you want guarding the plate for you.
Our Hawks had a splendid year (yay!), put Atlanta sports back on the map even if only temporarily.
The Falcons…oh yea. Mike is gone (yay) but personally I wish he had taken Matty Ice with him. I think Matt Ryan is a good quarterback, I just don't think he's a great one and you don't win Super Bowls without a great quarterback. We need to let him go and get started on the next one – get the next new guy in the slot and taking snaps. Matt won't get us there but maybe the next guy can.
Our receiving corps is the best in the league and we can't get through the playoffs. I know, I know, if Matt had a better line, he'd have more time to throw. I don't care, I still want him gone and I'd like to see a replacement that reacts better to pressure.
Ok, enough for today. Actually, no…one more thing. Here's a few pictures of some friends of ours:
In case you need a reminder:
Homer…can we please name this guy something else? Other than the name, this guy rocks!
…loved this guy. Thrash brought so much energy to the games, it was incredible. He used to rapple from the roof between two jets of flames – quite an entrance and did a great job getting the fans fired up (as if that was needed at a hockey game!)
Freedie…I'm ashamed to admit I didn't even know his name until I started writing this. He needs a meaner look – would be nice if he looked a little more like Thrash.


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See the introduction and links to all installments at the top of my John Calvin, Calvinism, and General Protestantism web page; also the online version of the Institutes. Calvin's words will be in blue throughout. All biblical citations (in my portions) will be from RSV unless otherwise noted.
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27. Third part of the chapter, treating of lawful Ecclesiastical arrangements. Their foundation in the general axiom, that all things be done decently and in order. Two extremes to be avoided.
So far so good. But as we have seen so many times, Calvin can and will start with a good premise, and greatly err in its application, in specifics.
Wherefore, if we would provide for the safety of the Church, we must always carefully attend to Paul's injunction, that all things be done decently and in order (1 Cor. 14:40). But seeing there is such diversity in the manners of men, such variety in their minds, such repugnance in their judgments and dispositions, no policy is sufficiently firm unless fortified by certain laws, nor can any rite be observed without a fixed form.
That's precisely why Protestant denominationalism is a recipe for chaos and theological relativism and heterodoxy of various sorts (as indeed has occurred throughout history).
So far, therefore, are we from condemning the laws which conduce to this, that we hold that the removal of them would unnerve the Church, deface and dissipate it entirely. For Paul's injunction, that all things be done decently and in order, cannot be observed unless order and decency be secured by the addition of ordinances, as a kind of bonds. In these ordinances, however, we must always attend to the exception, that they must not be thought necessary to salvation, nor lay the conscience under a religious obligation; they must not be compared to the worship of God, nor substituted for piety.
Let's see how Calvin builds upon this.
The Catholic ones, of course (singularly evil and corrupt) . . . .
and the legitimate observances of the Church,
And of course this is (and could only be) Calvinism: not even Lutheranism, Zwinglianism, Anglicanism, or Anabaptism.
if we remember that one of two things, or both together, are always intended—viz. that in the sacred assembly of the faithful, all things may be done decently, and with becoming dignity, and that human society may be maintained in order by certain bonds, as it were, of moderation and humanity. For when a law is understood to have been made for the sake of public decency, there is no room for the superstition into which those fall who measure the worship of God by human inventions. On the other hand, when a law is known to be intended for common use, that false idea of its obligation and necessity, which gives great alarm to the conscience, when traditions are deemed necessary to salvation, is overthrown; since nothing here is sought but the maintenance of charity by a common office. But it may be proper to explain more clearly what is meant by the decency which Paul commends, and also what is comprehended under order. And the object of decency is, partly that by the use of rites, which produce reverence in sacred matters, we may be excited to piety, and partly that the modesty and gravity which ought to be seen in all honourable actions may here especially be conspicuous.
Calvin provides his readers with more unproven assumptions: that Catholic worship is based on "human inventions." The rhetoric sounds fine and dandy; mightily impressive and eloquent, but the content is rarely laid out so that it can be scrutinized by a critic or even a neutral observer.
In order, the first thing is, that those who preside know the law and rule of right government, while those who are governed be accustomed to obedience and right discipline.
And how is this determined? Calvin either invents new laws of his own (if he detests existing Catholic laws), in which case his are merely arbitrary and carry no force of obligation, since they derive from him (and his authority is purely arbitrary and self-proclaimed), and hence, are more "human inventions." Or he appeals to Scripture for his positions (insofar as they are opposed to the Catholic Church), in which case anyone, even by Protestant presuppositions, can easily question whether his interpretation is correct or not, and offer another in its place. Either way, the epistemology is far inferior to traditional Catholicism, which is based on apostolic succession and sticking to previous received precedent and tradition: consistently developed. That was the biblical, apostolic, and patristic worldview.
The second thing is, that by duly arranging the state of the Church, provision be made for peace and tranquillity.
And by what laws do we do this, and by what authority?
That's right: Catholicism is downright indecent. Who could doubt it?
But we give the name of decency to that which, suited to the reverence of sacred mysteries, forms a fit exercise for piety, or at least gives an ornament adapted to the action, and is not without fruit, but reminds believers of the great modesty, seriousness, and reverence, with which sacred things ought to be treated.
That is, Calvinism again: the restoration of all that is good, noble, decent, prudent, and wise.
Moreover, ceremonies, in order to be exercises of piety, must lead us directly to Christ. In like manner, we shall not make order consist in that nugatory pomp which gives nothing but evanescent splendour, but in that arrangement which removes all confusion, barbarism, contumacy, all turbulence and dissension.
Flowery rhetoric with no content that anyone could critique. This lowers theological discourse to the level of schoolyard "your dad's uglier than mine" taunts.
Of the former class we have examples (1 Cor. 11:5, 21), where Paul says, that profane entertainments must not be intermingled with the sacred Supper of the Lord; that women must not appear in public uncovered. And there are many other things which we have in daily practice, such as praying on our knees, and with our head uncovered, administering the sacraments of the Lord, not sordidly, but with some degree of dignity; employing some degree of solemnity in the burial of our dead, and so forth.
There are faults in human practice in all religions. These are not confined to Catholicism by any means (either then or now). Luther in particular, bemoaned (especially later in his life) how "ungrateful" and carnally-minded Lutherans were, and that they were less pious than even the "papists." So it isn't as if all the Catholics were wicked and unspiritual, and the Calvinists and Lutherans were spiritually pure and in earnest, at exponentially higher rates. That is one of the great big myths of the so-called "Reformation." And we need only go to the leaders of the movement to debunk it. Calvin sounds very confident here, but in private letters he, too, lamented some of the glaring flaws in his movement.
In the other class are the hours set apart for public prayer, sermon, and solemn services; during sermon, quiet and silence, fixed places, singing of hymns, days set apart for the celebration of the Lord's Supper,
Note how Calvin casually assumes that the Holy Eucharist is not to be part of every worship service. This exhibits the anti-sacramental strain of Calvinist thinking. The very center and focus of Christian worship in the Mass: receiving Jesus into our bodies, and the representation of the one sacrifice at Calvary, is removed from its position. Mere preaching is all Calvin can offer to replace the miracle and mystery of the Holy Eucharist and Sacrifice of the Mass. And even when he does celebrate it, Jesus is no longer physically present, so that the age-old Catholic, Christian belief is gutted of its essence and unique power and significance.
the prohibition of Paul against women teaching in the Church, and such like. To the same list especially may be referred those things which preserve discipline, as catechising, ecclesiastical censures, excommunication, fastings, &c. Thus all ecclesiastical constitutions, which we admit to be sacred and salutary, may be reduced to two heads, the one relating to rites and ceremonies, the other to discipline and peace.
Now he mentions fasting in a positive vein, whereas before he denigrated the Catholic prohibition of meat on Fridays. Whatever is Catholic is bad, no matter how many parallels to it may be found in Calvinism. Calvin doesn't even try to be consistent, where Catholicism is concerned.
That is: from Scripture, as determined by the interpretation of Calvin. But why should his take be placed above that of the historic Church and hundreds of years of precedent? Who made him God's man of the hour: a man supposedly singularly gifted and knowledgeable in Matters Spiritual? If he is not infallible (as he would surely not claim to be), then a person can differ with his opinion as to what Scripture teaches with regard to proper worship, discipline, etc. Catholics defer to the Catholic Church to determine those things. Protestants defer to Scripture, but this always means in practice: a particular person's or party's interpretation of Scripture.
If they are not specially guided by the Holy Spirit to interpret, then in fact they possess no binding authority. Catholics believe that the true Church is guided by the Holy Spirit, and is infallible; therefore, can be trusted to promulgate truth. But Protestants deny the infallibility of the Church. So round and round it goes. Protestant authority and epistemological principles are always self-defeating in the final analysis.
Let us take, for example, the bending of the knee which is made in public prayer. It is asked, whether this is a human tradition, which any one is at liberty to repudiate or neglect? I say, that it is human, and that at the same time it is divine. It is of God, inasmuch as it is a part of that decency, the care and observance of which is recommended by the apostle; and it is of men, inasmuch as it specially determines what was indicated in general, rather than expounded. From this one example, we may judge what is to be thought of the whole class—viz. that the whole sum of righteousness, and all the parts of divine worship, and everything necessary to salvation, the Lord has faithfully comprehended, and clearly unfolded, in his sacred oracles, so that in them he alone is the only Master to be heard.
And of course, Protestants disagreed then, and have always disagreed on the "sacred oracles" where teaching is "clearly unfolded." This is one of their prime difficulties. Luther believed in the Real, Physical Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Many of the early Anglicans concurred. But Calvin and Bucer and Bullinger held to a "mystical presence" only (and even Luther's successor Melanchthon later inclined to that view). Zwingli and the Anabaptists held to a purely symbolic Eucharist. If Scripture is so "clear" on the matter, from whence derives this disagreement and confusion? And how does one decide which view is the "clear" view of Scripture. We decide because "Calvin (or Luther, etc.) says so? That is hardly compelling. Then we immediately ask, "why should we believe that he is right, over against all the others?"
But as in external discipline and ceremonies, he has not been pleased to prescribe every particular that we ought to observe (he foresaw that this depended on the nature of the times, and that one form would not suit all ages), in them we must have recourse to the general rules which he has given, employing them to test whatever the necessity of the Church may require to be enjoined for order and decency.
And thus the Catholic Church introduced various laws and rites. But Calvin detests those, because (in the end) they are "Catholic." He rarely gives reasons why he is so hostile to Catholic worship and piety. And on the infrequent occasion when he does graciously provide some of those, it is easy for any educated Catholic to expose the fallacies, falsehoods, and misrepresentations rampant in them (as I believe I have been doing throughout this treatment).
Lastly, as he has not delivered any express command, because things of this nature are not necessary to salvation, and, for the edification of the Church, should be accommodated to the varying circumstances of each age and nation, it will be proper, as the interest of the Church may require, to change and abrogate the old, as well as to introduce new forms. I confess, indeed, that we are not to innovate rashly or incessantly, or for trivial causes. Charity is the best judge of what tends to hurt or to edify: if we allow her to be guide, all things will be safe.
In other words, when Calvinists change things in some fashion, it is on the basis of these wise fundamental principles, and is wise and good and beneficial. But when Catholics do it, it is invariably because of impiety, "human invention," and a desire to torture and enslave the conscience of the masses (i.e., altogether unsavory motivations). The only difference is that it is Catholics who do the things that are supposedly (singularly and almost without exception), abominable.
This rule has obviously gone out the window in Calvinist circles: women must wear bonnets at all times, save for emergency situations? We see it still observed among some Mennonites and Amish (and Muslims), but not mainstream Calvinists.
And there are some occasions on which it is not less seasonable for her to speak than on others to be silent. Nothing, moreover, forbids him who, from disease, cannot bend his knees, to pray standing. In fine, it is better to bury a dead man quickly, than from want of grave-clothes, or the absence of those who should attend the funeral, to wait till it rot away unburied.
All rules have exceptions in extraordinary circumstances. Jesus made that clear, in talking about rescuing a lost sheep on the Sabbath, and other similar examples.
Nevertheless, in those matters the custom and institutions of the country, in short, humanity and the rules of modesty itself, declare what is to be done or avoided.
Yet the Catholic Church is seemingly not allowed by Calvin to employ any such rules and regulations. That is all legalism and dead tradition, with the worst motivation, whereas Calvin's advice is Pure Wisdom through and through.
Here, if any error is committed through imprudence or forgetfulness, no crime is perpetrated; but if this is done from contempt, such contumacy must be disapproved.
This is somewhat like the Catholic distinction between sins which are culpable and mortal and those which are not, based on a lack of knowledge or deliberate intention, or the distinctions of levels or degrees of crime in civil law.
In like manner, it is of no consequence what the days and hours are, what the nature of the edifices, and what psalms are sung on each day. But it is proper that there should be certain days and stated hours, and a place fit for receiving all, if any regard is had to the preservation of peace.
Thus, the notion of "Holy Days" appears to be retained in some fashion. Many Protestants today would hold, to the contrary, that every day is exactly alike.
For what a seed-bed of quarrels will confusion in such matters be, if every one is allowed at pleasure to alter what pertains to common order?
That is, if the Protestant principle of private judgment, supremacy of conscience, and non-infallibility of church bodies is taken to its logical conclusion . . .
All will not be satisfied with the same course if matters, placed as it were on debateable ground, are left to the determination of individuals.
But the Protestant principle does precisely that. Every Protestant must ultimately make up his own mind who to follow, failing an infallible Church of impeccable, unassailable authority.
But if any one here becomes clamorous, and would be wiser than he ought, let him consider how he will approve his moroseness to the Lord. Paul's answer ought to satisfy us, "If any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God."
Then Calvin's wishes are at odds -- indeed at war with -- with his epistemology and ecclesiology. This is one of the tragedies of the so-called "Reformation": none of its leaders seem to have ever recognized this fatal flaw that runs right through the center of it. All we can do is keep pointing it out.
That's right! And who determines what is "error"? Well, the Calvinist "church." And is this authority binding? Calvin says it is, yet it is not infallible; thus it is entirely possible and permissible within the system for every individual Calvinist to possibly dissent if his conscience demands it. The Calvinist appeals to the Bible. But so does the Lutheran and Anabaptist and Zwinglian, and Anglican, and they could never come to total agreement with each other. How is one to arrive at a definite attainment of spiritual, theological truth, with this relativistic chaos in Protestantism (far worse today, with many more sects, and liberalism and other confusing forces in play)?
In this we shall succeed, if whatever observances we use are manifestly useful, and very few in number; especially if to this is added the teaching of a faithful pastor, which may prevent access to erroneous opinions. The effect of this procedure is, that in all these matters each retains his freedom, and yet at the same time voluntarily subjects it to a kind of necessity, in so far as the decency of which we have spoken or charity demands.
And this is a clear self-contradiction. Why is it that Calvin doesn't see that? I submit that in the end, Calvin doesn't care whether his viewpoint is self-consistent or not, as long as it is consistently not Catholic. Anti-Catholicism is the leading motivator and the principle that is present all through the system. Self-consistent reasoning is certainly not the guiding factor.
Next, that in the observance of these things we may not fall into any superstition,
That evil, wicked Catholic stuff . . .
nor rigidly require too much from others, let us not imagine that the worship of God is improved by a multitude of ceremonies: let not church despise church because of a difference in external discipline. Lastly, instead of here laying down any perpetual law for ourselves, let us refer the whole end and use of observances to the edification of the Church, at whose request let us without offence allow not only something to be changed, but even observances which were formerly in use to be inverted.
A clever way of sneaking in the notion of revolution and revolt against received Christian precedent . . . "Change" and "invention" are thus very much in the eye of the beholder.
For the present age is a proof that the nature of times allows that certain rites, not otherwise impious or unbecoming, may be abrogated according to circumstances.
Except when Catholics try to do it.
Such was the ignorance and blindness of former times; with such erroneous ideas and pertinacious zeal did churches formerly cling to ceremonies, that they can scarcely be purified from monstrous superstitions without the removal of many ceremonies which were formerly established, not without cause, and which in themselves are not chargeable with any impiety.
Ah, the anti-Catholicism is now fully manifest; as usual without specifics, particulars, or rational arguments against same. It is always best to be propagandistically vague. Particulars are too messy and take too much work, and they are counter-productive to the anti-Catholic purpose of the negative descriptions. The goal is to taint and demonize the opposing party, and this is best done by repeated slogans and unproven, sweeping, colorful denigrations.


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