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Discussion in 'Steelhead' started by Evan Virnoche, Nov 13, 2012.
The greatest debate ever
Smells crazy stale up in here.
did not know it was a repost
this one goes back a while. video somehow gave Mumbles the fame he so desired. so much fame that he switched to Ed Call so everybody would know the true genious.....
Sorry, Ed. Haven't busted your chops in a while.
I'm glad that this concept has come up again, there are a few points I'd like to make that I feel that as of yet have not been made. Let's start with...
I agree with Kerry S...yawn. I do think that a chuckle from time to time is a good thing.
Like NBC said in the 90's, "If you haven't seen it, it's new to you!"
Center Pin
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Depends on the offering whether this will be the first of ten pages... Bead, glow bug, roe sac, jig.........?????
I can try to be inflammatory every once in a while Besides you can dredge a dirty bead rig and swing a fly with a center pin.
Actually this will be a classic for years to come...
Serious question though. Is a swung bead pure of heart?
It may have good intentions.
what if its waking on the surface?
Riffle hitched beads are certainly a pure form of swinging. You may need to switch to a Spin-n-glo to keep your presentation on the top. Wakes like a mad freak though, but you have to cut one wing off and pin it to keep it from fouling your flourocarbon leader.
Real question...is nymphing and swinging really two quantum states of the same object? I mean when you tight line nymph the start of your presentation, yet allow it to swing through the end, is there a transition moment in the middle where you occupy two states at one time?
Quantum of Nymphing?
And, perhaps a more philosophical question, are you only a dirty ass nympher at the start of the presentation, transitioning to a noble purist at the end of your swing? Even if there is a bead trailing?
What if you are using a sol duc spey to nymph? Are you less dirty or more dirty? Does the noble fly elevate your endeavors, or does the nymphing of such a classic further pull you down into the shanty town of "Nympherland?"
Inquiring minds want to know...but not really ;-)
I had not seen it before and it brought a chuckle to me. It also remind me of the interface on the web between different concepts. Any concept.


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Have some faith that it's in god's hands.
I know it is and I trust Him, but like I said it's just been an insane past couple of weeks. Thank you though. :)
Well, sometimes I exercise really hard in the evening, like run and run then have some tea and force myself to get some sleep.
You can take a break away from helping others sometimes. It's okay to go out for a nice lunch by yourself, take a walk.
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Sounds like you need a holiday and a break away from all of this. However, if that isn't possible then confide in someone you trust like a close friend who is good at listening. As another person has suggested, counselling might also help if you don't have a friend that would be willing to listen to your frustrations.
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God and capitalism; why is there a love affair between christianity and greed?
Many people believe that the bible endorses free market capitalism. Ever since Marx considered that 'a spectre hung over Europe' the relationship between christianity and egalitarian politics has been rocky at best. I would like to discuss why the two ideas are so often mutually exclusive, expecially when the saying 'the meek shall inherit the earth' and "Blessed are you the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." are two quotes from the bible.
Nov 13 2011: Good question. I suppose if we are looking at culturally entrenched greed as the real problem we should realize that a culture is just a collection of individuals. Every person in the world is inclined to look out for his or her own self interest. So in a way we are asking "How can we make people less greedy?" And if we had an answer for that, like a magic pill, we would fix the world in a day. But, if we refocus on the American Christian population specifically, or maybe ask, how can we increase rational dialogue to avoid radical ideology, I think the solution lies within the Church. We need pastors who will remind the public that Jesus came to "heal the sick, give sight to the blind, release the captives and preach the good news to the poor." I honestly don't think that greed is something we can address through public policy, it has to be interpersonal.
Nov 13 2011: It is a conundrum. If I were in your shoes (I am assuming you follow the christian faith? Apologies if I have misunderstood) I would be quite disheartened at the turn things are taking along the fundamentalist line. It almost seems, from the outside looking in, a separate religion. I guess that would not be a first in the history of christianity, however in todays climate I feel 'dominionism' as it is sometimes referred to is a potentially highly destructive movement. Would you agree with that or disagree?
Nov 14 2011: I am a Christian yes, and it is disheartening. I hadn't heard of the term dominionism until now. While quite a few fundamentalist conservatives probably would agree with a lot of the main tenets such as America being founded on Christian ideals (debatable) and the law of the land reflecting the values of the Christian majority, I hope I'm right in saying the majority of Christians would reject what would amount to an outright theocracy. So in answer to your question I think that if dominionism was really a powerful drive it would be very destructive, but I don't really see it as an imminent threat.
Nov 14 2011: Hi Colleen, I tend to agree that if ' that if dominionism was really a powerful drive it would be very destructive,' I do, however see it as a threat, imminent or no. I think all forms of fundamentalism are a challenge to peace and to equality, but I think this particular movement, linked as it is to market forces is especially dangerous.
Lets hope you are right, and I am wrong on this one.Nov 14 2011: Colleen
Thanks for your comments. It is not that the particular style of dominionism is that powerful, but what it represents on the larger scene. It reflects attempts by the religious right to hold onto a dying success based ethic. What it does of course, since 98% of the members will never be wealthy is cause a wedding of ideologies on the far right, political, social, and religious. That is what scares me. What if people who really do not care about others, actually dominated our life?Nov 16 2011: Most Christians are not actually practicing Christianity at all.
Whatever it is they are into, is certainly not the teaching of Yeshua ben Yoseph... rabbi from Nazareth.Nov 14 2011: Joanne
Yes as I have pointed out before those kinds of churches are very bad. Their ideology, their theology and their practice just doesn't square up.
Nov 14 2011: Good points Joanne and Michael. It's sad because I think if we really asked an individual conservative from this group (say a Tea Partier) about their personal feelings for the less-fortunate only a few would say they deserve to be poor and most likely that individual is a member of a church with some outreach, or they give to charity, or something along those lines because the majority really do care about others. Unfortunately all of this charity goes out the window when it comes to politics because these people are the most afraid of change, outsiders, differing beliefs, real diversity, etc. It's not so much a character flaw as it is, I believe, a lack of exposure to very many people who aren't just like themselves. Fortunately this kind of ideology hasn't been able to produce a viable presidential candidate since George W and the Republican candidates this year seem to be more moderate... but I agree, the unification of so many different motives behind one right-wing agenda is a scary thing to behold because it leaves so little room for compromise.Nov 16 2011: Colleen
You are correct in saying it is scary. I do believe these differing ideologies feed off one another and thus the involvement of right-wing fundamentalists with certain political agendas they treat as though they were Biblical doctrines.
The sum total of this is however that real people are left hurting, that policies are made that negate social justice issues, and all of it is wrapped in one neat package.
Nov 16 2011: Very true Colleen, I have been struck by that too. How much common ground we do actually have on the important issues. This is why I have posed this question and others, in an effort to uncover and undermine the real enemy. The forces of greed.Nov 6 2011: I grew up in a Catholic family. Ater growing up in that environment, after attending mass and reading the old and new testament, I think the true goal of christianity is the total generousity of spirit, mind, and wealth. It is the pursuit of a reality that brings one as close to God as possible. Christianity the way most people practice it is about dogmatic control of ones mind body, spirit, and soul. I believe our christianity has been corrupted by this capitalistic system we live in. Money in this world has evolved so it is the energy that drives all human endeavor--much like the energy of the sun drives all life on this planet. It works well when it's in balance--regulated by the laws of nature. In capitalisti societies, the pursuit of money over all else is little more than people copying the order of nature. In capitalism, those who are the most well adapted to that environment survive. Just like in nature, capitalism is a nasty, cut throat buisness where people "eat" or are "eaten" in relation to their ability to make money. But unlike nature, we capitalists are taking the natural regulators out of our system. If we are to have no rgovernment regulation of capitalism, we should have let man-made nature take its course and let the banks fail, along with everythng else that led to that failure. But we didn't.do that. It drives me crazy when people ascribe god to this man made environment we have around us that naturally sellects as survivors those who make more money by any means neccesary. All these people who say god wants us to be rich are just rationalizing their religion so it conforms to the realtiy of the vicious capitalism in which we crawl over each other in order to survive, condemning those who who end up on the low end of the money pyramid to poverty and all the ills that go along with that. Where's the human dignity and higher states of being in that scenerio? We need a new system that selects for the best behavior of our human natures.
Nov 6 2011: I really enjoyed reading about your experience, and I share your point of view. I disagree with you only on one point; that Capitalism follows a natural law. I believe it is with ideas like this that capitalists have appropriated christianity. The idea that only the fittest survive in nature therefore free market principle is a natural (therefore again, if you believe in god, divine) law. In nature and in Darwinian evolution there is no 'will' therefore the outcome is a random event, a result of a highly complex context. (see Dawkins 'The Blind Watchmaker') In contrast, capitalism, due to the human will component, strives toward increasingly monopolistic structures in order to exploit. Natural evolution is an albeit complex, though nevertheless, random set of events. Capitalism, on the other hand, is planned and structured.
Many thinkers, Jared Diamond, Ronald Wright, for example, discuss the idea that extreme monopolistic structures often appear prior to social collapse as has been evidenced by so many cultures which have preceded us across our planet. My point is that unless we wish to share the same fate, we must, as you so rightly say Teresa, evolve into a society that is centred on cooperation with each other and the vital natural balances which make organic life here even possible.
I think in order to hope for this, many of us must make a paradigm shift, and give up getting drunk on illusory 'wealth' and materialism. I think many people today are beginning that process and this is perhaps why we are even having this discussion. My only hope is it is not too late.
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Actually some forms of right-wing Christianity do support a sort of blind faith in capitalism per se. However, you need to understand there are millions of Christians, including myself, who do not see that.
In Luke 4 for example Jesus outlines his idea of his own work and claims liberty for the captives, (most prisoners were the poor), sight for the blind, and "the acceptable day of the Lord" which was a return to the Jubilee year of debt forgiveness, return of the land to the seller and release of slaves. There was a strong economic and political agenda.
I do not think they are mutually exclusive at all. There are strong Christians in the US and other places that support exactly the kind of agenda Jesus outlined.
Yes to all who may wonder, there are Christians who promote capitalism, who are perfectly happy with "taking from the earth" and dominating it and even some describing a sort of Christianity where belief=money in the bank. I do not agree with them or believe they "get" the message of Luke 4.
Trust me on this, I am open to dialogue on the subject.
Debra Smith
Nov 4 2011: This really does encapsulate a side of Christianity that has taken a beating in the last few decades. Democrats used to be in sinc with a softer side of Christianity until the polarizing abortion issue.
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In fact, there are far more references to helping the poor in the bible than there are references to evangelism even. I have often wondered just how capitalism highjacked that faith.
Nov 4 2011: Me too Debra. It seems to me that as the capitalist movement has gained traction over the eighties and nineties, it has used religion as a kind of trogan horse to enter the hearts and minds of people. Religion is being used as a tool to sustain ideas that help to defeat 'the moral hazard' in people who might otherwise, follow the socialist teachings of the bible. Actually Micah decribes one such concept in her post; 'Jesus's larger philosophy of self worth, self actualization, and separation from the tyranny of government'. I think this movement has lead to certain free market ideas being enshrined in divine law for many people. The idea that god created capitalism, the idea that the free market is a natural or divine law. These ideas are dangerously fascistic and because the safety of the soul is involved, are not open for discussion.
Nov 7 2011: Joanne
Some people in the extreme right wing of things have used a sort of "trojan horse" tactic. More than that much of this discussion goes back to the bogey man communism/capitalism battle of the 50's and 60's. Communism (of any sort really, badly understood, much maligned) was the enemy. Churches just mimicked that. However above you mention a newer phenomenon of the "prosperity churches" that have become increasingly popular with some. "God wants you rich" is the major theme. But in many ways this was no different from some Jews in the New Testament. That is why it was such a scandal for Jesus to heal lepers, touch women or be touched by them, actually associate with the poor. If you were poor, sick, broken, it was because you were a sinner. Jesus turned that on its head. The prosperity churches have taken the idea that since God is all wealthy (the cattle on a thousand hills symbol) that Christians should be wealthy too. That has then produced the strange marriage of capitalism and Christianity. It really isn't new however, as the idea was also popular during the Gilded Age (1885-1910) in the US. There was a lot of "theological discourse, making Carnegie, Rockefeller and Gould "godly men."
For me, capitalism and some extreme right wingers both political and religious, use each other. It is not all of Christianity, but a certain few right wing groups that do this. People want to hate the enemy, whoever that is, and want to be successful. Of course the vast majority will never ever be because of the very system they espouse. It will make sure of that. The sad thing is that so many people who need real help the true poor and broken never get the help they need.Nov 4 2011: Debra and Joanne
People often (always actually) read Scripture through their world view. Some would trace these capitalistic ideas back to Calvin. That might be a place to start but probably not the best. Max Weber wrote a book called The Protestant Ethic and the Rise of Capitalism where he tried to trace it back to Calvin and the work ethic of the chosen.
However, it seems to me, that the kinds of things Joanne has mentioned really come to the fore in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries. The problem is of course anytime Scripture is read through a distorted lens, it is the interpretation, not the Scripture itself that is distorted.
Authors like Andre Trocme, Ron Sider, and John Howard Yoder have described clearly, and many Christians from different traditions, do understand the importance of seeking after real justice. "Putting things to right" is how N.T. Wright says it and I believe that is what Christianity is to do, not support some sort of capitalistic enterprise.
Nov 12 2011: Hi Michael, I had a look at 'The Protestant Ethic and the Rise of Capitalism'. It does give some insight as to parts of the core culture of American world view. It doesn't explain the rise of greed, which to me is a bit of a mystery, given the egalitarian nature of the American constitution, and some of the great early American reformers.Nov 14 2011: Joanne
Yes you are right. It doesn't explain that aspect of how some evangelical groups went the far-right, god wants you rich way.
But it isn't the legal system that gives rise to these ideas Joanne. The legal system exists to supposedly give a level playing field. Greed is in people. I think people then start to calculate how to justify their greed by the Bible.
I think the other thing that happened, especially in the US after 1960, was that people decided that "pie in the sky" wasn't really helping their spreadsheet. The success ethic has clouded many people. It is an ethic that says success is the measure of worth and value in the world. Add to that, a false idea of "wealthy" christians and it makes for a bad stew.
The worldview issue is larger but important. I believe it has to do with a reinterpretation of the old ideas of : God blessing America, the free individual, and the Kingdom of God being re-interpreted as riches now. Unfortunately some of those false ideas come through politically too in people and thus the fusion of right wing politics and religion. All they are doing is trying to re-interpret those core beliefs and hold onto the old US paradigm.
Nov 15 2011: Although your ideas line up so often with my own, I may not agree with you fully here. Are we lazy, fearful and acquisitve by nature? Perhaps. Certainly if you look at the last six thousand years of history you could be forgiven for thinking so. Yet humans have been around for much longer than that. I believe it largely social circumstance that generates the things that drive us.
For example my islands, the three that make up New Zealand, where once laden with birds. Great flightless birds, Moa's, roamed and provided the indigenous Maori with a protein source that did not require much work to hunt down. The archaeological record reveals massive processing camps containing huge amounts of moa remains. Population soared. When the Moa went extinct, these were abandoned and coastal settlements sprang up instead. Molluscs shells and seal bones on the rubbish heaps showed that people had been forced to make a dietry change too. Around this time, settlements began to be fortified whereas previously they had not been. There is evidence of warfare and of cannbibalism beginning from the time the Moa disappeared. While the Moa provided a readily available food source, population boomed. When it died out, a warrior cult began to emerge, fortifications, population decline and warfare.
Culture, human nature can seem innate, but I do not think it is. I think it is mostly a construct of complex social and enviromental influences. This is why I think it is so important that we think carefully about the kind of world we have created and if it is how it should be, or should we make some changes?Nov 15 2011: Joanne
I agree with what you are saying. In my comment to Salim above I said greed is like growing bacteria in a petri dish. Given the right conditions, it produces something evil. Yes, our complex societies are producing all sorts of things. We are undergoing a paradigm shift I think of epic proportions. Western culture is trying to sustain itself on old rationalist models and it is falling apart. You cannot wish your way to riches as some of the dominion people would like, but it is our culture that produces them.
When the environment is in flux, all sorts of explorations, new ideas, old rehashed ideas, and totally new stuff starts to grow. For me, as a Christian, it is time we started talking about a society where things are put to right. It would be a society where "justice rolls on like a river." We can be a witness to that justice and yes, work to change our society.
Nov 15 2011: I am maxed out on thumbs up Michael but this was a really great comment.Nov 15 2011: Wonderful words Michael. Thank you.Nov 15 2011: Thank you Debra.Nov 4 2011: I too Michael have many wonderful christian friends who are socialist and wish to protect the planet too. Yet many claim socialism to be the enemy of their religion. This seems to me an anathema.
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The key here is not just capitalist/socialist, but by being a Christian do you seek justice here and now. Either form of economy/politics can do it, few actually do it.Nov 12 2011: Joanne, I think that partially the reason that paradox exists is because of the negative associations many Christians make with socialism, in their minds socialism brings up ideas of state atheism, Marxist materialism, communist China, etc. Less often thought of is equally distributed health care, education, and the like. "Being an American" is supposed to be all about freedom, and people see socialism as a restriction on that freedom.
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Nov 12 2011: Hi Colleen!
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I find you post so very interesting! As a Canadian, I correlate Christianity WITH healthcare especially since it was our Christian leaders like one who became a political leader named Tommy Douglas, who led us into caring for our fellow man through universal healthcare. In fact, he is considered the greatest Canadian ever for it.
I am convinced that the propaganda of the US system like what happened during the McCarthy era has turned the good and kind American people into a bunch of phobics when it comes to anything that approaches communism. Why is it so easy to relinquish our humanity in the face of words like 'socialism' or 'communism'. The only answer that I can arrive at is that the American mind and conscience has been highjacked by greedy people in posiitions of societal power- like politicians, bureaucrats, corporations and sometimes clergy.
Let's face it , in your civil war hundreds of thousands of people died on both sides but more than 100,000 people died in battle on the side of the south - to defend what? The answer is to defend and economic system based on the enslavement and degradation of human beings. Mothers actually allowed their sons to go to war to defend what amounts to greed.
Please do not get me wrong, I love the American people and have deep compassion for the people who have been ensnared and duped into believing that their highest instincts to care for one another are wrong because they might approach a couple of words that have been distorted for the good of the greedy.Nov 12 2011: Thank you Colleen, I was hoping someone would draw attention to this. I don't know, if like me, you also think this has been a deliberate appropriation on behalf of groups seeking economic power over the average egalitarian-minded American citizen?
I agree with what Debra says, but would like to add to it that today, the franchise extends beyond the U.S. and tries to go global. The Destiny Church, for example, has sprung up where I live. It espouses god and right economics. targeting one of our most traditionally left voting groups, the indigenous Maori. This year 'Bishop' Brian Tamaki's wife tried to fix the election that would have placed her at the head of the Maori Woman's League. If she had achieved that, she would have been in an extremely powerful position to access funding, to lobby ministers and to win the hearts and minds of her target group.
I think the trend will be found in other countries too, and I believe the cultural root lies in huge corporates seeking to fund organisations that will assist them to prime new markets for harvest specifically in the areas of private healthcare.
I think you highlight an important propaganda message with your comment; "Being an American" is supposed to be all about freedom, and people see socialism as a restriction on that freedom.'. Yet it seems the reality is that 'freedom' is too often for the few at the expense of the many, therefore is not freedom at all.Nov 14 2011: Hi Debra, I live in America, I ain't duped! Too busy working to pay for the up and coming new entitlements!! :) oops :(Nov 12 2011: I completely agree Debra. It's shameful, particularly for a "Christian" nation to act less Christian towards one another than those without religious convictions. It really doesn't make sense. I think you hit the nail on the head though when you used the word "phobics" because what I think it comes down to is the great fear many Americans have of losing their identity/freedoms/economic power. There are a lot of reasons for this fear, some founded and some not, but as far as capitalism goes, it's seen as the pillar of democracy and the American dream. It's hard to overstate how deeply entrenched this idea is. Last year when there was a lot of discussion about President Obama's new healthcare bill, anyone in support of it would have to say something to the effect of, "Well I like points A, B, and C, but don't worry I'm not in favor of socialized medicine." There is something so toxic about those words in the American mind that many otherwise productive ideas are derailed by fear-mongers pointing to them and crying Socialism!Nov 4 2011: Capitalism and Christianity don't mix.
The idea that you can be a Christian and a materialist is frankly ridiculous.
The man who told his followers to give everything they had to the poor and follow him with only a single robe and a stick... HE wants you to be capitalist and chase the dollar?
The guy who said it is harder for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle?
Whatever you think of the guy, and whether you buy into the religion at all is irrelevant... he was clearly not a materialist. He said if you have one tunic, you need not a second. Man does not live by bread alone, etc. etc.
JC would probably get the police called on him if he knocked on the door of any of these materialist psuedo-Christians. No offense, but you know it is true. An unkempt, long haired, unshaven, homeless guy.
He would probably be with the Occupy Wall Street people honestly. (remember what he did to the Biblical moneylenders)
Jesus and Capitalism go together about as well as Jesus and guns.
And yet, somehow, people manage to take "love your enemies," "beat your swords into plowshares," & "learn war no more..." and find a way for it to justify packing heat in bars, preemptive invasions of foreign lands, and the death penalty . So go figure.
tishe Hires
Nov 4 2011: Hi Joanne,
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The poor, will never, inherit the earth. This Jesus guy, he is gone.
The bible is a book. Europe is going tits up. Let us blame it on god and capitalism? Umm, when can we blame it on humans? (just asking) With Respect . :)
Nov 4 2011: Yes Tishe, yes yes yes. BUT the question still remains. I think we need to answer it. Thought can be a shackle, people can be immobilised by their thought-shackles.
Nov 5 2011: That is interesting! It is the first time, I have heard, that my thoughts could be shackled!
I do not think, Christianity and Capitalism, are the same. There are a lot of Capitalist's, that are not Christians. Soo, I am not the best human to answer your question. My apologies and with respect.
Someone, sometime, has to start blaming the human. :)
Nov 5 2011: A thought, such has if 'If I change my opinion on this point, I will burn in hell for all eternity' is a kind of thought-shackle, wouldn't you agree? If you hold to such an idea, this idea would prevent you moving toward a different idea. Hence it is a thought-shackle. It is I think, pretty clear Tishe that christianity and capitalism are not the same; I ask a different question. Why are so many people who believe in free market or highly derregulated capitalist priniciples, also sometimes staunchly christian. This seems to me to be a contradiction that raises a couple of interesting questions. What do you think?
Shawn Dishop
Nov 15 2011: Tishe,
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I would also say that if we blame God or Capitalism (I am not sure we are doing either, but for the sake of arguement) we are in fact blaming man. After all, man created both. :)Nov 16 2011: Joanne, I think you are right!! I have never heard of that! I like it!! :)
tishe Hires
Nov 16 2011: I agree there Shawn! I am confused on this, tho! On the upside, I now have a term, for what I'm going thru! My thoughts are shackled! I love it! Thanks Joanne!! :)
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Shawn Dishop
Nov 14 2011: Full disclosure: I am an Atheist, that is without a faith based belief in deities of any kind, and was raised as a Christian with two close members of my family who are currently fundamentalist Christians.
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I think is a great question and my answer is fairly simple from my experience. The link is between greed and Christianity is manufactured for the most part. Those in the top wealth percentile who support public policy that is in their interest have no problem using religion to their advantage. Therefore, many Christians are right leaning because of issues like abortion. Media that reaffirms their already held beliefs push a slanted view a capitalism that serves wealthy self-interest. In short, I think it is a media phenomenon. Certainly taking the Bible literally would not explain the love of greed - quite the contrary outcome should result.
Nov 15 2011: I think I am with you on this one Shawn. Although I agree with almost everything Michael says we may be differing slightly on this point. (apologies if I am incorrect there, Michael) I believe, as you suggest to, it has been a concerted effort, to harvest votes from a moderate, probably left-thinking christian public with polarising issues like abortion, and homosexuality. I can see how 'the protestant work ethic' played a part as Colleen discusses. It seems as if it has been harnessed to raise the spectre of a free-loading underclass who want 'welfare' and are unwilling to contribute in return.
Nov 15 2011: Joanne, your last point is that one thing that i think is the most serious, deceitful and crippling of the propaganda. Very good point.
Nov 15 2011: Thanks Debra.Nov 14 2011: Hi Joanne
It's not christianity alone, the love affair you mentioned embarces all religions.
Giving you Islamic version of the same saying
--poors are most favorite person to Allah......
-- In the day of judgement , poors will be easily thru as they didn't have much to explain , so will go heaven easily
Nov 14 2011: Thanks Salim, your comment is heartwarming.Nov 14 2011: Thanks Salim. I think you are right, greed is really everywhere. It is in people not just religious beliefs.
Nov 15 2011: You are welcome Michael.
Definitely it's people and their greed but one or the other thing acts as lever. Religion is such a lever that people using for long as an effective lever.
Nov 15 2011: Unfortunately yes Salim. Religion, "corporateness", prejudice are others who act as levers for this that is inside of man. I think it is more like growing bacteria in a petri dish. Given the right bacteria at the right temp, bad things grow.Nov 12 2011: I'm sure in some cases it is a deliberate power play. "The Moral Majority," the "compassionate conservatives," "Right-wing evangelicals," all of these lump Christians into one category so that any Christian who thinks differently, or more to the left specifically, is made to feel left out and in the wrong. Marrying Christianity to a political party is a shrewd move to get a solid voting bloc for the Republicans, since no Christian wants to vote for a candidate that is against his or her religion. This is when it becomes possible for a candidate to win total support from a group based solely on one issue like abortion. Economics, politics, the environment, justice, all these issues are put on the back burner when a hot-button issue is about morality. This is where religion and patriotism get confused because then conservative Christians start to see capitalism as a Biblical mandate for some reason. However I don't think every candidate is only using Christians for their own gains. Some, maybe, but others probably do have sincere beliefs. The Destiny Church sounds to be one of the phony ones, rigging elections in a grab for power is definitely not a Christian value. I fully agree with your last comment, this tendency definitely seems to allow less freedom for the majority in the long run.
Nov 12 2011: Well your opinion aligns directly with mine Colleen. I agree with you, it has been a shrewed move on behalf of republicans and probably expedient, as in the case of Kansas, where the electorate had been largely resistant to the right ideology, they needed a polarising issue in order to establish a new culture centred on simple morality to deflect attention from the politics.
I suppose I began with the question in order to open dialogue on this issue, because I feel when we see the profit motive in behind a christian, or other moral movement, we might be more able to resist it's message. Of course here on TED we are dealing with a fairly sophisticated audience and a group probably more than able to spot propaganda when it is delivered to them. Yet I still feel that this is one issue that is not discussed enough. As the right seemed to have claimed the language of piety, patriotism and family values to garner a profit motive, criticism has become taboo. As you said, person can be labelled 'socialist' therefore 'un-christian' if you desire a fair and more equitable heathcare system and there are even more volitile issues around homosexuality, and abortion. Destiny try the same things here in New Zealand. At this time, there is plenty of vocal opposition in the electorate, but they use the god card all the time. They are the fastest growing religious group in my country. I think we have a smaller example of what has happened on a much larger scale in the U.S, with horribly detrimental results for many ordinary Americans.Nov 11 2011: It is almost uncanny that a majority of christians are right-wing Rebublicans and have a median income well above average. Could be a coincidence, however, since the times of the Inquisitons, christian leaders felt it their godly duty to devy punishment for the sinners of the land and collect monies for the church.Lots of monies. I do believe the Vatican City is one of the single largest holders of wealth on the whole planet. Most is buried under the Vatican which makes it hard to dig up and share with the poor and suffering in the world. I summize, the addiction to acquiring wealth is found deep in the christians DNA.
Nov 11 2011: I do not think it is a coincidence Brian, but a carefully planned campaign to win the hearts and minds of Americans to a right wing they were not naturally inclined to.
Riley Murray
Nov 12 2011: To understand this trend of addiction from a historical perspective, Google the following:
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See: Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth"
See: "The Protestant Work Ethic"
In order to assess the accuracy of your statement on a philosophic level:
Define: What constitutes Christian canon given that the bible was written a couple hundred years after the fact, and that the oldest Christian church (Catholicism) has many of it's beliefs ground in tradition, not necessarily the bible.
Make a distinction between: Christians in name and Christians in doctrine, as per the elusive definition of Christian canon
Nov 13 2011: Hi Riley, thanks for your comment and your query. I am interested in what has been described as 'dominionism' and its relationship to large scale capitalist interests.
From Wiki; Dominionism is a term used to describe the tendency among some politically active conservative Christians to seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action, especially in the United States, with the goal of either a nation governed by Christians, or a nation governed by a conservative Christian understanding of biblical law
This highly politicized concept of dominionism is based on the Bible's text in Genesis 1:26: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." (King James Version). "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'" (New International Version).
"Born-again Christians should not be underestimated: they represent half of Republican voters, two-fifths of registered Democrats, and one-third of independent voters," David Kinnaman, director of the study, said in the report. " From a study done in 2008 by the Barna Group
What is your take on this?
Nov 16 2011: Christians who ignore the New Testament and the entire teaching of Jesus to focus on a few lines from Genesis can not be considered Christian. Genesis is mostly just Cliff Notes on Sumerian Creation Stories anyway. (Abraham was a Sumerian son of a High Priest/ Idol Maker)
Jesus is pretty clear about his love your neighbor even if they slap you or piss you off message.
Either Christ is your Lord... and you do what he says... or not.
If you prefer the wrathful and sometimes judgmental G*d of the Old Testament, perhaps you should consider becoming Jewish. However, even then you are still stuck with plenty of anti-Capitalist rhetoric and admonishments... the Mitzvah of Tzedakah (Charity) is central to Judaism.. www.jewfaq.org/tzedakah.htmNov 16 2011: While those books you mention are worthy reads, I must mention that the Catholic Church is nowhere close to the oldest Christian Church. Not by a long shot.
All of the Orthodox Churches are older... Syrian, Greek, Eastern, Coptic, Ethiopian etc. etc.
In fact, a huge number of Churches pre-dated Constantine's wife's overnight conversion. All of the so-called heretical sects as well. (Gnostics, Manicheans and so forth)
Most of their Bibles also contain books that were never put into the Vulgate as well.
The Ethiopian Bible, for instance, has all of the Apocrypha including books like the book of Jubilees and 2 books of Enoch. (fascinating reads). Thus, the Amharic & Geez Bibles have 81 books.
Of the books that made it into Catholicism by surviving the Council of Nicea, a number of them were tossed out in the Reformation. Therefore, the commonly known Protestant Bibles (like the KJV) have even fewer books in them. (I never understood why Protestants didn't go back to the roots and check out the earlier forms of Christianity, but rather made up their own Catholicism Lite.)
Anyone interested in Christianity, would be well advised to check out some of the truly early forms of it. Read the Gnostic Gospels (like the Gospel of Mary). All the Nag Hammadi books are interesting reads. Essene stuff from around the time of JC is also quite interesting. Check out the Dead Sea Scrolls... and really look into the older Orthodox churches.
This book from the Ethiopian Cannon, for example, http://reluctant-messenger.com/book_of_enoch.htm is a good taste.
Nov 16 2011: Jah Sun
The only problem I have with this contribution is the claim that the Gnostics strains of Christianity actually reflect any sort of orthodox position taken by the pre-Nicean church. They did not.
On this conversation however what is interesting is th elevel of social concern shown by early christians, even in the midst of persecution. The social context of these early churches was terribly important. They did, as is obvious from texts like the Didache (The Teaching of The Twelve Apostles, an early 2nd century document) have what we would term a "social consciousness."
Jah Sun
Nov 17 2011: Greetings Michael,
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I never said that the Gnostics had anything to do with the Orthodox churches.
I very clearly said that they and the Manicheans were considered heretics. However, it was not until Catholicism that the persecution and genocide of the Gnostics became a major thrust. The Orthodoxy mostly left the Gnostics alone.
A lot of people like to talk about the Gnostics and what they believed, but have never bothered to read the Gnostic Gospels. If you have not, you owe it to yourself to find a good translation of the Nag Hammadi scrolls, and avail yourself of these early Christian documents. The mix of Essene Judaism and Hellenism that is found in them is a good snapshot of what many of the earliest Christians believed and practiced.
The fact of the matter is that the Gnostics at Nag Hammadi lived in peace with the Coptic Orthodox there in Egypt.
Sure, many Christians find (and found) the concepts of the demiurge, archons, aeon, monad and whatnot to be well outside their beliefs, and the influence of greco-roman mystery schools, Zoroastrianism and the like are clear... but the Gnostics were Christian before most existing branches of the religion.
I am intrigued that they did not have priests, as per JC's teachings. Rather, they drew straws for the giving of sermons and leading in song... even letting children take up these positions if the straws deemed it so. Thus, they were probably the most egalitarian group of religious people we know of. It is no wonder the Catholics hated them so much.
Anyway, again.... I didn't say what you are claiming I said. And even still, I don't really see what the issue is. Unless the Gnostic teachings are offensive to you, and uttering their name in the same comment as the Orthodox Churches bothers you somehow... I'm not really sure what you are on about.
Peace & Blessings
Nov 17 2011: Jah Sun
Forgive me if I misunderstood you. It did seem to me upon reading your post that you were saying they reflected true early church theology, which I simply do not believe. I have studied the texts carefully that you mention. Frankly I believe most proto-gnostics were creating a synthesis of Christian, Judaism, Zoroastrian and some mystery religions thrown in. It is hard for me to discount the power of that synthesis and the resulting syncretistic religion.
But on the point of this conversation I think you would agree with me that the early church, pre-calcedonian, was very involved in the social issues of the moment. For example, we know of the "burial groups" Christians formed to provide burial for other Christians. It was a terribly important social act.
I believe that Christianity has had this deep social justice heart even in some of the worst moments.Nov 17 2011: I do agree.
And in keeping with the focus of this talk, I do find that ALL branches of Christianity (including the most modern offshoots) are clearly and unequivocally lucid about their focus on charity, compassion, forgiveness, and anti-materialism.
Those that are able to use the message of such a teaching to justify greed and selfishness mystify me utterly.Nov 5 2011: @Joanne:
Not much actually, to all their point of view, faith and belief!! One day, he will know the truth, as we all will do!!
I express my opinion, and that's what is important to me.
PeaceNov 4 2011: Excellent question Joanne,
I believe the root cause/reason is when the Bible calls for 'domination and control over the natural world'. I think Christianity loses its moral ground right there, and never regains it. I believe many problems stem from this world view, that we can control and dominate. Its in our agriculture with genetic engineering, its in our forestry thinking we can grow trees better than nature, its in our 'discounting the future' in all its manifestations, it's in the litany of unintended consequences we leave future generations as well as the centralization of wealth.
Ultimately the meek and poor will inherent the earth (although they may not want it then) cause its a fact of life, the closer one lives to the ground, the less one will fall. Think about it while Christianity remains on the rocks, and greed soars.
Nov 4 2011: I can't really comment Craig because I agree with everything you said. It is very nice to hear this. I hope you have a nice day.Nov 4 2011: Well, actually it's "the meek shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5)
But it does say "Blessed are you the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." (Luke 6:20)
I don't see Christianity and egalitarianism being mutually exclusive, but maybe you could make a case for self-proclaimed Christian politicians and egalitarian politics.
I think it really just boils down to people having an unrealistic notion of where their priorities lie. Many people who call themselves Christians would refuse to look at a bum on the street. Maybe they think they follow the teachings of Christ, but only when asked. They don't really care, and they never really think about it. It's just herd mentality.
Nov 4 2011: I think Fred, that someone who claims to follow christianity, should naturally be a socialist, certainly the early christian movement was in fact a socialist movement, a reaction against the widening gap between rich and poor in ancient Rome. Thanks for your comment Fred and for the correct wording of my quotes too.
Nov 4 2011: I have a socialist friend that preaches, and we've had some good conversations about this. I don't think you can force people to follow Jesus. If giving is something that's required, it no longer takes strength. Christianity isn't a political system (at least it was never meant to be :P), it's about having the strength to conduct yourself proper and do what's right no matter what kind of world or political system you live in. To be not of the world, but a light for it (people can probably have a laughing fit over this looking at the past thousand years).
If you force Christianity onto people, it can no longer be called Christianity. We saw this with Byzantium and the dark ages. Following Christ doesn't require a change in political structure, and if that's what it takes to get you giving, you aren't really giving anything.Nov 17 2011: Joanne,
My apology for not being very clear. God-and-Capitalism was the topic. i guess what i was trying to ask (someone to explain) or point out is that because the bibles are there for anyone to pick and choose whatever principle that suits him or her best, i.e. benefits him or her most, it gives no effective guidance to our society. Therefore, Christianity will work just fine, in fact, great for capitalism. It numbs the mass to the pain they suffer from injustice. It is a useful tool for a capitalistic society! Now if the bibles had said:
- if you are rich you must give back 50% of your earning to your community or
- if you kill you will never ever enter my heaven
then the next day, this capitalist society will likely burn all the bibles!
So the bottom line is the bibles and the current Christianity in the US work just perfect for the extreme capitalists.
As the exclaims goes "god is alive and well in America!" - what they meant is "god is a good tool" !
(i came to the US as a refugee from a communist country, and i owe and love the US dearly - i hate communism - but that does not blind me to common sense and the fact that whether you are under communism or capitalism, as long as you belong to the "party" you will do fine. in short, the extreme form of either approach is sick)
Nov 17 2011: I think, diputs, that the point here is that the Bible actually does say the things you have articulated... even harsher things, tbh.
It doesn't merely say give 50% of your earnings to your community, but actually admonishes people who choose to follow Yeshua to give ALL of their worldly possessions to the poor. It says you should only keep a single robe and a walking stick.
Somehow, though, I sincerely doubt that society will start burning Bibles over this. They are extremely good at simply twisting the books to say whatever they want them to say. Who needs to burn books when you have doublespeak, propaganda, and quoting out of context?Nov 16 2011: My apologies Joanne, I did not mean to get off the discussion of your idea.


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Jesus Shuttlesworth, er, Ray Allen may want to act again when he retires
Feb 27, 2013, 1:56 PM EDT
Ray Allen has already had a movie role plenty of actors in Hollywood would kill for — staring role opposite Denzel Washington in a major Spike Lee production. He was Jesus Shuttlesworth in "He Got Game."
After that Allen left acting and went on to a nice little 16-year (and counting) basketball career where he became the NBA's all-time leading three point shooter.
When that is over, might Ray Allen go back to acting?
Yes, he told Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida.
"Oh, yes," Allen said when asked if wants to act. "It's just something that's going to keep me busy and something that can challenge you and keep you focused on a daily basis'…
"Basketball has just taken precedent,'' Allen said in an interview with FOX Sports Florida about why he hasn't tackled any significant roles since "He Got Game." "I haven't been able to find the time. That took my whole summer (of 1997 after his Milwaukee Bucks had failed to make the playoffs). Now, I've been playing in the playoffs. Mostly, you go into June and that time is so limited."
None other than Leonardo DiCaprio told Allen a couple years ago he should get back in the acting game. Then he and Rick Fox can hang out together at parties and tower over the literally short Hollywood crowd.
- davidly - Feb 27, 2013 at 2:03 PM
All I can say is that before that time, he better NOT be draining any clutch threes against my Pacers in the playoffs, otherwise I'll seek out his oldest living relative and challenge 'em to arm rassle.
- cosanostra71 - Feb 27, 2013 at 4:14 PM
Unless Ray Allen changed his name to Larry Gilliard, Jr. then he did not play D'Angelo Barksdale.
- dacapt704 - Feb 27, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Not to mention they look NOTHING alike! SMH @ that guy…
- claymatthewshairplugs - Feb 27, 2013 at 4:24 PM
If Rick Fox can play Jackson Vahue on Oz, Ray Allen can definitely play Gonzo in the Muppet Babies
- tannethrill - Feb 27, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Keep your day job
- dacapt704 - Feb 27, 2013 at 5:22 PM
I think we'd all be better off if he DIDN'T..
- totallyuselessme - Feb 27, 2013 at 7:48 PM
You guys didn't see He Got Game, did you?
Allen played that role masterfully. I repeat, with no hesitation – masterfully. He was praised across the board for it.
If he gets into acting, I'll be first in line to see his next flick.
- saint1997 - Feb 28, 2013 at 2:20 AM
He and Vince Carter are two of my favourite players of all time. Ray was a beast when he came in the league and is a great role model to young athletes
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Photo By Houston AstrosIt was a magic moment when the teams lined up along the baselines for the first MLB All-Star Game played in Texas, at the Astrodome in 1968.
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1965: Originally slated for New Orleans, game is moved to Houston's Jeppesen Stadium after two dozen black players threaten to pull out over discrimination in Big Easy.
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1989: Karl Malone garners MVP nod with 28 points as West beats East 143-134 at the Astrodome. Michael Jordan matches Malone with 28 points for East squad.
2006: LeBron James scores 29 points to lead East past West 122-120 and earn MVP honors. Rockets' Tracy McGrady scores 36 for West.
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2004: Alfonso Soriano (MVP), Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz homer to lead Americans past Nationals 9-4 at Minute Maid Park day after future Astro Miguel Tejada edges Lance Berkman in Home Run Derby.
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For the record, the rifle is back in the safe. It has been for three days.
It was there just to be a security blanket, so to speak. The gun stuff is over, now.
So, how did this guy from an antique store end up with a Rolleiflex for only $20?
The guy is a "picker." He goes around to garage sales and flea markets and buys stuff he thinks he can sell. He doesn't know much about cameras. Just that he thinks he can make a buck. Buy low and sell high. He didn't know what he had except that it was an "old camera."
I took the tip that clayne gave in an above post and followed up on it.
I asked him if he ever got any camera stuff. He said, he only buys "Old, German cameras." (Ding! Ding!)
I pulled a copy of the picture of my camera out of my pocket and showed it to him. The guy just about shit himself.
He called this other "picker" guy who came right over. I showed him the picture and he turned white as a ghost.
I asked him if he was "814treasures55" I thought he was going to piss his pants.
I told the guy that, if I got the camera back, I would just tell the cops I found it. He promised to bring the camera the next day.
He told me that this scroungy looking guy came in the store and tried to sell both cameras. He didn't want the Pentax because he only wanted "old" cameras." I got a description of the scumball and the woman he was with.
The picker guy gave the Rolleiflex back to me, today. It's here with me right now.
He might be an idiot and a little bit slimy but I don't think he's an outright crook.
I had a Yashica-D that I got from a neighbor in exchange for some work I did for him. I have better cameras than that, so I don't use it. It's been on my shelf for a couple of years. I traded him the Yashica for the Rollei.
So, your question is, "Why did I give the guy ANYTHING?" I don't owe him anything.
Okay, maybe I felt a little sorry for the guy... Only a LITTLE. I did it mostly just to keep a leg up on him.
I could have had him busted. I could have had that junk store shut down. But, now, I've got him in my pocket.
I still have one camera missing. I can call in that favor if I need to.
I was outside, last night, and I talked to a neighbor about the problem. He told me that he saw some scroungy looking guy walking around the neighborhood and he knows where he lives. I gave him the description and he confirmed. I even know the guy's name and address.
As to the garage, it's an detached, outdoor, wood frame garage. If you rattle the door hard enough it can be pushed open.
Since it's a wood frame, I could buy a $1,000 lock but, if you can push, sideways, against the door frame the bolt won't engage the latch. In order to prevent that door from being forced open, I'd have to put in a reinforced door frame. Do do that, I'd probably end up rebuilding the whole garage.
That's why I made that "fortress" comment.
I'm still looking for the Pentax camera and the other stuff.
I still haven't spoken directly to the detective in charge of this case but it's a holiday weekend. The trail is probably getting cold.
It would be great to get everything back but, for now, I'm just happy to have the Rollei.
What I don't get back, I'll talk to my insurance company about.
What I don't get back from insurance, I'll apply for Crime Victim's Assistance and Restitution.
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British Border Agency staff interrogated 56 employees in the raid, according to the newspaper.
Both companies have the same managing director, who is facing stiff fines for knowingly hiring illegal workers.
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