tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post6054462858885981767..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Coffee Cup BrowsingFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59367548608397571832009-09-22T19:34:50.783-05:002009-09-22T19:34:50.783-05:00Re:"Apparently, he can't do math or read....Re:"Apparently, he can't do math or read."<br /><br />The use of auto insurance and it's requirement as a way to justify the penalty for not having health insurance is fallacious. Yes, I need to have auto insurance AS LONG AS I DRIVE A CAR! Even in my forsaken corner of North Texas, driving an automobile is optional and could stay that way the rest of my life. Medical care on the other hand, will be necessary at some point, even if it's just having the coroner confirm the stench isn't from bad hygiene.Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-67078673040046523962009-09-22T16:16:26.034-05:002009-09-22T16:16:26.034-05:00I don't think you need to be civil in order to...I don't think you need to be civil in order to be charitable, but I do think you need to be *kind* in order to be charitable. Civility and kindness are not the same thing. <br /><br />I think it's one of those things where you run down the list given in 1 Corinthians 13 and figure out if you are in line with that understanding of God or not. If that list tells us what love is, and God is love, and if we're not fitting with what is on that list then we are not undergoing theosis. <br /><br />It's a failure of charity to argue that the truth is in poor taste and therefore we should shield people from the truth of their condition. To participate in someone's self deception is to perpetrate a tremendous cruelty against them. And we need as a culture to stop pretending that lying to people about what they're doing is somehow kind. It's not. It's a failure of kindness and ultimately of humility as well.LoveNeverFailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157506113329839186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-40174907726988391002009-09-22T11:07:46.477-05:002009-09-22T11:07:46.477-05:00oh has the AP cut back on their koolaide rations??...oh has the AP cut back on their koolaide rations??MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.com