Year: 2012

  • Pacifism, Forgivness, and the Masacare at Houla.

    I am technically a pacifist. Technically. I believe that resorting to violence means that you have lost. I see no reason to own a gun. I see no reason to carry a knife, even when I felt threatened. The most I have ever felt the need to learn to protect myself was Choi Kwang Do…

  • From Ubuntu 12 to Linux Mint, and why I did it.

    So, Ubuntu 12 was the last straw. I tried it, and it just wasn’t right. The push behind the modern UI design does seem to be a complete reversal of the ideas of Linux, that is, let the user choose what the user wants. I moved to Ubuntu from Fedora because I was bored of…

  • Jesus At the Nationals

    Breaking with tradition, I’m uploading my sermon about the nationals now. This is a draft but may very well remain unchanged, depending on the time that I have. The readings for this sermon are : Acts 3:12-19, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36-48 Jesus At the Nationals

  • Desert Fathers accepting of homosexuality?

    Lust 29. ‘A brother, being tempted by a demon, went to a hermit and said ‘Those two monks over there who live together live sinfully’. But the hermit knew that a demon was deceiving him. So he called the brothers to him. In the evening he put out a mat for them, and covered them…

  • How to loose your influence in a theological debate:

    A response based on the reading of this article. An interesting piece which strikes a chord for me as someone who spends an inordinate amount of time discussing theology with people. I was happily nodding along in agreement with it, much of the actions is something that I see in others (of course never in…

  • The Demons in the Darkness – Easter Eve Sermon.

    An Easter Eve Sermon. This was an interesting sermon, both in the way it was written, and the way it was recieved. Some comments: The beginning terrified me… I felt guilty all the way through.. I’m not sure how I feel about those comments. The Demons In the Darkness ~BX

  • Merchandising!

    So, I decided to re-visit CafePress after a very long absence to discover that they have very much upped their game. While there, in order to test out their features, with the eye to perhaps writing a review, I noticed that actually, I could produce quite a few of the items of clothing that I…

  • Dear People who use “Christians think/say/believe”,

    Dear People who use “Christians think/say/believe”, Can you please, please, please cite your source? It’s getting both boring, and tiresome to not only have to correct you repeatedly, but to also have to ask you “Where did you hear that?” or, “Who told you that?”, or say “Do we now?”. I know that there is…

  • Sermon – the Person of Jesus

    Reading – Gospel : John 1:1-14 This is a Sermon about the person of Jesus, using an illustration from a roleplay Character of mine who’s famous introduction was “I bring you Greetings from the Temple of the Celestial Flame”. As this is a Family Talk, the bold type sentances above the paragraphs are there to…

  • Do Clones have Souls?

    Random question. Would a clone suffer from “Original Sin” Also, byextension, would it have a soul? – A Question I was asked by a friend. My Answer is below.Random question. Would a clone suffer from “Original Sin” Also, byextension, would it have a soul? An interesting question. One I quess that by the time I’ve…

  • The Secular Society and Me

    The Secular Society And Me I’ve been thinking a lot about the Secular Society this morning. Mostly off the back of the rising insanity that comes from having a Conservative government, which is only to be expected. Thankfully, in the UK, it is only moderate insanity, and we only get things like Erik Pickles trying…