PrBobWaters's Comments

Big Hollywood : Boobs: Now We Know Why 'Avatar' Is So Stupid

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:29:23 +0000

See! There is an evolutionary purpose for Na'vi breasts. In fact, they saved the entire species. Darwin and Cameron are both vindicated.

Esgetology : It's 4 Real

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:26:43 +0000

Yeah, but you have to admit.... a Bear wearing braids would be really weird.

Esgetology : It's 4 Real

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:24:58 +0000

Dream on, my deluded friend. We ain't scared of no men wearing braids! Remember, Favre holds the all-time record for interceptions. We will gladly accept his conributions to the cause!

Esgetology : It's 4 Real

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:09:32 +0000

ESPN was reporting yesterday afternoon that one Vike had told a reporter that it was a done deal and that he'd be wearing purple by the third game, and another said that it would be after the next one. Condolences on the King of Interceptions becoming a Norse.

Esgetology : Our faith is built on nothing less than ... a pig's ear

Fri, 22 May 2009 23:45:11 +0000

Actually "sect" is the standard Catholic term for any Christian denomination or group not in fellowship with the Holy See.

Esgetology : Our faith is built on nothing less than ... a pig's ear

Fri, 22 May 2009 22:16:01 +0000

They're clearly in need of sects education.

Esgetology : Our faith is built on nothing less than ... a pig's ear

Fri, 22 May 2009 02:18:15 +0000

My goodness. "Hooked up with this guy!" Don't drink the Kool-Aide!

Concordia TheoBLOGical Seminary : A Statement from LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick Regarding the Swine Flu Outbreak

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:52:50 +0000

I'm glad that he's against it.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:43:54 +0000

Iowa plays to the extremes. Democrats here are far to the Left of the national party, and Republicans are far to the Right.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:14:23 +0000

In NT times, slaves could be put to death at will by their owners.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:33:16 +0000

Wasn't that at least the legislature of Vermont overriding a veto?

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:30:45 +0000

You might notice that the problems resulting from children being raised without a parent of the opposite sex are never addressed by the decision. They were apparently never raised.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:27:25 +0000

Your argument seems to be that since many people have indulged in what they allege to be natural law thinking, therefore all arguments made on this basis are inherently of equal value. Sorry. Not very convincing.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:25:48 +0000

1. Illogical arguments have appealed to natural law in the past. 2. The argument against gay "marriage" appeals to natural law. 3. Therefore, the argument against gay "marriage" is illogical. How silly are you going to get? C'mon, now. We can do better.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:23:10 +0000

"Homos," fws? God ordered it for the one society uniquely set apart as holy before him- a nomadic society lacking any other sanction, If you truly are unaware of the distinction between the civil and the moral law, you need to retake confirmation class! If you want to teach God ethics, be my guest. Personally, I don't think you have the credentials.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:20:38 +0000

No, I don't. And if you believe that eliminating a class of people because you dislike their morals, or even because they have nasty habits that hurt other people, I think we've just learned enough about you that no morally serious person needs to hear more.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:47:02 +0000

The decision, btw, can be found at http://tinyurl.com/dyvemg. The justices- social activists whose logic I do not find convincing- did indeed reject these arguments, just as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Nix v. Hedden that, the science of botany to the contrary, the tomato is a vegetable. If you prefer, rather than "inherently" I'll use a legal term: res ipse loquitur-. "The thing speaks for itself." The issue is not that gays would "mess up" marriage, but that for the most part success in it would not be contemplated. That would be enough to negate a contract in itself. Whether or not the divorce rate has been influenced by gay "marriage" in Massachusetts, the fact remains that its adoption effectively removes monogamy as an expectation the State of Massachusetts has for the institution of marriage. That is not a good thing. There is no question that gay "marriage" would encourage the adoption of children by gay and lesbian couples, and indeed facilitate it. That is a significant change. No-fault divorce is an oxymoron indeed. But it is not a legal concept. Rather, it's a slang term. The law does not say in Iowa and other "no-fault" states that no fault exists; it simply chooses not to treat the question as relevant. I and every other thoughtful Christian finds no-fault divorce extremely problematic indeed. And to you really want to argue that one absurdity justifies another? Since procreation is not possible in same-sex "marriages," and since lifelong, exclusive companionship would be the exception rather than the rule, there is a real question (despite what the court argued) as to whether the legal purposes of marriage would be possible for members of the same sex. Members of the same sex are therefore not legally competent to form this particular contract- unless you modify its terms, which is precisely the point. The measurable criteria I have already cited, and respect isn't the issue. Absurdity- and the undermining of the institution of marriage- are the issue. That, and the real agenda involved in gay "marriage-" the use of the law to bludgeon society into accepting homosexual behavior as normal.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:08:03 +0000

I don't think homosexuality should be a capital crime because it would accomplish no socially useful purpose to criminally punish homosexuals.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:06:43 +0000

No equation here. God does not require or desire that false religions be made illegal; faith cannot be coerced, being of its very essence a matter of the Kingdom of the Right. But ethical behavoir, as part of the Kingdom of the Left, can and must be. That's your basic problem, fws: you don't understand the Two Kingdoms.

Cranach: The Blog of Veith : Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:04:38 +0000

True enough. Then why do you want to concede the debate at the outset?