Good or Necessary?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

What does the pursuit of happiness have to do with war?

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Thank you for my physical nature, my incarnation in this world. I love what I can see and hear, how I can move, how my body functions, that I can experience sex for pleasure beyond mere reproduction.

That you, a spirit force, knew my body would be so pleasing to me is something of a marvel to me.

Thank you, too, for my spiritual nature, which leads me to seek meaning and joy in addition to those that come to me via my physical senses. I find my two natures complement each other, depend on each other, feed each other so that my life is full, rich and deeply satisfying.

That you brought this about is also a matter of amazement, wonder, and a glory reflective of your grace and wisdom and enduring love.

Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Of course I take the Garden of Eden story literally. And snakes literally speak Aramaic to me. And women literally bear responsibility for human sin. And somebody was actually there to record the literal events in the creation of the universe. You better believe it, too.”

[I wonder if He did sarcasm, but I’m certain He didn’t say this.]

D. Blog: Good vs. Necessary

Thanks to Ken Burns, WWII now has a more accurate label: the necessary war. Pacifists might want to discuss how accurate that label is, but at least the “good war” moniker will have to wait for its fulfillment in time… Sort of like waiting for the second coming of Jesus?