Those Who Value Parsimony

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Ever notice how the government tries to estimate the cost of its armed conflicts? Trillions of dollars these days, never mind the lives lost and destroyed. For comparison sake we should ask for an estimate of the cost of peace, so we know which is the better value.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

How do you really feel about sin? Or is it simply human projection to think you feel? I like to think you feel, but I have difficulty when it comes to connecting the emotion of hate with you. So I part company with those who say you hate sin. I imagine sin saddens and grieves you, even makes you angry sometimes. But I like the old preacher’s analogy: sin is like a raspberry seed under your dentures. It irritates you, annoys you, and you wish you could get rid of it. But you love raspberries. You allow creation to behave in ways that are not in line with your wishes. It pains you, especially when we do hurtful things to one another. But you love your world.

I wonder about this projection of hate of sin. Perhaps it is we who hate sin, because it demonstrates how far we are from being divine. Or, perhaps we love to hate sin because we can feel self-righteous in the process…
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I need more fiber in my diet.”

[Lack of fiber wasn’t a problem in His day.]

D. Blog: Word of the Week -- "parsimony"

Noun
1.
parsimony - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift
frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste

2.
parsimony - extreme stinginess
minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meannes, parsimoniousness,
closeness, tightness
stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
littleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters
miserliness - total lack of generosity with money

[Thanks to thefreedictionary.com for explaining this ultimate Scroogey/Republican value.]