It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.-Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XVII, 1782
If Islam teaches peace, why do so many of its students flunk?
And after 14 centuries, why haven't its adherents noticed?-Josh Korn, National Post, October 19
We note that the elements appointed by the Lord Jesus are "bread and wine" and that the right to determine these rests with him alone, and not with the temperance movement of the nineteenth century. While Jesus changed the water into wine, the temperance movement changed wine into grape juice concentrate [or Ribena]. No one has any right to change the elements of the Lord's Supper, any more than water may be replaced in baptism by orange juice. To do this is to usurp the authority of Christ. Robert Letham , The Westminster Assembly: Reading its theology in historical context, P&R, 2009, p. 351, n. 76.
So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.- Robert Browning, 1812 - 1889
The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life. - James L. Christensen
Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Friday, 8 October 2010
Freedom has ceased to be a birthright; it has come to mean whatever we are still permitted to do. - Joseph Sobran
I'm against sin. I'll kick it as long as I've got a foot. I'll fight it as long as I've got a fist. I'll butt it as long as I've got a head. I'll bite it as long as I've got a tooth. And when I'm old, fistless, footless, and toothless, I'll gum it till I go home to glory and it goes home to perdition! -Billy Sunday (1862-1935)
Derrida was, in short, the mad axeman of Western philosophy. He tried to hack apart the very basis of our thought - language, reason and the attempt to tell big stories about how we became as we are. Johann Hari
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.-John Muir, 1838 - 1914
It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.-John Muir, 1838 - 1914
I'm against sin. I'll kick it as long as I've got a foot. I'll fight it as long as I've got a fist. I'll butt it as long as I've got a head. I'll bite it as long as I've got a tooth. And when I'm old, fistless, footless, and toothless, I'll gum it till I go home to glory and it goes home to perdition! -Billy Sunday (1862-1935)
Derrida was, in short, the mad axeman of Western philosophy. He tried to hack apart the very basis of our thought - language, reason and the attempt to tell big stories about how we became as we are. Johann Hari
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.-John Muir, 1838 - 1914
It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.-John Muir, 1838 - 1914
Saturday, 18 September 2010
There must be no facile accommodation to the spirit of the age,- Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
Britain has emerged as a pluralist democracy which places great value on freedom of speech, freedom of political affiliation and respect for the rule of law, with a strong sense of the individual's rights and duties, and of the equality of all citizens before the law. While couched in different language, Catholic social teaching has much in common with this approach, in its overriding concern to safeguard the unique dignity of every human person, created in the image and likeness of God, and in its emphasis on the duty of civil authority to foster the common good.Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and how far do they extend? By appeal to what authority can moral dilemmas be resolved? These questions take us directly to the ethical foundations of civil discourse.Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident - herein lies the real challenge for democracy The inadequacy of pragmatic, short-term solutions to complex social and ethical problems has been illustrated all too clearly by the recent global financial crisis.There is widespread agreement that the lack of a solid ethical foundation for economic activity has contributed to the grave difficulties now being experienced by millions of people throughout the world.=Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
... the world of reason and the world of faith - the world of secular rationality and the world of religious belief - need one another and should not be afraid to enter into a profound and ongoing dialogue, for the good of our civilisation. Religion, in other words, is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation. - Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
In this light, I cannot but voice my concern at the increasing marginalisation of religion, particularly of Christianity, that is taking place in some quarters, even in nations which place a great emphasis on tolerance.There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at least relegated to the purely private sphere. There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none. And there are those who argue - paradoxically with the intention of eliminating discrimination - that Christians in public roles should be required at times to act against their conscience.These are worrying signs of a failure to appreciate not only the rights of believers to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, but also the legitimate role of religion in the public square. - Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
Britain has emerged as a pluralist democracy which places great value on freedom of speech, freedom of political affiliation and respect for the rule of law, with a strong sense of the individual's rights and duties, and of the equality of all citizens before the law. While couched in different language, Catholic social teaching has much in common with this approach, in its overriding concern to safeguard the unique dignity of every human person, created in the image and likeness of God, and in its emphasis on the duty of civil authority to foster the common good.Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and how far do they extend? By appeal to what authority can moral dilemmas be resolved? These questions take us directly to the ethical foundations of civil discourse.Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident - herein lies the real challenge for democracy The inadequacy of pragmatic, short-term solutions to complex social and ethical problems has been illustrated all too clearly by the recent global financial crisis.There is widespread agreement that the lack of a solid ethical foundation for economic activity has contributed to the grave difficulties now being experienced by millions of people throughout the world.=Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
... the world of reason and the world of faith - the world of secular rationality and the world of religious belief - need one another and should not be afraid to enter into a profound and ongoing dialogue, for the good of our civilisation. Religion, in other words, is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation. - Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
In this light, I cannot but voice my concern at the increasing marginalisation of religion, particularly of Christianity, that is taking place in some quarters, even in nations which place a great emphasis on tolerance.There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at least relegated to the purely private sphere. There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none. And there are those who argue - paradoxically with the intention of eliminating discrimination - that Christians in public roles should be required at times to act against their conscience.These are worrying signs of a failure to appreciate not only the rights of believers to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, but also the legitimate role of religion in the public square. - Pope Benedict XVI, speech at Westminster Hall, 17 September 2010
Sunday, 15 August 2010
God's omnipotence means [His] power to do all that is not
intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to Him,
but not nonsense. This is no limit to His power. If you choose
to say, "God can give a creature free will and at the same time
withhold free will from it," you have not succeeded in saying
anything about God: meaningless combinations of words do not
suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them the
two other words "God can." It remains true that all things are
possible with God: the intrinsic impossibilities are not things
but nonentities. It is no more possible for God than for the
weakest of His creatures to carry out both of two mutually
exclusive alternatives--not because His power meets an
obstacle, but because nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.-C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), The Problem of Pain, New York: Macmillan, 1944, p. 16
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.-François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Civility is so easy that it's a wonder we don't have more of it - Harry Truman
intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to Him,
but not nonsense. This is no limit to His power. If you choose
to say, "God can give a creature free will and at the same time
withhold free will from it," you have not succeeded in saying
anything about God: meaningless combinations of words do not
suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them the
two other words "God can." It remains true that all things are
possible with God: the intrinsic impossibilities are not things
but nonentities. It is no more possible for God than for the
weakest of His creatures to carry out both of two mutually
exclusive alternatives--not because His power meets an
obstacle, but because nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.-C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), The Problem of Pain, New York: Macmillan, 1944, p. 16
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.-François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Civility is so easy that it's a wonder we don't have more of it - Harry Truman
Saturday, 14 August 2010
My sins are many, but, oh, it is nothing to Jesus to take them all away. - Spurgeon
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
(nb not true but illustrative of enlightenment folly - GJW)
The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.-François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
A minister of state is excusable for the harm he does when the helm of government has forced his hand in a storm; but in the calm he is guilty of all the good he does not do.François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778-
All men would then be necessarily equal, if they were without needs. It is the poverty connected with our species which subordinates one man to another. It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
(nb not true but illustrative of enlightenment folly - GJW)
The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.-François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
A minister of state is excusable for the harm he does when the helm of government has forced his hand in a storm; but in the calm he is guilty of all the good he does not do.François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778-
All men would then be necessarily equal, if they were without needs. It is the poverty connected with our species which subordinates one man to another. It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.- François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), 1694 - 1778
Monday, 5 July 2010
6 Jul 10
Christianity is more than a doctrine. It is Christ Himself, living in those whom He has united to Himself in One Mystical Body.-Thomas Merton
You only have freedom of speech when you are offending the "moral right. Heaven forbid you offend the left! - Renee Bush
A doctor held a stethoscope up to a man's chest. The man asks, "Doc, how do I stand?". The doctor says, "That's what puzzles me!"
Patient: "I have a ringing in my ears."
Doctor: "Don't answer!"
There is a big controversy on the Jewish view of when life begins. In Jewish tradition, the fetus is not considered viable until it graduates from medical school.
You only have freedom of speech when you are offending the "moral right. Heaven forbid you offend the left! - Renee Bush
A doctor held a stethoscope up to a man's chest. The man asks, "Doc, how do I stand?". The doctor says, "That's what puzzles me!"
Patient: "I have a ringing in my ears."
Doctor: "Don't answer!"
There is a big controversy on the Jewish view of when life begins. In Jewish tradition, the fetus is not considered viable until it graduates from medical school.
Monday, 28 June 2010
29 Jun 10
England's performance is to football, what John Prescott is to English oratory-Mark Wallace, TaxPayers' Alliance
Well, there goes the whole of American God-is-their-belly porkers-for-Jesus evangelicalism with its consumer-oriented free enterprise "ethic" and overeating!- Frank Schaefer, Eradicate Fundamentalism In All Its Forms
England showed sportsmanship by adhering to Harriet's new equality laws and did not take advantage by sending over players who had a prior knowlege of soccer.- Keith Downs
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books, than a king without the desire to read. -Thomas Babington Macauley
The only freedom that man ever has is when he becomes a slave to Jesus Christ. - R.C. Sproul
Well, there goes the whole of American God-is-their-belly porkers-for-Jesus evangelicalism with its consumer-oriented free enterprise "ethic" and overeating!- Frank Schaefer, Eradicate Fundamentalism In All Its Forms
England showed sportsmanship by adhering to Harriet's new equality laws and did not take advantage by sending over players who had a prior knowlege of soccer.- Keith Downs
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books, than a king without the desire to read. -Thomas Babington Macauley
The only freedom that man ever has is when he becomes a slave to Jesus Christ. - R.C. Sproul
Sunday, 27 June 2010
28 Jun 10
A Yorkshireman is like a Scotsman, but with all the generosity squeezed out
Our relationship with Jesus Christ is the key, secret, and foundation to living, loving, finishing, and dying well.- George Crow
The most certain test by which we judge weather a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. --Lord Acton (1834-1902)
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.- Corrie Ten Boom
Sometimes God calms the storm...
Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.
Graham J Weeks M.R.Pharm.S
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Don't you get annoyed when you go to a Vuvuzela concert and they start playing football?
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Our relationship with Jesus Christ is the key, secret, and foundation to living, loving, finishing, and dying well.- George Crow
The most certain test by which we judge weather a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. --Lord Acton (1834-1902)
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.- Corrie Ten Boom
Sometimes God calms the storm...
Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.
Graham J Weeks M.R.Pharm.S
http://www.christiansquoting.org.uk 10201 quotes 654 topics 2452 authors indexed
http://www.ipc-ealing.co.uk/ Our church
http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/Christiansquoting Daily quotes
http://christianquoter.blogspot.com/ My blog
http://www.cpaparty.org.uk/ Christian politics
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Don't you get annoyed when you go to a Vuvuzela concert and they start playing football?
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