Neanderpundit

Is any St Paddy’s day complete without The Quiet man? It’s on now, over my shoulder, the Duke dragging Maureen O’Hara cross country to prove to her he’s a man, even if he has to kill another man with his bare hands to do so.

Few moments in movies are ever this good. Maureen O’hara is still alive, folks. Think of her, and watch this movi- go rent it, if you have to. If you have a manly or a romantic bone in your body, you have to love this.

but he did NOT tell ANYONE TO KILL ANYONE ELSE, EVER.

Mr Porretto in his inimitable style discusses, this morning, the tired and ignorant aphorage that the Bible somehow invites Christians to kill.

Look: in case anyone out there has still gotten this ignorance stuck in their heads, here’s a little challenge:

Open a Bible. Pretty much any bible will do,I like this one but evenm a Gideon will work fine. Go to the new testament. Look at the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In those gospels lie the core messages of Christianity. Read them. Use a pencil to underline the places where Jesus tells his followers to kill someone. (or for that matter do harm to someone, or do anything but love them) You won’t NEED a pencil, because he never does. But go ahead and search anyway.

Now. Get a Koran. What’s best is to find one that is a direct translation of the original, but again, any one will do. Find the places where Mahomet tells his followers to kill someone or enslave them or do harm to them or force them to submission. There are plenty. Then try to put them into any good context. Go ahead, try.

We’re not talking about the things so called christians have done in the past, and I will brook no discussion on that subject. Period. I want to see a gospel passage where Christ told someone to kill someone, and I want an explanation of why when Mahomet said to, it’s ok. Don’t come here with anything else. If you haven’t read both texts, or if you are unwilling to do so, shut the fuck up. If you want to talk about what has been done in the “name” of christianity, shut the fuck up. Christians- real ones- are peaceful decent people by definition. No real christian has ever harmed anyone intentionally, or at all except out of self-defense. Period. Jesus, what does it take to get through to people?

This car is cursed

The Honda has occupied the garage now for several weeks straight. It’s going back together,. but very slowly. One part after another dies and ends up needing expensive replacement. Even my toolbox tries to commit suicide to get away from it.

I have some work I have to do in the city today, but as soon as I return I’ll be at it again, trying to hammer this beast into submission. I swear, if I never touch another honda again in my life, it will be too soon.