...trudging into the distance in the bleeding stinking mad shadow of Jesus...the Lord out of dust had created him, had made him blood and nerve and mind, had made him to bleed and weep and think, and set him in a world of loss and fire... --Flannery O'Connor
4.02.2010
Pearls Before Swine: The Mathematics of Doing Good
By the way, for a more thoughtful and scholarly look at the cartoon's premise, one might pick up "The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy" by recognized Stanford economist Thomas Sowell but that's probably asking far too much.
Okay, here's the odd thing. When I delete my comment above (the apology) iowa's and Daniel's comments disappear. But if I leave my comment/apology those comments come back. So basically I'm doomed to leave the apology up (to keep iowa and Daniel's comments up) apologizing for deleting comments that are, in fact, there and not deleted.
You know, the worst thing about this blog template is the java script running the comments box. Something screwy is going on.
I always blame Adam and Eve for this kind of stuff.
George Will wrote a good line about this phenomena the other day: Like Mrs. Jellyby in Dickens' "Bleak House," who was indifferent to her chaotic family while fretting about conditions in distant Borrioboola-Gha, Duncan(democrat) practices what Dickens called "telescopic philanthropy." Sensitive about supposed injustices in distant AP classes, Duncan is worse than merely indifferent to children within sight of his office at the foot of Capitol Hill.
Of course this cartoon is simplistic--it didn't begin to show all of the excuses people use for being self absorbed and ignoring everyone around them. Hey, we Christians are at least as good at that as anyone else.
Fortunately, there are also many of us who do care, and do something about it. Funny how you posted this at Easter, when we remember the one who stepped out of his comfort zone in order to change our world.
Political argument via simplistic cartoon is always powerful and moving [/sarcasm]
ReplyDeleteBy the way, for a more thoughtful and scholarly look at the cartoon's premise, one might pick up "The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy" by recognized Stanford economist Thomas Sowell but that's probably asking far too much.
ReplyDeleteiowa and Daniel,
ReplyDeleteI was trying to clean up the comments and I believe I've deleted everything. I don't know how I did that. Apologies.
Okay, here's the odd thing. When I delete my comment above (the apology) iowa's and Daniel's comments disappear. But if I leave my comment/apology those comments come back. So basically I'm doomed to leave the apology up (to keep iowa and Daniel's comments up) apologizing for deleting comments that are, in fact, there and not deleted.
ReplyDeleteYou know, the worst thing about this blog template is the java script running the comments box. Something screwy is going on.
I always blame Adam and Eve for this kind of stuff.
Is it doing nothing to tend to ones own knitting?
ReplyDeleteGeorge Will wrote a good line about this phenomena the other day:
Like Mrs. Jellyby in Dickens' "Bleak House," who was indifferent to her chaotic family while fretting about conditions in distant Borrioboola-Gha, Duncan(democrat) practices what Dickens called "telescopic philanthropy." Sensitive about supposed injustices in distant AP classes, Duncan is worse than merely indifferent to children within sight of his office at the foot of Capitol Hill.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will032110.php3
Dr. Beck, I accept your un-apology. :) Blogspot was giving me errors when I commented earlier, which is why it (I) triple-posted.
ReplyDeleteOf course this cartoon is simplistic--it didn't begin to show all of the excuses people use for being self absorbed and ignoring everyone around them. Hey, we Christians are at least as good at that as anyone else.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, there are also many of us who do care, and do something about it. Funny how you posted this at Easter, when we remember the one who stepped out of his comfort zone in order to change our world.
Dr. Beck.
ReplyDeleteThis is why you should install http://www.disqus.com for your comment section.
You can thank me later.