What struck me, in reading the reports from Sri Lanka, was the mild disgrace of belonging to our imperfectly evolved species in the first place. People who had just seen their neighbors swept away would tell the reporters that they knew a judgment had been coming, because the Christians had used alcohol and meat at Christmas or because ... well, yet again you can fill in the blanks for yourself. It was interesting, though, to notice that the Buddhists were often the worst. Contentedly patting an image of the chubby lord on her fencepost, a woman told the New York Times that those who were not similarly protected had been erased, while her house was still standing. There were enough such comments, almost identically phrased, to make it seem certain that the Buddhist authorities had been promulgating this consoling and insane and nasty view. That would not surprise me.
Christopher HitchensTags: buddhism vegetarianism christianity religion atheism christmas evolution alcohol earthquakes human-race natural-disasters 2004-earthquake-and-tsunami christian-vegetarianism christianity-and-alcohol sri-lanka the-new-york-times tsunami
The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete and total.
Louis ZamperiniTags: wwii god forgiveness jesus christianity-and-alcohol forgives
The first miracle Jesus performed was instant winemaking. No wonder people loved Him! He probably received a bunch of wedding invitations after that one.
Dillon BurroughsTags: jesus spirituality wine christianity-and-alcohol
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