Why can’t I own a Canadian?
This question was posted by a man named "Jim" in 2002, in response to a radio personality who repeats Leviticus 18:22 as the reason homosexuality is amoral and apprehensible. The following letter is the reply, with some funny lines in it.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
...this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Remember that just because someone wrote it in a book doesn't make it true.
Why can’t I own a Canadian?
This question was posted by a man named "Jim" in 2002, in response to a radio personality who repeats Leviticus 18:22 as the reason homosexuality is amoral and apprehensible. The following letter is the reply, with some funny lines in it.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
...this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Remember that just because someone wrote it in a book doesn't make it true.
Why can’t I own a Canadian?
This question was posted by a man named "Jim" in 2002, in response to a radio personality who repeats Leviticus 18:22 as the reason homosexuality is amoral and apprehensible. The following letter is the reply, with some funny lines in it.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
...this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Remember that just because someone wrote it in a book doesn't make it true.
Cargo Cult Sciences
I've concluded that it's not a scientific world.
This is a post I feel I almost need to repeat every month or more, just so people start paying attention.
The opening comment there comes from a speech given by Richard Feynman (the eccentric physicist and Nobel Laureate) in 1974 to the students of Caltech. He attacked what he called "Caro Cult Sciences," those things that seems scientific but lack the pillars of the scientific methods.
Yet these things are said to be scientific. We study them. And I think ordinary people with commonsense ideas are intimidated by this pseudoscience.
So give the article a read, and you'll be pleasantly delighted, you can also find this story in Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman. He's definitely an icon of the last century.
Tell the Alberta Gov’t what to do
The provincial government is taking a survey on their budget, asking the public how they'd spend money essentially. You can take the survey here, hopefully we can get some important issues into their thick conservative skulls.
Get out of hell free
Yet another spoof tonight for me to share, you can buy your own Get Out of Hell Free cards!
Godless Paradise
The second best spoof of Gangster's Paradise (after Weird Al of course), is the Godless Paradise.
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The iBible
I should have gone for one of these instead of the Gideon's Bible.
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Stacey’s Law has got it going on…
If you're not familiar with Godwin's Law, look into it.
A new law has been conceived along the same lines, and goes something like this:
1. In any discussion of atheism (skepticism, etc.), the probability that someone will compare a vocal atheist to religious fundamentalists increases to one.
2. The person who makes this comparison will be considered to have lost the argument.
This law was written here, and should be used as appropriately in all online discussion forums.
Stacey’s Law has got it going on…
If you're not familiar with Godwin's Law, look into it.
A new law has been conceived along the same lines, and goes something like this:
1. In any discussion of atheism (skepticism, etc.), the probability that someone will compare a vocal atheist to religious fundamentalists increases to one.
2. The person who makes this comparison will be considered to have lost the argument.
This law was written here, and should be used as appropriately in all online discussion forums.
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