http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/22/the-old-rugged-cross/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 14:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/22/the-old-rugged-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-64318 Chris Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:01:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/22/the-old-rugged-cross/#comment-64318 Tertullian, one of the fathers of the church, was of the opinion that one of the pleasures of the blessed in heaven was peering over the edge and giggling at the torments of the damned, Mind you, he also thought shaving was heretical; "Nor may men destroy the hair of their beards, and unnaturally change the form of a man. For the law says: "Ye shall not mar your beards."22 For God the Creator has made this decent for women, but has determined that it is unsuitable for men. But if thou do these things to please men, in contradiction to the law, thou wilt be abominable with God, who created thee after His own image. If, therefore, thou wilt be acceptable to God, abstain from all those things which He hates, and do none of those things that are unpleasing to Him." Which should be fine with John Quiggin, at least. Tertullian, one of the fathers of the church, was of the opinion that one of the pleasures of the blessed in heaven was peering over the edge and giggling at the torments of the damned,
Mind you, he also thought shaving was heretical;
“Nor may men destroy the hair of their beards, and unnaturally change the form of a man. For the law says: “Ye shall not mar your beards.”22 For God the Creator has made this decent for women, but has determined that it is unsuitable for men. But if thou do these things to please men, in contradiction to the law, thou wilt be abominable with God, who created thee after His own image. If, therefore, thou wilt be acceptable to God, abstain from all those things which He hates, and do none of those things that are unpleasing to Him.”
Which should be fine with John Quiggin, at least.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/22/the-old-rugged-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-64310 Jeremy Osner Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:58:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/22/the-old-rugged-cross/#comment-64310 I was thinking along similar lines, about "In the Penal Colony". I was thinking along similar lines, about “In the Penal Colony”.

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