BishopCraig Podcast- Evolving Visions and Versions of God, Part I April 28, 2013
- Tragedy in Boston: The Message from the Compassionate Heart Community on April 21st April 21, 2013
- Lineage and the Evils of Apostolic Succession April 10, 2013
- Sermon from the Ordination of Yvonne Younes April 8, 2013
- The Buddhist Christian Blog
Tag Archives: entitlement
The Real Meaning of Entitlement
In current political discourse there is a lot of talk about entitlements, and to be quite honest most of it is a pile of nonsense. Basic services are not entitlements. Food, clothing, and shelter are not entitlements, they are rights, … Continue reading
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Tagged adult behavior, entitlement, maturity, responsibility
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Street Smarts Retardation, A New Diagnostic Category
I saw something the other day that almost made me drive off the road. I was working in the hood, as I am wont to do, and as I drove along there was some damn fool white man looking at … Continue reading
Posted in humor, life
Tagged dental care, dorks, entitlement, idiots, morons, prostitution, street smarts, technology, white privilege
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Dead is Dead
I received an email on Memorial Day from a friend of mine who works in LGBT advocacy. The email was about Andrew Wilfahrt (no, I did not make that name up), allegedly the first gay soldier killed since the repeal … Continue reading
Sorry, It’s Not All About You
I have written, and uploaded a podcast, in the last several weeks about my disenchantment with the professional gays. I define professional gays as members of the LGBT community whose profession is LGBT activism. I have said that many professional gays … Continue reading
A Higher Standard?
Should clergy be held to a higher ethical standard than the population at large? It’s a question that has been debated at least as long as there have been clergy. Of course, in an ideal world everyone would hold themselves … Continue reading
Posted in people behaving poorly, personal responsibility
Tagged arrogance, behavior, clergy, ego, entitlement
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Ego
Lately I have heard more distorted perceptions of what ego is, and isn’t, than I ever dreamed possible. I have been accused of being an ego maniac because I refuse to give the ministries I have spent the last ten … Continue reading
What the Church Needs Now…
What the Church needs now – in fact what the world needs now, perhaps more than ever – is mentors. The problem is that there is not only a shortage of mentors, there is a shortage of people willing to … Continue reading
Tagged entitlement, mentor
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Entitlement is Epidemic
What in the World is Wrong with People? I took the bus to the doctor today. I do that once in a while, and I know I should do it more often. It’s my little bit to reduce my carbon … Continue reading
