Mega Church Cheeziness

Mega Church (1)
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Mark Murford, a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle and no friend of Christianity, described mega-churches:

... the bizarre parallel universe of conservative Christian megachurches, those giant ultra-bland stadium sized fluorescent nightmare warehouses that are still flourishing, more or less, simply because many of them are now dramatically diluting the fire-and-brimstone religion stuff, muting all that thorny theology and eschatology and even the right-wing intolerance ... and replacing it with something resembling, well, a giant cheesy self-help seminar.

With skits. And dance numbers. And a food court. And day care. And an iPod lounge. Self-esteem building exercises. “How to be a winner”. “God has a plan for you”. Only $29.95. Every week. Forever.

Liberty and the Law

Liberty Through the Looking Glass
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“Liberty is both a gift and a task for the Church. The Church may and should be a community of free people: as advocate of Jesus Christ it can never be an institution for domination or, still less, a Grand Inquisition. Its members are freed for freedom: liberated from slavery to the letter of the law, from the burden of guilt, from dread of death; liberated for life, for service, for love—people who are subject to God alone and therefore neither to anonymous powers not to other men. To be sure, faith in the crucified Christ cannot and is not meant to abolish law and power in society; the kingdom of complete freedom is yet to come. But this faith effectively subsumes law and power and completely relativizes them. Faith in the crucified Christ makes man become so free within the scheme of law that he is capable of renouncing a right for the sake of another person without recompense, and even of going two miles with someone who has made him go one. It lets him become so free in society's power struggle that he is capable of using power to his own disadvantage for the sake of another person, and so to give not only his coat but also his cloak. The Christian message, for instance, the words of the Sermon on the Mount, supported by Jesus' life and death, are not meant to set up any new law, to create any new juridical order. The are meant to free men from the law.”— Hans Küng book called "Why Priests: A Proposal for a New Church Ministry"

Devolving Technology

"Hi Jeremy. I'm just calling to let you know that I got your email."

Source: This was a message I found on my answering machine this weekend. I emailed someone who was new to email and they responded by calling me to tell me that they received my email. I believe I should respond to the voicemail by mailing a card to say thank you for the voicemail in response to my email. They will, of course, respond via carrier pigeon, at which point I will get to choose whether to use the pony express or smoke signals in my response. Technology is just too confusing!

Important Note: Given the phone response to my email, I am just going to work under the assumption that my email recipient will never find this blog. Seems like a safe bet.

Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [2009]

With The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, players will not only be challenged to survive Butcher Bay, but will also engage in a new single-player experience and, for the first time in the Riddick universe, take action in intense multi-player combat.

Features:
• Brutal hand-to-hand combat & explosive firepower
• Featuring a brand new campaign with Multiplayer (2-8 players) modes
• Stealth Mode abilities included
• Unique `Capture Riddick¿
• Complete with remake of the original Butcher Bay title

System Requirements:
• Operating system: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
• CPU: Intel Pentium D 805 or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
• RAM: 1 GiByte (2 GiByte for Vista)
• Graphics card: Ati Radeon HD 2600 XT or Nvidia Geforce 6800 Ultra
• Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible soundcard
• Hard Drive: 11 GByte free space
• DVD: 6x speed or better
• Multiplayer: Broadband connection
• Input: Keyboard, mouse or dual analog controller

CD-KEY: EXWM6-3HJ3T-KAFDU-URJRD-AFD93


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X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Eng/2009/Repack]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an epic action-adventure featuring a true-to-character Wolverine gameplay experience that takes gamers through and beyond the movie's storyline.

Set in a variety of vivid real-world locales, the title challenges players to hone their animal instinct as they uncover hidden dangers, hunt and destroy enemies, and take on seemingly insurmountable situations while discovering the truth about Wolverine’s tragic past. With razor-sharp adamantium claws unsheathed, the future X-Man enacts lightning-quick combat, evasive maneuvers, in-depth combo attacks, and an array of brutal finishing moves.

Wolverine doesn't just deliver massive damage, either, he also takes it, thanks to his mutant regenerative power that heals him in real time right before the player's eyes.

Uncage Wolverine's tragic past and discover how the ultimate weapon was created. Unleash the razor sharp adamantium claws, feral instincts and mutant regeneration power of the world's fiercest hero. Visceral combat. Pure rage. Epic battles. Take on the impossible in your hunt to uncover the secrets of Weapon X - then exact your revenge.

Features:
• Hurricane fighter. Life wolverines - are continuing the struggle. You have to cope alone with the whole attacking troops, fight a desyatikilometrovoy height, jump through the rotating blades of the helicopter and make a lot more tricks that are not mere mortals.
• More than hundreds of receptions. Glutton perfectly mastered the skill of close combat, using adamantovyh claws. He cut, pierce, and dissecting the enemies, without leaving them the slightest chance. In addition, the hero jumps beautifully - lightning-like shot is used to attack opponents who are not approaching at a distance of impact.
• adamantine warrior. The wounds and fractures heal a wolverine before our eyes. Inhuman resistance to damage his body, and fantastic speed of regeneration allows the hero to operate and extremely risky.
• Come in a rage! In this state the character opens new techniques and combinations of strokes, making it the perfect machine for killing.
• animal instinct. To find enemy weaknesses, to obtain a tactical advantage and emerged on the way to solve the puzzle, wolverine uses his animal instinct.

Official Website: http://www.uncaged.com/

System Requirements:
• OS: Windows XP Sp2/Vista Sp1
• Processor: Pentium D@2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 +
• Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2 GB for Vista
• Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
• Video Memory: 256 MB (Shader Model 3.0 +)
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
• DirectX: 9.0c
• Keyboard & Mouse
• DVD Rom Drive

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Gambling in USA

If there’s one country which could give the fullest life to gambling it has to be the United States of America. They say gambling flourishes there.

The industry has crossed the figure table and has reached among the top spots. The multifold growth of gambling is probably because of the fun loving attitude of the people and a decent amount of income to spare. The gambling scene is outlined by the very famous lottery games followed by the most happening card games-Poker and to fulfill the dreams of the less lucky, game with high odds- Blackjack. The casinos of the country can be just compared to wonderlands. Studded with lights and glitterati on the whole 360 degrees one can be just lost in the dazzle. Online gambling is also a super phenomenon in the US. The gaming freaks spend a lot of internet hours trying their luck at the pot-hole. Besides the tribal games found in the less urban areas there is so much gambling around the whole continent of North America that it can be conveniently called as the gambling destination of the world.

The gambling makes a person to wager against the house or the one who is hosting the game, but a different and much liked way of gambling is Pari-Mutuel. The kind of betting used in horse and dog races. The idea is to bet against the other betters. Thus the role of the host is gone and the winner gets the betted pool. This kind of gambling can be seen at the race courses. A game of Spanish origin by the name of Jai-Alai is also popular among the American gamblers. The points have to be gained against the opponents, some what akin to the rules of lawn tennis. The horse racing has seen galactic growth in America. With variations like thoroughbred racing it has gained the status of a festival in the hose racing events.

USA has provided such a footing to gambling because the socio-cultural impact of gambling has been cushioned by the better income levels. But another very plausible reason can be that gaming is attached to charity too in many parts of America. People of the community get together and they pool in to play. The main games in such occasions are the Keno or Lotto. It has gained so much popularity that the television programs devoted to these are shown rampantly throughout the country. The charity remains charitable is ensured by the boards and commissions set up to monitor it for the states.

Another factor that has popularized gambling in the USA is the variation of gambling –Riverboat. It can also be referred to as floating casinos and the practice is legalized in many parts of USA. The tourism attached to it attracts many foreign and domestic customers.

Gambling is not the best of industries in all the countries of the world. There is a kind of stigma attached to it. So is the thinking of many organisations which oppose the practice and the steps to legalize it. But despite the efforts, gambling has not lost its charm. The tribes play it and so does the metro-sexual. Gambling is all over and deep under...

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