Comments on: "Truthiness” in “Christian” America http://aaronmonts.com/2007/11/08/truthiness-in-christian-america/ life. beauty. truth. generosity Mon, 21 May 2012 16:41:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: monts http://aaronmonts.com/2007/11/08/truthiness-in-christian-america/comment-page-1/#comment-38166 monts Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:48:25 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/11/08/truthiness-in-christian-america/#comment-38166 wow, that's a long delay... your angst is understandable! my impression during the lecture wasn't one of attempting to guilt us for using so much but rather to show us the discrepancy between our lifestyles in America and the rest of the world. it was more of an informational statistic than a "you're a horrible person" statistic... his point was to inform and push us to think about how we could begin to band together as a Christian community to think through solutions to this issue. he would say that it's more than an individual problem, it's a society problem and we must change the society/culture if we are to ever change the course of the planet. wow, that’s a long delay… your angst is understandable!

my impression during the lecture wasn’t one of attempting to guilt us for using so much but rather to show us the discrepancy between our lifestyles in America and the rest of the world. it was more of an informational statistic than a “you’re a horrible person” statistic…

his point was to inform and push us to think about how we could begin to band together as a Christian community to think through solutions to this issue. he would say that it’s more than an individual problem, it’s a society problem and we must change the society/culture if we are to ever change the course of the planet.

]]> By: rags http://aaronmonts.com/2007/11/08/truthiness-in-christian-america/comment-page-1/#comment-38010 rags Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:52:11 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/11/08/truthiness-in-christian-america/#comment-38010 I'm sitting in an airport right now. I'm really tired and grumpy, but I'm confused as to exactly how McLaren wants me to feel about needing 23 acres of land to support myself. Does he want me to be sad, angry, cynical? Does he want me to despair and hate myself? I am just weary of being made to feel guilt for problems that are beyond my immediate control. It would seem as if the only real solution to these problems would be globally enforced Christo-Communism. I'm sorry, Monts. I'm sure it was a very good lecture, but these jerks in Kansas City have delayed my flight 6 FREAKING HOURS!!!!! The least they could do is apologize, but instead they confiscated my touthpaste because the tube was too big. MY TOUTHPASTE! Jerks. I’m sitting in an airport right now. I’m really tired and grumpy, but I’m confused as to exactly how McLaren wants me to feel about needing 23 acres of land to support myself. Does he want me to be sad, angry, cynical? Does he want me to despair and hate myself? I am just weary of being made to feel guilt for problems that are beyond my immediate control. It would seem as if the only real solution to these problems would be globally enforced Christo-Communism.

I’m sorry, Monts. I’m sure it was a very good lecture, but these jerks in Kansas City have delayed my flight 6 FREAKING HOURS!!!!! The least they could do is apologize, but instead they confiscated my touthpaste because the tube was too big. MY TOUTHPASTE! Jerks.

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