tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post2993036615880512700..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: Witi - the four positions of faithUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-87389185340920331682009-11-23T13:51:05.877+13:002009-11-23T13:51:05.877+13:00I think one would want to stand up UPWIND of the s...I think one would want to stand up UPWIND of the satirical bonfire Mary, to be safe!<br /><br />And your point is - as ever - astute. Those of us who try to have their cake and eat it too by reserving clear comment in favour of making fun out of an issue like this, do run the risk of the joke backfiring on them...<br /><br />My poorly expressed point was really that I didn't see myself inhabiting any of your four positions. Now that you've fully described Position 5 I'm not happy there either, because it puts me with Steve Braunias who I feel has gone too far this time.<br /><br />I don't want to be part of burning anybody at the stake. There have been shades of a witch hunt, a lynch mob even (remember you and I were just talking recently about how cruel NZ can be when it feels a tall poppy needs to be cut down to size?) - and also one wonders if some people aren't taking this opportunity to settle some old scores...<br /><br />P xThe Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-91385099979720532562009-11-22T21:51:11.475+13:002009-11-22T21:51:11.475+13:00or should that be upwind?or should that be upwind?Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-23674782271648864062009-11-22T21:50:07.752+13:002009-11-22T21:50:07.752+13:00Thanks John - yes! the different forms of sinning ...Thanks John - yes! the different forms of sinning - something not referred to much in the discussion so far.<br /><br />And Paradoxical Cat - <br /><br />Position Five: Pagan. We have many ways of approaching the issue rather than the expected, more straightforward route, we build the sacrifical fires of satire and wit to burn the self-important and those without intelligence and wit in each of the other four positions, but like all fire-starters we have to make sure we have a safe place to stand downwind of the fires ...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-46736899896505579562009-11-22T19:32:29.792+13:002009-11-22T19:32:29.792+13:00Put me down for position five - Pagan - in which w...Put me down for position five - Pagan - in which we do not worship only one god but many - gods and goddesses - but beyond that the analogy fails me.<br /><br />:-)The Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-30328257152067733322009-11-22T19:02:33.867+13:002009-11-22T19:02:33.867+13:00There are degrees of 'sin' too: the delibe...There are degrees of 'sin' too: the deliberate sinner, the accidental sinner and the one who sins but there are extenuating circumstances. These need to be factored into your stances too. As if they're not complicated enough. The scriptures also point out that there is "nothing new under the sun" and so indirectly <i>everything</i> is plagiarism – sort of.<br /><br />A fun approach to this issue. I liked it.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com