Comments on: Jesus is Lord, and other Hobbies

By: Timothy (TRiG)

Timothy (TRiG) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:32:23 +0000

I've heard of Chick-fil-A. I've heard they donate money to disgusting lying hate-filled bigots.

I've also heard of the Templeton Prize. It's a large sum of money given to any scientist (loosely defined) who's willing to say anything nice about religion (also loosly defined). How that's supposed to help anyone (except the scientist concerned) is somewhat obscure.

TRiG.

By: El'endia Starman

El'endia Starman — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:30:26 +0000

Editor's note: fixed it. :)

By: affablegeek

affablegeek — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:49:16 +0000

Actually - that was a typo. Winning's not everything - it's the only thing. Good catch, and thanks!

By: Peter Turner

Peter Turner — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:19:15 +0000

Chesterton had a similar annoyance with Sabbatariansim http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8092/8092-h/8092-h.htm#2H_4_0026

I reasoned with the official. I said: “Do you really mean to say that if my brother were dying and my mother in this place, I could not communicate with her?” He was a man of literal and laborious mind; he asked me if my brother was dying.

By: Jon Ericson

Jon Ericson — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:55:48 +0000

My job involves making sure those damned robots keep working. They are so lazy!

Finding a job better than one's current job is certainly a crap-shoot. My wife also prods me to look for a better workplace, so I might follow your example.

By: Jon Ericson

Jon Ericson — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:29:50 +0000

Well said. I notice you don’t go much into how one might make Jesus more than a hobby at work. But if y’all can wait for my post (on the 25th), I have some ideas.

The idea that wearing uncomfortable clothes and listening to boring speeches might be someone’s idea of a hobby made me laugh. But then, my hobby involves determining the meaning of obscure ancient texts, so I shouldn’t be so smug.

I love me some Chik-Fil-A. Good for them for taking a stand that costs them money, but I can’t count the number of times I’ve wished they were open on Sunday. I don’t much like the idea of Sabbatarianism strictly observed. (See http://charlesdickenspage.com/carol.html)

By: Peter Turner

Peter Turner — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:23:35 +0000

Excellent Essay! I should print off some of those questions from the workplace site and show them to my wife when she wonders why I'm not actively looking to advance beyond the awesome place I work at now. I actually work for a place (as a programmer, even) that I could work at for the rest of my life, assuming we're not replaced by robots.

Not sure if you misquoted Lombardi there, "the only team" or were making a jest at the "team member" monicker given to employees at some chains.