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peterwknox:

Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos - Part 5
Looked through all of them. Some are awesome, some are awlful.

peterwknox:

Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos - Part 5

Looked through all of them. Some are awesome, some are awlful.

“the best thing about heaven is that there will be no rent to pay” -my grandma
“the best thing about heaven is that there will be no rent to pay” -my grandma
The new [milk] jug marks a sharp break with the way dairies and grocers have traditionally produced and stocked milk. _nytimes
The new [milk] jug marks a sharp break with the way dairies and grocers have traditionally produced and stocked milk. _nytimes
i saw shane claiborne and the psalters yesterday as part of the jesus for president book tour. it was good. like. so good.
i saw shane claiborne and the psalters yesterday as part of the jesus for president book tour.
it was good.
like.
so good.
mugshot of larry king when he was arrested for grand larceny. he was 38. wtf.
mugshot of larry king when he was arrested for grand larceny. he was 38. wtf.
and this includes the 13 free schools i get with the financial aid. o boy.
and this includes the 13 free schools i get with the financial aid. o boy.
cell phone photo of rainy day last week.
cell phone photo of rainy day last week.
Evangelicals are surpassing the divorce rate of secular society. And yet we’re accusing gay folks of breaking up the family while all of them want to get married. What’s happening here?   shane claiborne he’s so good at putting into words what ive always thought.
Stupid quote that Rose will inevitably reblog.  

clown shoes. (via awad)

just had to, of course.

Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God’s will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all. Now this is going to be difficult for some who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, as many evangelicals do. But in a pluralistic democracy, we have no choice. Politics depends on our ability to persuade each other of common aims based on a common reality. It involves the compromise, the art of what’s possible. At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It’s the art of the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God’s edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one’s life on such uncompromising commitments may be sublime, but to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing.   Barack Obama (via azspot)