Judeo-Christian political theory is unique in its hostility to totalitarianism.
In totally unrelated news I saw "Agora" last night.
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Oct 11, 2010 8:44:55 am PDT #28898 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2010 8:47:56 am PDT #28899 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is that on cable, Gar?
tommyrot - Oct 11, 2010 8:49:35 am PDT #28900 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Freedom is Slavery
Hey, I am totally not a slave of Satan - he lets me out occasionally....
Typo Boy - Oct 11, 2010 8:51:45 am PDT #28901 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Is that on cable, Gar?
I saw a showing by our local film society.
Hil R. - Oct 11, 2010 8:59:40 am PDT #28902 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
What would "Judeo-Christian political theory" be, anyway?
tommyrot - Oct 11, 2010 9:03:49 am PDT #28903 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What would "Judeo-Christian political theory" be, anyway?
Everything has to be "based on the Bible," whatever that means.
Sean K - Oct 11, 2010 9:07:59 am PDT #28904 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Frequently, people who use the phrase "Judeo-Christian" like that remind me of people with PhDs in botany or some other non-medical field who insist on being called "Doctor".
Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:10:35 am PDT #28905 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dude, if I put went through all the blood, sweat, and tears of getting a PhD you'd be calling me Dr.
Miss? Mrs? Ms?
Fuck you. It's Doctor.
Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:11:05 am PDT #28906 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
(maybe not always with the Fuck You)
Jessica - Oct 11, 2010 9:13:44 am PDT #28907 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In a political context, Judeo-Christian originally meant "Not a godless Commie." So it's antitotalitarian in that it's anti-Stalin.
[er, not that the Christian Governance people seem to be aware of that bit of history. Though they also seem to be Canadian, so perhaps it's not really relevant.]