A musical interlude because I have a song that won't get out of my head

Tags: 3rd Yearnings & classic & history & Spike Lee & email & Malcolm X & Angry Man with A Cause & Story is Not the Journey & monotheism & Christianity & Nation of Islam & atheism & paganism & labels & justification & responsible & individual & evil & Reformation & religious plurality & self-interest & Julian & barbarians & true & faith

❝Don’t hold someone responsible unless they were present, of age, and participating. Remember the Practical Grudge Limit.❞

— NeoWayland, Rules of Three,
see also On Christians and Pagan tolerance

Tags: maxims & Ro3 & responsible & present & age of consent & participant & practical grudge limit & rule of three

If it was what you expected, why do you call it change?

Tags: religion & Divine & man made rules & E.E. "Doc" Smith & Golden Rule & universe & responsible & secret of life & anthropic principle & Babylon Five & perspective

The best version of this uses freshly squeezed juice.

Tags: maxims & Story is Not the Journey & ritual & faith & map & territory & words & things & responsible

“You can't childproof the world. You can only worldproof your children.”

— probably L. Neil Smith, The American Zone

Tags: maxims & responsible & consequences & consenting adults & chopping off body parts

❝Faith is a personal choice. So are politics. One does not define the other.❞

— NeoWayland, Paganism is not political

Tags: maxims & flake & dogma & responsible & consequences & Freedom

First liquid-fueled rocket

Robert H. Goddard launched on 16Mar1926

Tags: responsible & consequences & maxims

Going beyond the 101 and even beyond the tradition

Tags: answer honestly & responsible & paganism & tempting

Look around and see the wonders

Tags: used and abused & aunts&grandmothers & character & mutual respect & us vs. them & humantic principles & responsible & individual & silver rule & leadership

Bet you thought I wasn't going to get one up today. I almost didn't.

Tags: 3rd Yearnings & Christians & Christianity & villians & morality & tolerance & acceptance & individual & understanding & Roman Republic & Roman Empire & WWII & us vs. them & Daniel Webster & parity test & responsible & choice & Somebody Else's Problem & Julian & exclusionist & womyn & blood sacrifice & Inner & Outer Mysteries & practical grudge limit & enemy & dualism & Isaac Bonewits & Christians aren't unified & organized religion & group label & social power & victimhood & Divine right & human right & intolerance & slavery & bigotry & Christian bash & homosexual & bigotry & hatred

Moving from the politically correct

Tags: 3rd Yearnings & V for Vendetta & magick & Wilson & Stan & Ollie & psychology & myth & archetype & be careful what you wish for & mixing & matching & justice vs. vengence & responsible & commitment & Band Aid magick & Carl Jung

The roles of faith and rationality

Tags: 3rd Yearnings & Somebody Else's Problem & Veronica Mars & character & leadership & responsible & PC & special people & enbabling