Author: jason

Contemporary Mormon Music?

Contemporary Mormon Music?

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Mormon apologists and missionaries often assert that Mormonism and Christianity are compatible, if not basically the same, when even a cursory examination of the major tenets of both show that not only are they not the same, they’re not even compatible. At any rate, and on a more light-hearted note, I recently got to thinking what Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) were Mormon (or, CMM):

  • Steven Curtis Chapman might sing, “God is God, and I’m not yet…”
  • Third Day might sing of “The Planet of God”
  • Aaron Shust would surely croon “My savior loves, my savior lives / My savior was once a man like me / A man he was, a God now is / A God some day I’m gonna be “
  • Degarmo and Key’s classic song of triumph might be “We are destined to reign”
  • Hymnals might read “We’re marching up to Zion, that beautiful city in Missouri. or Utah.”

I could go on and on. Anyhoo, they’re great songs, all of them. I should contact a copyright lawyer and get ready to rake in the bucks!

One of my best, I thought

One of my best, I thought

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Last night, I made what I thought was one of my best jokes in a while, but it was not met with the mirth I had expected. We were sitting in church waiting for the service to start and chatting with some friends. I saw in the bulletin that the meal this Wednesday night will be meatloaf, at which point I noted the menu for the others in the conversation, and stated,

“I would do anything for dinner, but I won’t do that.”

Dead silence.

Integrity really hurts sometimes

Integrity really hurts sometimes

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For certain values of “hurt,” given the context:

* Two Players Dismissed
* Report: Oklahoma dismisses starting QB Bomar

Why in the world would you do something that stupid (Bomar, not Stoops)? He had the world in the palm of his hands. All he had to do was keep working and getting better, and he had a better than average chance of a lucrative NFL career. Despite all that, he throws it away for a few extra bucks now. That’s insane.

Bush Bashing

Bush Bashing

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I appears that one of the more popular activities among the Left and Those Who Don’t Consider Themselves Part of the Left but Certainly Aren’t on the Right is to bash President Bush.  I’ll readily grant that he’s worthy of criticism on a number of issues.  There is a difference, though, I think, between criticizing and bashing, and many arm-chair pundits have crossed that line.  Rather than a reasoned discussion of policies, it has become fashionable to constantly mock and scorn the way he comes across.  Whether it’s comparing him to a chimpanzee, ridiculing his pronunciation of “nuclear”, cackling at his dropping the “s-bomb” in discussions of the fighting in the Middle East, or heehawing at his ranch vacations’ activities, many Bush detractors* have lowered themselves to the level of a third grade bully, and it makes political discourse tiresome and predictable.

* I am aware that there were likely those under Clinton doing the same thing, but that hardly changes anything.  “Well, he did it first” is that same third grade bully’s defense.

Teetotal Legalism

Teetotal Legalism

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This morning, during the midst of jury duty discussion, I mentioned at work that I’d not have a problem with a law banning alcoholic drinks.  Others in the conversation were a mix of Believers and non-Believers.  After the converstaion ended (shortly after my mostly tongue-in-cheek comment), I was accused of legalism and “not doing the Gospel any good” with my remark.  Both interesting claims.  Let’s dig in.
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Stupid Windows

Stupid Windows

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I just had to reboot my computer to rename a directory.  Even after closing every application, Windows was still telling me that access was denied.  How messed up is that?