tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post478390601899074498..comments2023-06-28T11:56:24.073-04:00Comments on The Lamb's War: Why Quakers Should Celebrate ThanksgivingMicah Baleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-30842202160380611872012-11-23T18:59:30.346-05:002012-11-23T18:59:30.346-05:00Kudos for joining the protestt at Wal-Mart.
For a...Kudos for joining the protestt at Wal-Mart.<br /><br />For an informative piece with an interesting perspective, e.g., a reminder that Costco is doing quite well as a retail business while hiring full-time workers and paying them well, and that it would cost the average Wal-Mart (and equivalent) customer only about $17 and some coin a year for the retailer to pay its associates a living wage, see http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/11/whos-really-to-blame-for-the-wal-mart-strikes-the-american-consumer/265542/James Breilinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127399925944849943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-29532597129196644602012-11-23T17:22:33.653-05:002012-11-23T17:22:33.653-05:00Thanks, Crystal!
Yes, early Friends were pretty r...Thanks, Crystal!<br /><br />Yes, early Friends were pretty radical. They essentially reformed the Reformation. <br /><br />While most Protestants said that the Bible was the "Word of God," Quakers pointed out that the Scriptures never refer to themselves in this way. Instead, the testimony of Scripture is that <b>Jesus himself</b> is the Word of God, and that he is the ultimate authority in our life as the Church, as we receive him through the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />While early Friends had a very deep respect for the Scriptures (all our doctrines are deeply rooted in the Bible), we acknowledged it as the highest <b>outward</b> authority. Supreme sovereignty is reserved for Jesus himself, the Living Word.Micah Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-42665383328909771512012-11-23T16:34:01.021-05:002012-11-23T16:34:01.021-05:00Even without knowing the history, I thought the &q...Even without knowing the history, I thought the "hocus pocus" part was strongly worded and probably impolite, yet, you have a knack for challenging the status quo and throwing things out there for discussion that I like very much. <br /><br />My impression is that you plainly state how things look from your perspective and invite others to do the same, as a way of achieving the best possible approximation of Truth.<br /><br />BTW, I was perusing my electronic copy of The Journal of George Fox this morning and found this "Thomas Lower ... asked many questions concerning our denying the Scriptures to be the word of God." Wow, he was quite radical, wasn't he? :)Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808683424426539147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-5049849318447735732012-11-23T11:39:23.571-05:002012-11-23T11:39:23.571-05:00Yes, celebrate thanksgiving ... in a diverse commu...Yes, celebrate thanksgiving ... in a diverse community of sharing in which giving gives all reason for giving thanks. See: http://lukelivingthetension.blogspot.com/2012/11/on-thanksgiving-and-privilege.htmlJames Breilinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127399925944849943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-39531208914923401252012-11-23T11:06:01.051-05:002012-11-23T11:06:01.051-05:00Hi Susan,
I'm sorry if my use of the words &q...Hi Susan,<br /><br />I'm sorry if my use of the words "hocus pocus" seemed like a slur against Roman Catholics. That was not my intention.<br /><br />I wrote this post to express my hope that we as Friends might live in profound solidarity with our neighbors. I believe that God calls us to speak out against the powers and principalities that hold us captive, but only as a means of bringing healing to the nations! Our basic posture must be one of radiant joy and blessing.<br /><br />In my experience, that's what it means to be Christ's body.Micah Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-36613127644548612272012-11-22T22:30:30.895-05:002012-11-22T22:30:30.895-05:00Micah, your use of the term "hocus pocus"...Micah, your use of the term "hocus pocus" to describe what most Christians call the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or the Eucharist, is troubling to me. It is a Protestant slur on Catholicism, based on the Latin words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus meum"(This is my body). The phrase has become generalized since, to the point that many don't know where it comes from. But I think it is possible to affirm Friends' values without putting down the beliefs of others (though early Friends did it all the time). From your writing, I know you also strive not to put others down. Susan Furryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635450634171231479noreply@blogger.com