Peter Hitchens, brother of left-wing atheist Christopher Hitchens, relates a conversation he had with his brother in a public forum during which Christopher made the following challenge:
Can you name any moral action or ethical statement that could be made or performed by a believer but could not be made or performed by an unbeliever?
Turns out Christopher answered his own question, and actually admitted it:
Here is my attempt to win my own prize. When Lech Walesa was starting his work in the Polish shipyards and the Polish Militia and the outer ring of the Polish Army were closing in on Gdansk, he was interviewed with his then fairly small group, and he was asked: “Aren’t you frightened, aren’t you afraid? You’ve taken on a whole powerful state and army – aren’t you scared?” And he said: “I’m not frightened of anything but God or anyone but God.”
This came back to me, I thought, well, this meets my two criteria. It’s certainly a noble thing to have said, a distinguished thing to have said, and I certainly couldn’t have said it. So it does meet both my criteria.
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mharper42 I assume you have full privilege here on Hammy’s couch ™ and could post images? Nope. After LST closed up I really have not had any interest in formal political blogging. I had a good run of 5 years at LST and that time meant bunches to me but frankly I am burned out. I occasionally update my own… Read more »
We turned on our floor for the first time this season. We have radiant tubing in the floor, but it’s not tied to a thermostat yet, so we have to step into the mechanical room to turn the boiler on and off. It’s starting to feel toasty in here, and the floor has enough thermal mass to throw heat well… Read more »
You gotta get one with one of those old-time bicycle horns with the rubber bulb you squeeze.
Also some sweet rims on the wheels. Maybe those spinny ones.
If I need a walker, I’ll steal one from my mother. /evil smile
Tedtam, we all reach the point where we need a walker — has your time come? Me, I’ve reached the point where if I have a friend using a walker — especially a fancy walker with partial wheels, goody baskets, and some even have a built-in seat — I ask if I can try it out. Getting personal experience so… Read more »
I am going to play hooky tomorrow and go to the quilt show with some friends. I used to go every year with my daughter, but she’s all grown up and doin’ her own thing now. /sigh
I’m just worried that my back isn’t going to hold out. It’s been trying to glitch up all day.
#65 WB
It’s good to know who my friends are! (^o^)
Squawker, we are missing your artwork and now that LST is closed down, no way to even see the good old stuff. My favorite was your Obammy on the Road collage. As we enter this brave new world with House Republicans fixin to reverse (we hope) the damage inflicted by the Foul O and his crowd, can we occasionally see… Read more »
tedtam – Just for you!
Well, the top line is true, anyway! If I were a blonde, I might believe the rest of it!
mharper42
A sane person!!!!!! I had heard about people like you but had never talked to one. 😉
I was aware that Edd supported RLC but did not see/hear any blitz of commercials for Prop 3, nor any MMac spots anywhere for it. Been busy, prolly listening to less radio than usual.
Hammie Well there ya go, technology has blinded you from the truth . 😉 Seriously, Edd listed out who got the cash. Also a little birdie provided me with a flyer from a well known hospital explaining how they had received funds directly from the red light camera fines and while they wanted everyone to vote their conscience don’t forget… Read more »
Squawkie – All I saw were the TV commercials with firefighters and doctors telling me they saved lives and how many children died in car accidents (not how many died in car accidents caused by red light runners). Edd and Mattress weren’t on my iPod or XM radio.
Agreed
I’ll take your word for it, but you still gotta admit that it would be atypical gov’t behavior.
Wagonflamer Actually that is not true either. When the cameras were put in back during the White era one of the arguments for, was that the money would go to fund the areas I mentioned above. If memory serves the state even got involved and said hospital emergency rooms would benefit and I can tell you from first hand knowledge,… Read more »
#55 squawkie-tooter
Just like the pro-lottery people said lottery proceeds would provide better funding of our schools.
If there was any money left over after it got cycled through the General Fund.
Hammie Funny they didn’t mention any of this during the campaign. All we heard was “red light cameras save lives!” and the perennial favorite of entrenched nanny state politicians “But its for the children!!!” Ummmm that is not exactly right. In Edd Hendee’s commercial he mentioned who benefited monetarily from it, cops, fd and hospitals. That damn commercial played like… Read more »
Scientists examine space peanut with spewing gas jets.
More cool video.
For camel’s milk, move to Saudi Arabia.
#47 Dave
Does this mean it was YOU that shot Bambi’s mother?
What if I need camel’s milk?
It’s a female goat that provides milk for people. Sounds archaic, don’t think doctors prescribe goat’s milk these days.
What the heck is a milch goat and why do they get a pass?
#13 TT Dunno where you live but I found this in the Houston city ordinance online website: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within the limits of the city one or more hogs, swine, pigs, or goats, other than milch goats. Even if the city allowed goats, our subdivision’s deed restrictions don’t. It’s stinky enough… Read more »
That was a quick “Drive By” Cuz I took off work @ 2 and even as we speak I’m packing up the ole Pick-um-Up to head up to Center and search for Bambi along Flat Fork Creek. 😀
#31 Tedtam He just got married? And he’s sending those pics? Must be an understanding newlywed wife! The Boy’s Bride is very, very pretty but not at all pretentious, She has all the curves in the right places, so She has the same attitude as my Daughter, LQQK BUTT DON’T TOUCH! Of course she would NEVER approve of him going… Read more »
Yall GOTTA check this lil Lady out! We can only hope her little self grows big enough to get a lungful of air sufficient to get all the way through one line without taking a breath!
I N C R E D I B L E voice!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING GRACE
goo goo ga-joob
Bubble, bubble.
*cricket cricket*
Ah ya gotta love ole Dennis Miller
“I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for a LONG time”
We just got a good gust of wind. I went out this morning and only picked up a handful of pecans from the street and driveway. There are still tons of pecans up in the air. I shall have to endure the fresh air and sunshine, and take my pecan picker-upper outside this afternoon. Hopefully these gusty winds will knock… Read more »
#38 Bob
😀
#37 My stuff is clearly inferior.
I’d kinda like to get in their stash. But don’t worry, I won’t make any videos.
Someone digging into Bob’s stash again.
Bob42, keep a lock on that stuff, will ya’?
#35 Tedtam, it seems like yesterday.
Lovely Daughter texted me earlier. She landed safely in Chicago for her business competition. While there, she’ll interview a local restaurateur or hotel manager (I can’t remember which on this trip), which is part of an assignment for her entrepreneurship degree. It’s still sinking in that she’s about to start her final semester. Not year – semester. Then she’ll get… Read more »
YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
I’ve had enough of Obama’s “transparency”. I’m ready for some real see-through-ness to visit this administration.
And it’s a Texas boy. Hopefully he knows how to stick to his guns.
San Francisco must have all its real problems taken care of.
#25 Bonecrusher
I shall suspend my “kind of no cussing rule” after reading that story: W T F ! ! ! ! ?
/rule back on
UNESCO is merely the stuff that backs up when the toilet called the UN doesn’t function properly. Which is all the time.
#27 SuperD
He just got married? And he’s sending those pics? Must be an understanding newlywed wife!
#27 I’m clearly in the wrong industry. The gals at our conventions are mostly geeks (but there are some cute geeks too.)
4 great reasons to go to the SEMA Show 😉
Well the Boy got hitched on October 24 and went to Mexico for his honeymoon and the day after he got back, (yesterday) he took off for the SEMA Show in Vegas he’s sent me a few of these on his phone. 😀
Originally intended to empower government to “keep us safe,” NSLs have been used to demand everything from massive amounts of private financial records related to legal gambling, to “sneak & peek” searches of non-violent domestic drug dealers. All under the secretive veil of National Security. Before the USA PATRIOT Act, the FBI could only use so-called National Security Letters for… Read more »
Well FWIW, my stock portfolio is up ‘Bout $6K overnight. Now that’s “Hope and Change” I can believe in. 😉