Double Birds

The Aztecs tore the hearts out of human victims to appease the sun god . The victims were treated with the utmost respect before their deaths, like royalty. Their sacrifice was honored by the populace, who believed the priests and rulers who said that murdering their loved ones kept society free from destruction. The murder of innocents did not prop up the sun. Rather, it propped up the ruling regime, and kept the populace in a reverent gratitude for the courage of the leaders in sacrificing the people's children. We are told the same pack of lies. Our sons are sent to die in wars against a threat as real as the sun god. We are supposed to thank our leaders for sacrificing our children to protect us from imaginary destruction. In the pagan ritual of war, our leaders claim a mighty priesthood indeed. The ability to consecrate human sacrifice unto the most-high God, a sacrifice that preserves our liberty and safety. The fires of Moloch devour our children still. Ironically, w...

" Radical :  late 14c. (adj.), in a medieval philosophical sense, from L.L.  radicalis  "of or having roots," from L.  radix  (gen.  radicis ) "root" (see  radish )." My recent conversion to libertarianism has left many of my friends shaking their heads. Calling taxes "theft" seems too extreme, too radical. The philosophy is simple: No one is above the moral law.  No one. The rule of law , in opposition to rex lex (a great name for the idea that the king is above the law), holds that no person is above the law.  If the king (or congress) passes a law, he, too, must obey it. Ummm. Wrong Lex . A recent example of the violation of the rule of law is how congress has passed a law requiring you to take off your shoes and get your balls fondled when you want to fly on a plane.  Our leaders have exempted themselves from this law . Libertarianism takes the rule of law to the next logical level: natural law.   Thou shalt not kill, thou sh...

I like this take on Easter "What we recall at Easter is the show trial and judicial murder of Jesus of Nazareth. A mob is manipulated into calling for his death. The judge, who knows he is innocent, feebly gives in. Such things are common in the real world, to this day. The resurrection, which some of us still celebrate today, symbolises the ultimate defeat of cruel and cynical human power by a far greater force. Among other things, Easter enshrines the idea that what we do here matters somewhere else, that there is an absolute standard by which our actions are judged. Down 20 centuries, this idea has restrained the powerful. They do not like it. Never have. Never will. The worship of Christ, victim of a lynch mob and a crooked judge, is dangerously radical." Jesus is much cooler than you'd think from meeting Christians. There's also a song. Jesus inspires me to fight against the status quo.  He told the churchy people in his day, " This prostitute will go to he...

The dove is a symbol of peace. Flight is a symbol of freedom. Giving the bird is a symbol of offensive conviction.  This is the Double Birds philosophy. We refuse to accept the circumstances in which we are raised.  Much of what we consider our personal opinion can be traced back to clever advertising. We reject the comfort of the status quo, the camaraderie of majority opinion, and find criticism, even offensive criticism, worth listening to. I want the truth, as much as it hurts, shocks, or offends.  If something I write does not ring true, tell me. I will change my opinion in light of new evidence, and I hope you will too. 13th century blogger, Thomas Aquinas. I believe in the Prince of Peace. I honor Him by protesting aggressive war. I have noticed that everyone, from the youngest child on, resists coercion, and wants to be free. History is full of people who were stoned, imprisoned, crucified, beaten, and burned at the stake for saying what they thought was...