http://chaosandoldnight.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/the-blackberry-files-vol-2/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://chaosandoldnight.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/the-blackberry-files-vol-2/#comment-3785 kennethos Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:48:17 +0000 http://chaosandoldnight.wordpress.com/?p=598#comment-3785 Hmm....there's also the reality that dropping JC as a curse phrase is easily "in" today, perhaps in ways it hasn't been before. Why, after all, aren't Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, Moses, Sam Hain, etc, not equally name-dropped as epithets? (I'd imagine the evil one gets far greater glee out of the Son of God being blasphemed constant, but I disgress). Even in Muslim countries, protecting Mohammed's name is enforced. In Buddhist countries, I'd suspect that to be the case as well, partly. in mostly/formerly Christian realms, freedom becomes a reality that allows then for idolatry. Interesting... Hmm….there’s also the reality that dropping JC as a curse phrase is easily “in” today, perhaps in ways it hasn’t been before. Why, after all, aren’t Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, Moses, Sam Hain, etc, not equally name-dropped as epithets? (I’d imagine the evil one gets far greater glee out of the Son of God being blasphemed constant, but I disgress). Even in Muslim countries, protecting Mohammed’s name is enforced. In Buddhist countries, I’d suspect that to be the case as well, partly. in mostly/formerly Christian realms, freedom becomes a reality that allows then for idolatry. Interesting…

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