tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4940261360328564323..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Where is the shock? Where is the outrage?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-39060925911260711142012-03-05T20:07:37.146-06:002012-03-05T20:07:37.146-06:00I agree; where is the outrage of this insane attac...I agree; where is the outrage of this insane attack on citizens of the U.S?? Mandatory dictatorship garbage. It Is just criminal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-57254464785259158802012-02-20T11:35:21.821-06:002012-02-20T11:35:21.821-06:00It's as you've often said about our HVAC i...It's as you've often said about our HVAC in sanctuary, Fr. Peters. It's about our comfort. It's about ME, not the fact that those two united, microscopic cells are a human being.<br /><br />The average American's radar is so micro-focused, they don't care. If some wild 20something wants to live loose, and take a pill the next day, what has that got to do with me?<br /><br />Maybe if we saw charges for those pills (abortifacients) listed on our insurance premiums? If the 'engine' didn't start when the girl next door took a pill....Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11735998043023367092012-02-20T09:47:06.600-06:002012-02-20T09:47:06.600-06:00This is the last time Americans were so outraged C...This is the last time Americans were so outraged Congress acted!<br /><br />Seat Belt/Engine Interlock: One of the oldest failed safety technologies I'm aware of is the seat belt/engine start interlock. In the picture above you can (sort of) see it in action, as I crank the key on my 1974 Firebird without the seat belt fastened. Instead of hearing the 455 engine crank over I'm treated to a buzzing sound and the red "FASTEN SEAT BELT" light in the speedometer. There's simply no starting this engine without your seat belt fastened.<br /><br />Most people had this technological backfire disabled within seconds of driving off the dealer lots in 1974, but it still works on this low-mileage car. And, like factory wheels or smog pumps, having a functional engine/seat belt interlock has actually become a desirable sign of originality on 1974 models. This blows because it's as annoying now as it was 37 years ago...but I'm not going to mess with it. Thankfully, this charming safety nanny only lasted one year.<br /><br />Nothing has happened from that time to today.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451006250044197366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3704551633508406322012-02-20T08:25:46.331-06:002012-02-20T08:25:46.331-06:00This is a stretch, Dear Pastor. I was pleased tha...This is a stretch, Dear Pastor. I was pleased that my pastor allowed me to speak to our Bible class yesterday about the principles involved in Article XVI and XVIII. Here in Minnesota the ELCA was getting the headlines about the Minneapolis Synod voting against the proposed Marriage Amendment. Far away in Washington esteemed clergymen were holding forth on the intricacies of American social policy. It was/is time to confess what it means to be a Lutheran, to avoid the lucricrous left and the ridiculous right.Norman Teigenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-23094251812072209402012-02-20T07:50:03.940-06:002012-02-20T07:50:03.940-06:00We have become a society of victims, and most seem...We have become a society of victims, and most seem to look to an overreaching, big government to seek redress.Ted Badjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220879004715648795noreply@blogger.com