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tj:

http://5by5.tv/bw2/42 was a great episode of Back To Work that touched on a lot of things I’ve been thinking about for awhile.

I wrote up the first of my responses over at my “Big Boy Blog” at http://luo.ma aka RhymesWithDiploma.com.

(Yes, I bought a domain name just to redirect it to my real domain name. No you have a problem.)

It touches on both religion and politics. I talk about The Secret, The Prosperity Gospel, the intentional misreading of the Bible to fit our preconceived notions, clichés people say because they can’t deal with the inexplicable, and more.

So if you like that kind of thing, take a look.

Source: tj

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  1. farnham reblogged this from merlin and added:
    A decent piece on a great show. Maybe it’s because he’s a tech blogger now, and therefore a bit less of a seminarian (or...
  2. robfranks reblogged this from merlin
  3. beclo reblogged this from tj and added:
    really refreshing read. Enjoy!
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  5. mattlowe said: Just finished reading it: we have so much in common. Great, thoughtful piece.
  6. donthenerd said: I just finished listening to that episode on the way to work today, and, no joke, when I heard that part I thought to myself “I wonder what TJ will have to say about this.” Moral of the story: get out of my head, TJ, there isn’t room for all 3 of us.
  7. serialsghostwritten said: I loved this episode too! This is one of the best that I had heard thus far.
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