tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post7175450152130414140..comments2024-02-26T15:44:52.779-07:00Comments on A View From Planet Boulder: GOSHEN COLLEGE [AGAIN] EVER SINGINGDEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-63504948451081916542011-06-22T17:36:37.659-06:002011-06-22T17:36:37.659-06:00BB & JA - totally, well almost totally, agree;...BB & JA - totally, well almost totally, agree; when I was Chairman of Biology at UCCS and Chairman of the Natural Science Division, I eschewed the new-speak culture that turned such posititions into Chairs. And it's not just the left; the right-wing-nuts at Pepperdine also use the term. I think that Chairman can be used generically, and I don't see anything wrong with Chairwoman. Sheeeesh.....DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-55739409180718296422011-06-17T07:54:20.475-06:002011-06-17T07:54:20.475-06:00Before someone denounces me as one who discriminat...Before someone denounces me as one who discriminates against women, the word chairman is a generic term. One can be a woman and still be called Chairman of the Board or Chairman of General Motors. When formally addressing a woman in such a position, she is referred to as Madame Chairman.Just Askin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-91574814700229330902011-06-17T07:31:47.865-06:002011-06-17T07:31:47.865-06:00Rick Stiffney refers to himself as Board Chair. H...Rick Stiffney refers to himself as Board Chair. He is describing himself as a wooden four-legged piece of furniture with a back that is used for sitting. Why kowtow to the radical left by being so ultra politically correct as to fear using the word “man?” Why doesn’t Mr. Stiffney man up and simply call himself the Board Chairman?Just Askin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-3642301597641681362011-06-15T22:54:53.326-06:002011-06-15T22:54:53.326-06:00Nostradumbass - I am familiar with the Munster fia...Nostradumbass - I am familiar with the Munster fiasco - Anabaptist outliers :-) Or to put it in Ken-Ham-Speak, they were "compromised' Anabaptists!Nostrasmartassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-764859593162398642011-06-15T11:41:13.212-06:002011-06-15T11:41:13.212-06:00Hey, whatever happened to the spirit of the milita...Hey, whatever happened to the spirit of the militant Münster Anabaptists of Münster Rebellion fame? They took political control of the town of Münster in the Westphalia region of Germany back in 1534 and ruled for 16 months. The intent was to create a theocracy known as the “New Jerusalem.” Jan Bockelson, better known in history as John of Leiden, claimed he was a descendant of the Biblical King David. He governed with absolute authority, based on heavenly visions, legalized polygamy (he had 16 wives), and instituted common goods, a sort of brotherly sharing where goods were held in common so that the brethren would always be helped. <br /><br /> Despite all his efforts and good intentions, poor Mr. Bockelson saw his town besieged. He and his leaders were tortured, then executed in the marketplace. Their dead bodies were exhibited in cages, which hung from the steeple of St. Lambert’s Church, the cages still hanging there to this day, though with the bones removed.<br /><br /> Naturally, Bockelson’s followers immediately headed for the hills to avoid a similar fate. Differentiating themselves from the Münster rebels became of utmost importance. They rejected any use of violence, preached a faith based on love of enemy and compassion and never aimed at any social or political revolution. They found a most appropriate leader in Menno Simons.<br /><br /> The Anabaptists were still fragmented, some wanting to preserve polygamy and believing the use of force against anyone not in their sect was justified. Am not sure if there are any Münster Anabaptists around these days. If so, they are well hidden.<br /><br /> I suppose if there were a Mennonite national anthem, it might go something like this, “Oh say can you see, I'm not a Münster Anabaptist, love peace and non-violence, so don’t come looking for me.”Nostradumbassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-78770958268904615192011-06-15T06:43:27.796-06:002011-06-15T06:43:27.796-06:00Guess I should have left out that last sentence. ...Guess I should have left out that last sentence. LOL!Just Askin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-80199054399843392222011-06-14T19:42:06.571-06:002011-06-14T19:42:06.571-06:00BB - agreed on butchering the NA; it is a difficul...BB - agreed on butchering the NA; it is a difficult piece and a minority of folks can pull of a decent rendition.<br /><br />JA - {nombre de jack ass '-} You types confuse me - don't scriptures tell us that all governments are put in place by God and that all peoples should abide by their governments rules? Where do you get the idea that the USA is special, favored, and of manifest destiny? A country carved out by genocide and built with the help of slaves? You must be listening to too much Palin-history!! A great country? Yes, in many ways. The best? Case could be made either way. What if you had been born on a reservation, or in a ghetto, or as a Japanese American before WW2, or in North Vietnam?Nostrasmartassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-54027395626005927422011-06-14T13:21:10.277-06:002011-06-14T13:21:10.277-06:00People see the devil in the strangest places. The...People see the devil in the strangest places. The Amish see him in electric wires.Sick Sigma Seznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-56871337635742221772011-06-14T07:45:36.772-06:002011-06-14T07:45:36.772-06:00Most Americans view the national anthem as a tribu...Most Americans view the national anthem as a tribute to the symbol of God-given liberty and a God-blessed nation that survived the onslaught of an ominous power that sought to destroy it. But for the tiny minority who have adopted a pacifist culture, the flag represents military action, destruction, and death. In other words, in the flag, some see God, others see the Devil. What is the healthier viewpoint?Just Askin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-48114496395478516162011-06-14T07:00:01.945-06:002011-06-14T07:00:01.945-06:00It may be just as well that the college abandoned ...It may be just as well that the college abandoned the national anthem. The way it has been butchered (beginning with Jose Feliciano in 1968) and bastardized and all jazzed up with a ton of extra notes added by the female vocalists, most notably, Whitney Houston, ruins it for me. I don't mind hearing it played, but certainly dread listening to the way it's sung nowadays.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.com