tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post3065893867562112466..comments2024-03-12T03:53:57.725-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Alfred Hitchcock, the Church, and the silence of JesusBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-23981593512933490862009-04-12T22:19:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:19:00.000-04:00Hi Scott-Nice commentary in the margins. Just want...Hi Scott-<BR/>Nice commentary in the margins. Just wanted to make sure we all keep Fyodor's estate in business.<BR/><BR/>Surprised that I'm sharp enough to catch the drift...roger flyerhttp://rogerflyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-20992679592216340172009-04-10T08:19:00.000-04:002009-04-10T08:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Roger, but it is safe to say that this litt...Thanks Roger, but it is safe to say that this little piece is a commentary on "The Grand Inquisitor" - written in the margins, as Derrida might have put it. I've been reading Dostoevsky extremely closely of late ... mostly in connection with Easter.Scott Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-39899671245425284172009-04-10T06:38:00.000-04:002009-04-10T06:38:00.000-04:00A relevant quote from Christopher Isherwood."Whene...A relevant quote from Christopher Isherwood.<BR/><BR/>"Whenever a movement has its objectives within time, it ALWAYS resorts to violence."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-46744809315061159722009-04-09T19:36:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:36:00.000-04:00Scott-Please refer to the Grand Inquisitor scene f...Scott-<BR/>Please refer to the Grand Inquisitor scene from Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov.roger flyerhttp://rogerflyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-70089327295665388012009-04-09T15:00:00.000-04:002009-04-09T15:00:00.000-04:00This is an awfully well written piece. There is a ...This is an awfully well written piece. There is a tension between the social responsibility of the state and of the Church. How we, in the Church, reconcile ourselves to operate within or without the state's involvement often determines how honest our endeavors for charitable ministry extend.<BR/><BR/>If the Church did more what Christ commanded (serving the widows, poor, hungry, etc) and less of what man demands (larger steeples, broader programs, etc) we would see marked decline of need for governmental services. Just my opinion<BR/><BR/>You are the Church!<BR/>Robert AngisonRobert Angisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-84677180390321806832009-04-09T04:42:00.000-04:002009-04-09T04:42:00.000-04:00Dear Scott,Thanks for your thoughts. Are you imply...Dear Scott,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts. Are you implying that the state is always wrong if the Church is to refuse participation in it's "normalized madness"?<BR/><BR/>Blessings bro,<BR/><BR/>Marty.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695572775519285459noreply@blogger.com