Hour 15!?!
“Are we there yet?”
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“Are we there yet?”
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“Are we there yet?”
(Thinking: kids in the back seat of a car on a two hour trip, but this is much worse.)
I always thought AL selling himself carbon credits was [self-snip]. But hey! If he can do it, so can I!
I’m GREEN!!! I just bought a year’s worth of carbon credits from myself. Trust me.

Here is a selection of Luther’s 95 Theses to meditate on regarding “carbon credits”.

Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences
1. When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said “Repent”, He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. . . .
3. Yet its meaning is not restricted to repentance in one’s heart; for such repentance is null unless it produces outward signs in various mortifications of the flesh. . . .
6. The pope himself cannot remit guilt, but only declare and confirm that it has been remitted by God; or, at most, he can remit it in cases reserved to his discretion. Except for these cases, the guilt remains untouched. . . .
12. In former days, the canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before absolution was pronounced; and were intended to be tests of true contrition. . . .
20. Therefore the pope, in speaking of the plenary remission of all penalties, does not mean “all” in the strict sense, but only those imposed by himself.
21. Hence those who preach indulgences are in error when they say that a man is absolved and saved from every penalty by the pope’s indulgences.. . .
24. It must therefore be the case that the major part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of relief from penalty. . . .
28. It is certainly possible that when the money clinks in the bottom of the chest avarice and greed increase; but when the church offers intercession, all depends in the will of God. . . .
34. For the grace conveyed by these indulgences relates simply to the penalties of the sacramental “satisfactions” decreed merely by man. . . .
35. It is not in accordance with Christian doctrines to preach and teach that those who buy off souls, or purchase confessional licenses, have no need to repent of their own sins. . . .
40. A truly contrite sinner seeks out, and loves to pay, the penalties of his sins; whereas the very multitude of indulgences dulls men’s consciences, and tends to make them hate the penalties. . . .
43. Christians should be taught that one who gives to the poor, or lends to the needy, does a better action than if he purchases indulgences.</b. . . .
47. Christians should be taught that they purchase indulgences voluntarily, and are not under obligation to do so.. . .
57. That these treasures are not temporal are clear from the fact that many of the merchants do not grant them freely, but only collect them. . . .
66. The treasures of the indulgences are the nets which to-day they use to fish for the wealth of men.
67. The indulgences, which the merchants extol as the greatest of favours, are seen to be, in fact, a favourite means for money-getting. . . .
72. On the other hand, let him be blessed who is on his guard against the wantonness and license of the pardon-merchant’s words. . . .
82. They ask, e.g.: Why does not the pope liberate everyone from purgatory for the sake of love (a most holy thing) and because of the supreme necessity of their souls? This would be morally the best of all reasons. Meanwhile he redeems innumerable souls for money, a most perishable thing, with which to build St. Peter’s church, a very minor purpose. . . .
86. Again: since the pope’s income to-day is larger than that of the wealthiest of wealthy men, why does he not build this one church of St. Peter with his own money, rather than with the money of indigent believers? . . .
94. Christians should be exhorted to be zealous to follow Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hells. . . .

Distinguish true moral “guilt” from psychological manipulations.
How are we to distinguish man’s actions from God’s?. Why does land become a waste land? Will the earth get hotter?
Luther posting 95 theses

I like that M4GW “Frozen Wasteland” video, but cringe when I see the girl pretending to play the violin. Pretty to look at, but sheesh, couldn’t they find someone up in that frozen wasteland who actually knew how to play it?