Author Archives: ehurst

Computer Helps Ministry Returns

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ehurst

For the past decade or so I have offered as much computer help as I could for free. People did sometimes offer money, but it was never required. I did what I could because I really like people. In my … Continue reading →

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Propaganda Ambush: Accusation of Racism

Posted on April 22, 2010 by ehurst

Her costume was assertively African. The colors, the cut of her dress, the accouterments — in every detail it spoke loudly of her heritage. It was actually quite attractive. He sat in a folding chair on the platform, his impassive … Continue reading →

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Fascist Modern Medicine

Posted on April 20, 2010 by ehurst

Let’s understand first what “fascism” means. Fascism … is a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to organize a nation on corporatist perspectives, values, and systems such as the political system and the economy. (from Wikipedia) Looking it … Continue reading →

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We Will Not Forget

Posted on April 19, 2010 by ehurst

Is your church BATF-approved? 19 April 1993 — Waco, Texas

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The Hermit Impulse

Posted on April 17, 2010 by ehurst

I empathize; I understand completely. Imagine living in a world where you see the most massive storm blowing in — so huge, it seems to take forever, creeping ever closer. You see it, feel the stiffening cold wind, smell the … Continue reading →

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Government and Threats

Posted on April 16, 2010 by ehurst

I’m a pacifist by God’s grace. Chances are you won’t have a clue what that really means unless you understand Christianity from some intellectual ground other than Western Aristotelian logic. Either way, the label “pacifist” is essentially accurate. Regular readers … Continue reading →

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Not Enough Words for Love or Knowing

Posted on April 15, 2010 by ehurst

The English language is not logic, but art. We string together roots from different languages because it sounds better than purity of extraction. As one language historian noted, our language does not borrow words from other languages. English chases them … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu’s Broken Defaults on Fonts

Posted on April 13, 2010 by ehurst

Running Karmic Koala 32-bit, it’s not the first time I’ve been unhappy with the way Debian and friends do fonts. It’s the one part my Debian experience which has always dissatisfied. So this time I decided to check into the … Continue reading →

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Half-Right: “Don’t Fight the New World Order”

Posted on April 12, 2010 by ehurst

Interesting video attracting some attention. The name attached to the face is Ziggy Eichhorst. The preacher suffers from a serious case of Western epistemology. Otherwise, he’s not too far from the mark. By mixing the spiritual and worldly provisions of … Continue reading →

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Sin of Secrets

Posted on April 8, 2010 by ehurst

Secrecy is sin. If you have to hide something, you are surely doing something evil. I happen to know first hand: The vast majority of government secrecy is covering up crime. Particularly military secrecy, it’s almost never denying the enemy … Continue reading →

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