B.S. Quote of the day: “In religion, therefore, the idea of God does not rank as high as you think.” — from Freidrich Schleiermacher’s On Religion. I had to write a 1-page paper explaining what the heck he means by that quote. Now do you see why I hate Schleiermacher, not to mention my Religion & Its Critics class?
Everyone around me seems to be so concerned about whether women should be leaders in the ministry. I can’t get worked up about it. (A) I’m not a woman, so it doesn’t directly affect me. (B) I don’t co-lead a ministry with a woman. (C) I’m not part of a ministry led by a woman.
I don’t know the whole story, there’s probably much more than this, but this is what I know in a nutshell. This all started when some Wesley guys got mad at women who were being leaders (and I assume those guys felt as though the women crossed the line in some way). So Vance on Wednesday Night Fire publically defended women, saying not only that they can lead but that they can be heads of households as well.
Yay for writing another paper in which I believe 0% of the content! I finished a paper on the bodhisattva’s transformation into the Buddha, and how the legend of the Buddha is a guide to anyone who want to become enlightened. I’m a sellout. I should have written a paper telling people how this enlightenment stuff is a load of crap and taken the F. Only no one would read it except my prof. Well, that settles that, I’ll sell out.
Quote of the day: “There’s no quarterbackness.” — Professor Bryan Cuevas, unsuccessfully attempting to explain anatman (the no-self doctrine) in my Buddhist Tradition class
Monday was wet. Wetter than wet. I mean it poured all day. I got soaked on more than one occasion. I wore clothes that wouldn’t absorb water (nylon snap pants baby!) and I still got wet. My suitemate Dave took a dive in the mud when he was trying to come home. His day was worse than mine.
Quote of the day: “Kyle’s not doing so good.” — Joe Landon. In a speech at the Navigator Honors Reception, after saying that Kyle Kozloski and he wanted to be just like Paul Harlacher back when they were freshmen, Joe commented that just like Paul he became a finance major and got married. Kyle too became a finance major, however, has not yet gotten married. A fact he is all too often reminded of.
These last couple of days have been insane. Friday and Saturday just seem like a blur. All kinds of preparation for that Nav reception. Friday night was spent playing Halo until 2:30 AM; I didn’t go to bed until 4:30 AM.
Saturday night was great. Everything came together, somehow. All the speakers were fantastic, especially Nicki. I was fortunate enough to be able to pray over Joel as we did a formal send off for him. Both the old and new A-Teams were recognized, and I have to say I was happy about that. I was disappointed at the Christmas party when the old A-Team didn’t get their due. Now they have, and there’s a sense of completion about it.
