We live in an age in which we know precisely what recycle bin our newsprint and soda bottles belong. But we have no idea what a human being is, what it’s supposed to do, or who or what it is permissible to sleep with. So, this is the lesson of our time: the "good" man is the one who treats his garbage with greater care than his own soul. This is why, for our cultural gatekeepers, Ms. Chambers is an icon and the Rev. Falwell did not die soon enough.
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via Keith Pavlischek
2 comments:
Nice little epigram about the state of the garbage vs. the state of the soul.
One thing that really struck me when Falwell died was the amount of invective along the lines of Cathleen Falsani's: people expressing joy that he was dead, and often also the hope that he was burning in hell. Usually this was from people who in any other context would say that there is no hell. Non-judgmental people.
Mac -- Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. And all I can say is: yes, exactly.
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