Subject: Re: [percy-l] The West Wing's
comment on Biblical contradictions
Hey Larry,
Did you read Karey's clip from the West
wing? The Bartlett character is my idea of a smug, self satisfied
prick -- "in this bldg when the president stands nobody sits..."
Gimme a break -- an abuse of power. Plain and simple. It's
one thing to challenge authority from a position of weakness (however
juvenile); but to weild power smugly is -- well, it's not something that
pleases me. Nobody needs a smart ass rebuke about "respect" from
the most powerful man in the world. Just the opposite is called for --
some show of humility and restraint. That's my take. But obviously
others see the Bartlett character differently. That's what makes this
discussion so much fun for me. Steve and Karey seem to both like this
Bartlett character but disagree about about his theology -- I tend to
agree more with Karey's theology than with Steve's (though both know a whole
lot more about the Bible than I do) but I disagree with both of them about
this Bartlett fellow.
Jim Piat
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