tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post6105088414063884796..comments2024-02-19T07:24:42.397-08:00Comments on Anglican Curmudgeon: Gordon Brown at TED: Political Heresy Equal to +Schori'sA. S. Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-47689865213615123122009-07-24T10:26:43.930-07:002009-07-24T10:26:43.930-07:00Interestingly, I just watched the 1940s movie &quo...Interestingly, I just watched the 1940s movie "The Fountainhead," based on the novel by Ayn Rand, on YouTube. The underlying theme of the story is the struggle between collectivism and individual identity and action. The arguments on both sides are clearly expounded as the plot develops.<br /><br />As for Gordon; it looks to me as if he was taking the opportunity to rehearse for his new career as an inspirational coach, which he plans to adopt after he is forcibly removed from power by the British people next May.Topperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537239370392917165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-69985110131249652152009-07-22T17:38:17.849-07:002009-07-22T17:38:17.849-07:00Nice comparison.
Chuck, maybe we are clashing sto...Nice comparison.<br /><br />Chuck, maybe we are clashing stones sometimes because we are alive in Christ. Or maybe I just have rocks in my head.<br /><br />Seems to me I have heard some of that "individualism is bad" talk from the pulpit in our local church in the past. If my memory serves me right, the opprobrious modifier used was "American" individualism.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-38277031029290875622009-07-22T03:11:11.753-07:002009-07-22T03:11:11.753-07:00F.A. Hayek famously noted that, "collectivism...F.A. Hayek famously noted that, "collectivism is slavery." But a free exchange society, where individual freedom and identity is upheld, results in a level of cooperation and coordination that benefits the whole. We find, invariably, that someone has something we value.<br /><br />The Body of Christ is not a monolith made of uniform bricks. Peter says we are "living stones," implying different shapes, sizes, talents.Chuck Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929470338280066656noreply@blogger.com