Jun. 8th, 2006

lauralh: (something wicked this way comes)
I cannot think of a single band except for Wolf Parade where the music is so good the singer's annoying voice doesn't get to me.

Except for the Bloc Party's remixes.

hahaha.
lauralh: (pirate queen)
Those interpreting ["If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also"] figuratively have cited historical and other factors in support. They note that at the time of Jesus, striking someone deemed to be of a lower class with the back of the hand was used to assert authority and dominance. If the persecuted person"turned the other cheek," the discipliner was faced with a dilemma. The left hand was used for unclean purposes, so a back-hand strike on the opposite cheek would not be performed. The other alternative would be to punch the person, but this was seen as a statement of equality. Thus, they argue, by turning the other cheek the persecuted was in effect demanding equality.

(from Wikipedia; the basic summary of this view is that the Sermon on the Mount was to intice people to break Roman law)

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