Tough justice in Pittsburgh:
A man was sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty to charges that he chased a car carrying four teenagers while firing a handgun from his truck window, injuring a pregnant girl.
I'll be feeling much safer for most of the next year.
Monday, April 05, 2004
A New York Times article on badass Jesus versus nice guy Jesus includes this reference to a book by some people who prefer the badass view:
In their new apocalyptic novel, "Glorious Appearing," based on Dr. LaHaye's interpretation of Biblical prophecies about the Second Coming, their Jesus appears from the clouds on a white horse with a "conviction like a flame of fire" in his eyes. With all the gruesome detail of a Hollywood horror movie, Jesus eviscerates the flesh of millions of unbelievers merely by speaking.
"Men and women soldiers and horses seemed to explode where they stood," Dr. LaHaye and Mr. Jenkins write. "It was as if the very words of the Lord had superheated their blood, causing it to burst through their veins and skin.'' The authors add, "Even as they struggled, their own flesh dissolved, their eyes melted and their tongues disintegrated."
I, for one, am not really worried. It wouls be rough if I were wrong. Also included in this article is a picture of Jesus as a pro wrestler. No irony is involved: it was apparently produced by someone who really sees Jesus that way.
For more on nice Jesus or hardcase Jesus, follow the links.
In their new apocalyptic novel, "Glorious Appearing," based on Dr. LaHaye's interpretation of Biblical prophecies about the Second Coming, their Jesus appears from the clouds on a white horse with a "conviction like a flame of fire" in his eyes. With all the gruesome detail of a Hollywood horror movie, Jesus eviscerates the flesh of millions of unbelievers merely by speaking.
"Men and women soldiers and horses seemed to explode where they stood," Dr. LaHaye and Mr. Jenkins write. "It was as if the very words of the Lord had superheated their blood, causing it to burst through their veins and skin.'' The authors add, "Even as they struggled, their own flesh dissolved, their eyes melted and their tongues disintegrated."
I, for one, am not really worried. It wouls be rough if I were wrong. Also included in this article is a picture of Jesus as a pro wrestler. No irony is involved: it was apparently produced by someone who really sees Jesus that way.
For more on nice Jesus or hardcase Jesus, follow the links.
