Aaron is a self-described iconoclast. He is trying to destroy what he assumes are our icons. This latest foray suggests he has given up on us, that even his love for us has its limits.
Challenged many times to share with us his beliefs, rather than his unbeliefs, he has refused to respond. Whether it is wisdom, shame, or cowardice that prevents him from engaging us with "the good word," I'm not sure. I suspect it is cowardice. He fears his beliefs and practices cannot survive the same scrutiny he requires of others.
I don't get the sense that Aaron is long for this place. It hasn't been all that nice and sadly, he's done nothing to change my assumptions of what his ilk is all about.
Aaron, keep up the alienation campaign. It bears very little fruit, but should make for some great stories to send back to Illinois. And after all, this has been all about you anyway.
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.
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