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Paul Edwards (in Townhall.com) hits it right on the mark with his take on Joel Osteen’s comments to Byron Pitts of CBS’s 60 Minutes. Joel isn’t just soft on doctrine, he is downright anorexic. Preferring to receive praise and adoration from his “flock” Joel is always anxious to tell someone “they are ok” as opposed to “you are wrong”.

No one likes to be told they are wrong, but when dealing with the eternal soul and our relationship to God in heaven, one had better have got as many I’s and T’s dotted and crossed before being called home and called to account for every word let dropped to the ground.

And maybe worst of all, the hope Joel engenders with his “power of the positive attitude” sermons to his following is a false hope. While scripture entreats us to place our faith and lives into the hands of Jesus Christ, Joel is happy to repeat stories and anecdotes from Dale Carnegie or Tony Robbins.

Christianity isn’t all gumdrops and lollipops. It is serious and God takes very seriously those who put themselves up as teachers amongst His people. Especially if what they are teaching is contrary to His Word, and in Joel’s case, completely lacking His Word whatsoever.

If you must find a media-type personality to follow, try R.C. Sproul. Not only will you be sitting under a teacher who stands head and shoulders above EVERY prosperity gospel preacher, you will have the added benefit of R.C.’s special wit and wisdom.

Okay Cloverfield/Monstrous fans, the slusho.jp page has the Distribution Opportunities button and when you visit it the whole Slusho gang is there to help you to make the decision to become a Slusho distributor. But, two of the flavors have some extra baggage. Mikan is wearing an oven mit and Blueberry Zoom has a hammer in his midsection. Oh, and the monkey has the cheese.

All these objects are in the history page as well.

I am not sure how all these little errata go together. I am wondering if all these things peppered on the page don’t add up to some sort of rebus puzzle a’la the old television show Concentration…

Also, I am not convinced that this “mystery” ingredient isn’t something like ambergris, the secretion of the sperm whale’s intestines.

Tony Blankley did such a fine job explaining how Carbon Offsets actually work I have to pass it along for everyone to enjoy.

…carbon offsets are a rather strange concept. Let me use a simple metaphor to explain it: Let’s suppose that Al Gore goes to an Italian restaurant and eats a loaf of garlic bread, a plate of lasagna, a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, an extra-large pizza with seven toppings, a couple bottles of Chianti and a large assortment of pastries. As a result, he puts on 10 pounds. But he is deeply concerned that mankind is getting too fat. So he pays 10 peasants in Asia $10 each to eat nothing for a week. Although they are already thin, by starving themselves for a week, they each lose a pound. As a result, after a week, mankind is weight neutral. Al Gore weighs 10 pounds more, 10 Asians weigh 10 pounds less — and Al Gore is given another Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in keeping mankind’s waistline in check.

And there you have it.  Wonderful metaphor, wonderful example, and another great atta-boy to everyone that voted to keep this glittering jewel of colossal ignorance away from the White House.