Good Week for Nikki Haley

 

Vivek's latest scandal will give the Democrats the Ohio Senate seat and the governor's mansion. Because VP Vance spoke admirably about the ad in question, he has shamed himself so bad that he can never be elected President in his own right. The worship of CEO heroes in the tech world has been shown to be amateur hour. It takes a combination of values/empathy and intuition/ethics to serve effectively as President. CEOs are either wired to run their operation based on their values - including enriching themselves - or based in thinking, but both kinds lack what it takes for moral leadership.

The way the DNC works, VP Harris will get another turn. The way the GOP works, the Koch money will find Governor Haley.

This week was a good week for Nikki. 

The only way Vance is president is if Trump dies or is removed. Whether Xi or Trump un-alives first is a question for Kalchi - with Putin thrown in with what may be an imminent coup.  I wonder what the odds will be.

Bart Ehrman: Jesus Did Not Teach Atonement

 

Almost there.  God does not judge at all. We invented the original sin of knowing the good and bad of other people. No atonement is ever needed. Instead, the sacrifice of the Christ was to show the availability of forgiveness and the divine vision quest to experience the pain of being forsaken - which we do to each other and which is part of human existence.  When he said "I thirst" he was sealing the kingdom with his blood/Eucharistic wine.  In John, he drank it. The synoptics are not clear - but they do reflect that a promise was made to not imbibe until after trial was done and salvation had been achieved - which it was when Jesus cried out in despair.  

There is actually real time evidence of God's mercy. NDE survivors relate that Love (who Jesus would have known as Shekinah) holds onto us when we go through our life reviews. We accuse ourselves and experience our failings - God does not do that to us.