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“Like Jesus, Satan...presents himself as a model for our desires, and he is certainly easier to imitate than Christ, for he counsels us to abandon ourselves to all our inclinations in defiance of morality and its prohibitions. If we listen to Satan, who may sound like a very progressive and likeable educator, we may feel initially that we are ‘liberated,’ but this impression does not last because [he] deprives us of everything that protects us from rivalistic imitation. Rather than warning us of the trap that awaits us, Satan makes us fall into it. He applauds the idea that prohibitions are of no use and that transgressing them contains no danger.
The road on which Satan starts us is broad and easy; it is the superhighway of mimetic crisis.”
— René Girard, ‘I See Satan Fall Like Lightning’ (trans. James G. Williams), ch. 5
ALT The temptation of Adam and Eve.
ALT The temptation of Jesus Christ.
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Aelf’s Marriage Tips:
1. If you’re fighting, tell her she’s being unreasonable and emotional.
2. She’s gonna want to talk about her day and her coworkers. Think about it as a fantasy sport—scores, stats, rivalries, etc.
3. Don’t take marital advice from Twitter.
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Hey @pennyelizabeths, I was just diagnosed with a phobia for German sausages
I fear the wurst
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can you imagine how hard an ice cold coke WITH the cocaine in it probably hit… smh born too late
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Every hurricane that hit the United States over 173 years. Virginia, Maryland and Delaware seem to have a magical hurricane force field.
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The good news is that after the midterms the divisiveness will be over and we can all get back to being friends again
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BREAKING: Pope diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Pope’s surgery was serious. He had lung cancer. The Lower part of his lung was removed. yahoo.com/news/us/articles/p…
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Today is a day where we need to focus on facts, not emotions.
And the facts are that, 600 years ago, at this very hour, a British explorer named Christopher Columbus disembarked from the Mayflower and discovered the United States of America after having set sale from London
