Who Supports the War(s)

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by wolf
I'm not sure, but I think Maggie meant "youth outreach" in a Catholic Church kind of way...

Well, that wasn't quite what I was thinking, actually. If you identify somebody dispensing intoxicants at a rave as "Mr E Man", I bet most people don't think of the comic book characters--whether they're "utes" or not.

But if *you* want to think it...go ahead. :-) I remeber the guy who was the "VP of membership and outreach" for the local swingers...I mean, excuse me, "polyamory support group". He did indeed take the word "outreach" pretty literally....although there we were talking about consenting adults.

As for Cairo's assertion that the Bible can be translated--much less *read*--without interpreting it, well, that's a quaint idea. I suppose it's of vital interest to those who want to put forward their own understanding of the Bible as carrying the Authority of The Word Of God to deny that any "interpretation" at the hands of a human has taken place. But that doesn't make the notion any more plausible; any use of language results in interpretation by the listener or reader.

Interestingly enough, one of my-Daddy-the-clergyman's most prized posessions was a highly respected and authoritiative multi-voume Biblical encyclopedic reference, commentary and concordance called "The Interpreter's Bible".