{"id":379,"date":"2005-11-12T07:33:29","date_gmt":"2005-11-12T07:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hostkabob.com\/vote\/?p=379"},"modified":"2005-11-12T07:33:29","modified_gmt":"2005-11-12T07:33:29","slug":"11805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=379","title":{"rendered":"11\/8\/05"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went to a Bible Study at St. Coleman’s Church in the heart of the near westside of Cleveland. The topic of “sin” came up. An all but ‘lost concept’ on many Americans these days, sin was described in a multitude of ways among this particular group. One that was particularly interesting, I thought: One person said sin is maintaining our gluttonous lifestyles in America — while, for instance, global warming seems to be increasing exponentially. (Several years ago, I interviewed Bluffton College Environmental Science Professor Bob Antibus. He said if the whole world consumed — energy, material goods — as the average American consumed, we’d need three earths<\/em>!) “Bless me Father for I have sinned… I could have bicycled to the store, but I drove… I could have recycled, but didn’t…” Wouldn’t that be refreshing, and enlightened? Note:<\/strong> We are readying for yet another tour and need donations. If you can help, please send your donations to — “Schriner Election Committee,” 2100 W. 38th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44113. (We’re effective at what we do, but like other campaigns, we need donations to keep going. Thanks.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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