“But that was before the rot of postmodernism set in, the reductio that made all our crackerjack thinkers realize (some of them reluctantly) that our great Kantian sky hook wasn’t actually bolted to anything, and one man’s guess was as good as another’s” (Empires of Dirt, p. 56).
No Moral Advantage in a Direction
“’Western values’ as an appeal works only if it is a coded reference to Christendom, and that only works if Christ is still there . . . Anything else is a couple of dogs fighting over a piece of meat” (Empires of Dirt, p. 54).
We’re Number One
“Did you know that we are just 5 percent of the world’s population, and yet we still consume 62 percent of the world’s priggishness?” (Food Catholic, p. 49).
The Wrong Kind
“There is a kind of religious duty that is of the flesh, for the flesh, and by the flesh” (Food Catholic, p. 48).
Which Throws Everything Off
“Yeast in the loaf doesn’t obey the established election cycle” (Empires of Dirt, p. 43).
Put Him On Rushmore Anyway
“John Knox was one of the great fathers of the American political arrangement, a fact that would have astonished him if you had attempted to explain it to him” (Empires of Dirt, p. 42).
Or Pfft Twice
“If Jesus really did come back from the dead, then certain things are false, and the gigantic brotherhood of man has gone pfft” (Empires of Dirt, p.35).
You Probably Think This Song Is About You
“Now, despite this disclaimer, if someone comes up to me angrily and says, ‘I don’t care about all those disclaimers . . . you really are talking about me!’ Well, yes, I guess I probably am” (Food Catholic, p. 39).
Sticking to the Basics
“Sorry to get into all the deep theology here but the Christian faith means calling everyone to believe in Jesus” (Empires of Dirt, p. 32).
Side Effects May Include Throwing Rocks at the Moon
“You can still see the modernist idol at work in the television advertisements for the newest Big Pharma drugs. You know the kind—where the fine print of ad copy was written by lawyers with a gruesome turn of mind? ‘Side effects may include writing on the living room floor, chewing on the coffee table leg, …