Thus opines the Catholic blogger who goes by the name Wood.
I am not sure what the criteria for the dismissive declaration above are. It seems to have something to do with being a retarded heretic. Wood has confidently assured me that I am one of those retarded heretics.
In retrospect, I should have resisted the temptation to wander into the comments section on Wood's turf on the topic of the birdemic, and I confess that I was not on my best behavior during our -- ahem -- meaningful exchange, but declarations like the one above press at the boundaries of my charity.
Don't get me wrong, Wood seems like a good guy and a committed -- dare I say -- zealous Catholic. If you relish the thought of having a blogger smugly inform you that his Catholic beliefs and only his Catholic beliefs pass muster when it comes to life, the universe, and everything and that everyone else is dead wrong, then Wood is your man.
If you enjoy bloggers who liberally and generously apply labels like heretic, gnostic, and retard to any other Christian who does not celebrate or conform to their assumptions, then Wood is definitely the blogger for you.
As for me, I think I'm done talking to Christians about the birdemic. Most appear to have made their choices. And for better or for worse, they are adamantly sticking to them.
All I can say is this -- to fail the birdemic litmus test is evidence of self-subordination to some aspect of the overarching, dominant, external agenda of evil. Can you guess where Wood's self-subordination lies?
By the way, Wood calls his blog Wood Faileth.
Perfect.
I could not think of a more apt name if I tried. Unless of course, it was something like Wood Faileth Epically.
Note added: Posts like this bring me no joy, but the level of vitriolic absurdity some Christians consistently display needs to be exposed and challenged from time to time.