Horses and Horses' Arses

Horses and Horses' Arses

It’s an eternal enigma with no satisfactory answer: Why did God create so many more horses’ arses than horses? It’s long posed an epistemological dilemma that may never be resolved since the conundrum is ongoing.

Cases in point:

Welcome to our America: Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, a school affiliated with the Mennonite Church which preaches non-violence, has agreed for the first time in its 116 year old history to permit the playing of (an instrumental version of) the national anthem at some varsity sporting events.

That represents a sea change in Goshen policies and politics.

Pushed into lifting the anthem ban by negative publicity arising from a media awareness of the prohibition, Goshen President Jame Brennaman defended the new policy by saying, “Playing the anthem offers a welcoming gesture to many visiting our athletic events, rather than an immediate barrier to further opportunities for getting to know one another.”

Whatever that means.

In deference to the pacifist beliefs of the Mennonite Church, Brennaman graciously added, “Spectators would not be asked to ‘honor’ or ‘give allegiance’ but simply be invited to respectfully stand during the playing of the national anthem:” http://bit.ly/bF8e29

The relevant question is why Goshen College took over a century . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1530)