the Shakedown: slang. "a thorough search of a place or person." (dictionary.com)
Food for thought
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at 3:25 am
- "Without God there would be no standard of right and wrong. The concepts of both "good" and "evil" are moral values or judgments that denote the existence of a moral governor (God). Without God, we would have come into existence by chance, and whatever we do would have no meaning or moral value, positive or negative. Some people claim to believe this is the case, but their responses to life often reveal inconsistencies in their own convictions. As soon as they complain about some "injustice" or "unfair" situation or claim that someone has "wronged" them, they are making moral judgments about what is "right" and "wrong." These judgments betray their belief in standards that are ultimately above us all - standards that come not from us but from God." - Darwin Dewar, Chaplain at the University of Alberta, Canada quoted in Charisma Magazine.
Now discuss.