Daniel - Desert Apostate
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Product Manager. Proud Papa. In love and married. Learning viticulture and oenology. Brewer. Ex-evangelical apostate. Returning to life in the Rio Grande valley.
There are still way too many people in this day and age, some with a lot of political power, who read the actions of that passage and the surrounding ones who come away with the conclusion that "The Jews killed Jesus" even though he was tortured and executed by Romans in a specifically Roman way.
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There are still way too many people in this day and age, some with a lot of political power, who read the actions of that passage and the surrounding ones who come away with the conclusion that "The Jews killed Jesus" even though he was tortured and executed by Romans in a specifically Roman way.
That doesn't mean that certain philosophical theories can't come from examining the story, but without being able to examine the full story, it can be and has been a dangerous practice that needs to be done with finesse.
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
That doesn't mean that certain philosophical theories can't come from examining the story, but without being able to examine the full story, it can be and has been a dangerous practice that needs to be done with finesse.
I think discussing the action at the temple is one that needs to be discussed carefully with a lot of historical context that isn't available in the Bible, especially since the story is a key factor in deicide being blamed on the people whose country was being occupied by a foreign empire.
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think discussing the action at the temple is one that needs to be discussed carefully with a lot of historical context that isn't available in the Bible, especially since the story is a key factor in deicide being blamed on the people whose country was being occupied by a foreign empire.
Even in the Bible, Jesus doesn't specifically call out the vendors or money changers. He calls out people making the temple a den of thieves after disrupting business that would impact just about everybody. Jesus was a rioter in a time of military occupation.
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Even in the Bible, Jesus doesn't specifically call out the vendors or money changers. He calls out people making the temple a den of thieves after disrupting business that would impact just about everybody. Jesus was a rioter in a time of military occupation.
Access into the temple itself was pretty restricted, IIRC, so it makes sense that a protest against the authorities inside of it would take place outside. The priests in the temple were most likely puppets of the Roman regime and/or Herod.
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Access into the temple itself was pretty restricted, IIRC, so it makes sense that a protest against the authorities inside of it would take place outside. The priests in the temple were most likely puppets of the Roman regime and/or Herod.
So Jesus was talking about the temple and rioting/protesting just outside of it. Focusing on the location and specific actions and drawing a conclusion is not effective. It's like saying the "No Kings" protest against Trump and the Whitehouse but held in Los Angeles is more about California.
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So Jesus was talking about the temple and rioting/protesting just outside of it. Focusing on the location and specific actions and drawing a conclusion is not effective. It's like saying the "No Kings" protest against Trump and the Whitehouse but held in Los Angeles is more about California.
I was surprised by just how tasty it was! It was really good.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I was surprised by just how tasty it was! It was really good.
I'm fascinated with New Mexico's wild hops since their growing conditions puts them on "Sky Islands." Mountain regions above where some flora and fauna can only survive at high elevations, which allows for unique evolution. I think there is a unique opportunity for "frontier brewing" here. 6/
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I'm fascinated with New Mexico's wild hops since their growing conditions puts them on "Sky Islands." Mountain regions above where some flora and fauna can only survive at high elevations, which allows for unique evolution. I think there is a unique opportunity for "frontier brewing" here. 6/
Hops have been foraged and cultivated for thousands of years in New Mexico, often used for teas and Native American remedies and medicine. Later, due to Spanish influence, monks got in on it, a tradition that continues to this day. 5/
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hops have been foraged and cultivated for thousands of years in New Mexico, often used for teas and Native American remedies and medicine. Later, due to Spanish influence, monks got in on it, a tradition that continues to this day. 5/
Neomexicanus hops have a wide range, and I've been scouting places to forage for them. They usually grow above 6000ft (1830M) in sandy soil near waterways and there are lots of places in New Mexico that meet that requirement. 4/
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Neomexicanus hops have a wide range, and I've been scouting places to forage for them. They usually grow above 6000ft (1830M) in sandy soil near waterways and there are lots of places in New Mexico that meet that requirement. 4/
Some Neomexicanus hops are cultivated and farmed, like the Zappa hop, named after the legend himself. I've brewed with many of them and they have a fascinating flavor profile. Easy to overdo it, which can make the beer taste like it was made with Kool-aid. 3/
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Some Neomexicanus hops are cultivated and farmed, like the Zappa hop, named after the legend himself. I've brewed with many of them and they have a fascinating flavor profile. Easy to overdo it, which can make the beer taste like it was made with Kool-aid. 3/
Little Toad Creek forages in a somewhat "secret" location, and it's a fun little story. 2/
www.scdailypress.com/2021/09/03/s...
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Silver City brewery flavors beer with native hops from the Gila - Silvercity Daily Press
Humulus lupulus var. Neomexicanis. It’s a native variety of the hops plant that grows wild in the Gila National Forest, and it’s the final ingredient of Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery’s Hopa...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Little Toad Creek forages in a somewhat "secret" location, and it's a fun little story. 2/
www.scdailypress.com/2021/09/03/s...
www.scdailypress.com/2021/09/03/s...
Like the whitest of whites who ever whited.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Like the whitest of whites who ever whited.
Making this, a bloody Mary, and a screwdriver and then calling it a juice diet.
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Making this, a bloody Mary, and a screwdriver and then calling it a juice diet.
Wow. I love it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wow. I love it.
Me, from New Mexico, feels excluded by people from Mexico calling themselves Mexicans.
J/K no I'm not. I'm just silly.
J/K no I'm not. I'm just silly.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Me, from New Mexico, feels excluded by people from Mexico calling themselves Mexicans.
J/K no I'm not. I'm just silly.
J/K no I'm not. I'm just silly.
Haha! I actually thought about Europe and the EU, and if we started calling Mexicans from Estados Unidos Mexicanos EUians, we could cause some real global chaos!
a group of men in suits and ties are standing next to each other laughing .
Alt: Dr. Evil and his henchmen from Austin Powers laughing with the caption "Muahaha"
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November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Haha! I actually thought about Europe and the EU, and if we started calling Mexicans from Estados Unidos Mexicanos EUians, we could cause some real global chaos!
Yeah. Historically, calling folks here "Americans" is a "just way it has always been" kind of thing, even pre U.S.A. I guess we could blame the British from centuries ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Yeah. Historically, calling folks here "Americans" is a "just way it has always been" kind of thing, even pre U.S.A. I guess we could blame the British from centuries ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Of course, far too many people in the U.S.A. don't even realize we're a U.S.A state with U.S.A citizens. But nobody here gets cranky that folks from Mexico call themselves Mexican and exclude us, because that would be completely silly.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Of course, far too many people in the U.S.A. don't even realize we're a U.S.A state with U.S.A citizens. But nobody here gets cranky that folks from Mexico call themselves Mexican and exclude us, because that would be completely silly.