Similar things will happen when you rely exclusively on English translations of a Greek text.

His disciples address him in the New Testament fairly often as didaskalos, which translates as “teacher”. Once he is referred to as a tekton (”builder”), which we have translated as “carpenter”, but that is almost certainly in the ironic sense; a construction worker in 1st century Judea would not be expected to have the extensive theological and judicial training of the Sanhedrin he was debating.

Here’s the Wikipedia article for the first BOCO-style community organizer, Saul Alinsky. Amusingly you’ll note that he dedicated one of his books to Lucifer, not Jebus. Here’s the ideal BO-ideal community member: “They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and change the future.” Now, I’ll admit I missed over half the TorCamps but I seem to remember a certain vibe of optimism and hope; did I miss the ‘eat the rich’ sessions?

A community organizer, as the Republicans say it and as BO acts it is someone who tries to “radicalize the masses” (etc, bla bla bla) to achieve political power. It’s not someone providing invaluable well appreciate leadership to help launch businesses and promote ideas.

If they wanted to talk about Obama’s “corrupt pals”, why not simply do so? Why not simply give out some of that “Straight Talk” that was the hallmark of McCain’s earlier campaign style?

the way in which giuliani and palin made fun of that was so disrespectful to the thousands of people who do it on a daily basis because their governments are deaf. the civil rights movement was built on community organizing. community organizing IS service to your country.

certainly no one brings up cindy mccain using money from her charities to feed her drug addiction. country first or addiction first?

And that urge to do community organizing? That’s a value taught to me by Dad.