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I think that a great number of folks are likely to read your manifesto in a disemb\u2026 http://disq.us/ni6", "author_name": "markvans", "source_url": "http://www.backtype.com/search?q=http%3A//www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/06/a-jesus-manifesto/", "id": 1242468, "get_service_url": "http://twitter.com/", "title": "", "url": "http://twitter.com/markvans/statuses/2329579137", "source": "backtype", "get_service_name": "twitter", "avatar_url": "http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/53057848/laughingmark_normal.jpg", "author_url": "", "date_created": "5 months ago", "retweets": []}, {"body": "RT @lensweet My one responde to critics of \"A Jesus Manifeso:\" http://bit.ly/h4Tsl", "author_name": "chadcrawford", "source_url": "http://www.backtype.com/search?q=http%3A//www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/06/a-jesus-manifesto/", "id": 1239952, "get_service_url": "http://twitter.com/", "title": "", "url": "http://twitter.com/chadcrawford/statuses/2328790498", "source": "backtype", "get_service_name": "twitter", "avatar_url": "http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/272132230/google_normal.jpg", "author_url": "", "date_created": "5 months ago", "retweets": []}, {"body": "RT @lensweet RT My one responde to critics of \"A Jesus Manifeso:\" http://bit.ly/h4Tsl", "author_name": "joanpball", "source_url": "http://www.backtype.com/search?q=http%3A//www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/06/a-jesus-manifesto/", "id": 1239045, "get_service_url": "http://twitter.com/", "title": "", "url": "http://twitter.com/joanpball/statuses/2328286447", "source": "backtype", "get_service_name": "twitter", "avatar_url": "http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/254400417/4614_1154295491019_1036626342_30491550_8186239_n_normal.gif", "author_url": "", "date_created": "5 months ago", "retweets": []}, {"body": "My one responde to critics of \"A Jesus Manifeso:\" http://bit.ly/h4Tsl", "author_name": "lensweet", "source_url": "http://www.backtype.com/search?q=http%3A//www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/06/a-jesus-manifesto/", "id": 1238577, "get_service_url": "http://twitter.com/", "title": "", "url": "http://twitter.com/lensweet/statuses/2327981753", "source": "backtype", "get_service_name": "twitter", "avatar_url": "http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/143493039/GriffinImage_normal.jpg", "author_url": "", "date_created": "5 months ago", "retweets": []}, {"body": "RE: We have a good number of readers from the country, actually. 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{"username": "", "is_global_moderator": false, "sharing": {}, "sort": 4, "forum": "jesusmanifesto", "is_initial_load": true, "is_authenticated": false, "timestamp": "2009-12-09_20:09:23", "remote_domain": "", "page": 1, "is_moderator": false, "display_username": "", "points": null, "subscribe_on_post": 2, "moderator_can_edit": false, "is_remote": false, "is_verified": false, "missing_perm": null}, "realtime_paused": false, "posts": {"11971584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I liked it. I think that got outweighed though by the lack of<br>cars.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-01_06:18:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "07128c1102ab9b6ffab4ccda4b8ad40c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11971391, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11666817": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The fact that farmers don't tend to read theology shouldn't discourage us from writing or discussing it. Theology has always reached the \"common people\" in a trickle-down way. It appears, Lisa, that you read the stuff here, and you can translate and pass along whatever you think might be valuable to the farmers/workers you interact with.<br><br>I think the problem with the \"manifesto\" discussed here is that it's full of good sounding but vague and abstract theological statements that don't have much relevance to real life. There's much on this site, though, that is practical (relating to \"basic needs\") and would be valuable to farmers and workers if they had someone to pass it along to them in the language they are comfortable with.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_08:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11665967, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11754242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know, I'm just a simple minded girl from Kansas, so don't take what I say too seriously...but it seems to me that Jesus spent alot of time pointing quite a bit of what he said to the pharsees...(pardon my simple-minded spelling) I'll bet he spoke more to the hard-hearted pharasees than he ever spoke to the romans...Ya'all are sounding a bit like some hard hearted pharasees...I find our own pride to be much more damaging, much more dangerous than the opinions stated in A manifesto...If your feathers are so ruffled maybe the Holy Spirit (who gives us the words to pray...nothing is ever \"new\" in this world) might be trying to get you to set aside your pride...Ya'all are acting like the older son who is trying to play \"god\" by pointing out how \"good\" he has been while his snotty younger brother is the one who has really blown it...you know the prodigal one...Maybe the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you \"come in to the party...you've had me with you the whole time...\" Set down your pride, open your minds and hearts and stop pitting Christian against Christian...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_20:56:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "f0c51073c65f976fbbcfbce3d3402634", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11643267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I'm no foreseers, and the things I've tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you've been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity\u00ae. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_17:11:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "d47aae1bece75f939928c1f9764b8145", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11895894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now my second comment has been deleted (though I did get an e-mail from Frank and replied to him privately). The deleted comment, which explained why I didn't think my first comment was unfair or \"imputing evil motives\" was this:<br><br>Thanks for replying, Frank. I didn\u2019t mean to imply that you presented an ethereal Jesus in your manifesto (or elsewhere), but only said that Christians often emphasize Jesus\u2019 moral teachings, theology, etc. to help us avoid following an ethereal Jesus. And your manifesto makes a point of criticizing these ethical and theological efforts.<br><br>Thanks also for an explanation for the deletions. I did not think I was imputing \u201cevil motives\u201d to you, but only pointing out the impression you make with this site. In the manifesto itself you refer people to your books (including direct links to Amazon). You also conclude with pictures of your books and there are more links in the sidebar to take people to sellers of your books. You yourself also repeatedly refer people to your books in your comments here (as you do in your comment to me), instead of making that information available free of charge. So I don\u2019t think it is unfair to say that you are promoting your books here.<br><br>And I never said that promoting your books was \u201cevil.\u201d I did, however, point out that Jesus always gave all his teachings, the \u201cgood news\u201d of God, to people for free. And aren\u2019t you preaching here that we should embody the living Jesus? Is it wrong to expect you to practice that as well?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-29_12:34:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11639562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mark, I appreciate what you are trying to say.  Sometimes in trying to bring out what is missing, that very thing excludes what was previous highlighted.  I like how Rick McKinley says it.  He always asks, \"What is the whole picture look like.\" Not, \"What is missing.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_15:39:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "jonathanbrink", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11734283": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bingo! Yahtzee! Love the profundity of your pun. You really were \"Jesus\" in your response to us, Mark, and I'll never forget it. Thx! bro", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:09:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e808732b9b27df2c17f2807c21129ee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11733630, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11748879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think the \"rude\" she was talking about is what I alluded to at the beginning of my post here. <br><br>I don't read anything acrimonious about people's responses to Frank and Len...and if there is any negative feedback, I have no doubt whatsoever that they can handle it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_19:06:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11738282, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11662225": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "[this is what I posted on their blog - reproducing it here since people commented here too]<br><br>Dear Frank and Leonard,<br>Yes, I agree with most of the comments posted already - will not repeat them. I will write what \"else\" I thought.<br><br>I think this manifesto sounds like a \"one-punch-two-punch\" style document that wants to push all the hot buttons on which churches/christians spend time/energy/devotion - and hence dilutes the focus from being solely on Jesus Christ. If the title is Jesus Manifesto, you should have kept all that \"criticism\" out.<br><br>Second, I have started to think about a simple, hardworking farmer as an audience when reading these days (or even writing) - and evaluating it. Will your manifesto be read by a rural farmer, say from some small southern town, and will he get it? What does he think Jesus is? Does he have enough time and imagination to think about all this? If not, who is at fault? The farmer works hard all week, goes to church, hears some sermon preached, comes back and gets in the rut again. People like us, who have access to everything \"technology\" and the \"revolution\" can write and talk about such manifestos, while sitting in our beds connected to the \"internet\". But what about those who do not have such a lifestyle? I think you are writing to an audience that is already tuned in and access to the \"revolution\" that you are talking about - and hence this manifesto is not a hard sell to that audience. Even sunday-only-church-going people, like me, find this stimulating - but not solely focusing on Jesus. What needs to change in the mode of \"communication\" and \"how\" we communicate? Worth thinking, I guess.<br><br>Lastly, why did it end with promoting the books? This is definitely not a manifesto then.<br><br>Some honest opinions, because I know you listen.<br><br>-ranjeet", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_03:07:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "53a5af03b82da39fc3bbecec74bb8dfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11633941": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good points.  I get what they are trying to do here and I agree with some of the sentiment.  But after having read it a few times and especially after listening to Len talk about it on the latest Hombrewed Christianity podcast, I fear that it may end up swinging the pendulum in the opposite direction.  I get the sense that a binary is being created between -- to put it in shorthand -- Jesus and the Kingdom.  I don't get that at all.  It seems to me that the two are necessarily inter-twined and should work in tandem with one another.  I think we should be about unification, not bifurcation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_13:24:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "blakehuggins", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11727638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Mark:<br><br>I appreciate the graciousness of your response to our \"Jesus Manifesto.\" It has been a major challenge for me over the years to maintain your level of poise and generosity when someone rips off one of your phrases and metaphors, so I honor you and apologize for this transgression. One of the reasons why I footnote so obsessively in my books is that I always try to acknowledge my debts, and to honor the bridges that carry me across. I was only vaguely aware of your existence, and had mistakenly filed your webzine in my mind with the \"new monasticism\" conversation, of which I have not been a part. But that does not excuse our unthinking use of your moniker without at least your permission and/or a prior conversation and/or a footnote. <br><br>Maybe we didn't make the trinitarian aspects off our thinking as explicit as we should have. As someone who has written widely on the trinity, and who has written whole books on how to do life trinitarily (\"triangulated living,\" I have called it), I simply assumed that people would know that I am on record as refusing to talk about Jesus without talking about the Father or the Spirit. In Christ the full manifestation of the Godhead dwells, \"God in Three PERSONS, blessed Trinity.\" The purpose of the Holy Spirit is more than a generic \"comforter and sustainer\" by the way. The Spirit's purpose is always to bring Christ to life in our lives, as Augustine most memorably put it in the greatest essay ever written on the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit =the Lover, the loved, and the love that unites Lover and loved.<br><br>I also regret the inclusion of the phrase \"kingdom of God\" in the litany of  items that are replacing the lifting up of Christ. After all, the \"kingdom\" is what Jesus talked about the most; it was/is his vision; we can't lose that language. But as someone who teaches a graduate course on \"The History of the Social Gospel Movement in American Christianity, 1880-1950,\" I am acutely aware what happens to a movement when the language of \"kingdom\" and \"kingdom principles\" replace devotion to Christ. Walter Rauschenbusch, the founder of the social gospel movement in the US, never separated \"kingdom\" from \"Christ,\" and even understood the kingdom AS Christ. But not most of his successors. I have published many sermons in <a href=\"http://sermons.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">sermons.com</a> with the theme of \"the key to a clean heart (Ps. 51:10) is dirty hands\" and even argue that the open sesame to the Pearly Gates may well be \"Show Me Your Hands\"---you got clean hands, go back; you got dirty hands, welcome.\" But we get our hands dirty in mercy-ministries in the world because we see Jesus where Jesus appears most:  on the margins, on the periphery, on the edges, where the poor and the oppressed are found. \"Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these, you did it to me.\"  This is \"holy living:\" the ability to see Jesus in the most despicable people you can think of, and treat them as Jesus. To be \"pure in heart\" in Jesus' \"Beatitudes\" does not mean never to have a lustful or unsanctified thought (good luck with that), but to see Jesus in everyone. You will note that we were careful not to talk about making Jesus the \"center,\" even though this has been the headline for the manifesto, because Christ de-centers our life and moves us to the margins and boundaries (I argued this way back in SoulTsunami). A move to the \"center,\" whether it be the \"centers\" of religion, power, politics, whatever, is a move away from Jesus, who is found at the edges. <br><br>In some ways, I regret we did not go further in this document (or more \"backward,\" as some of our critics allege). Maybe we weren't \"backwards\" enough. Where we wrote \"God is not so much about fixing things that have gone wrong in our lives as finding us in our brokenness and giving us Christ,\" I wish we had stated it even more baldly and boldly with our Orthodox brothers and sisters: God doesn't just give us Christ, God makes us Christ for the world. Where we wrote, \"He is the sum of all spiritual things...\"  I wonder now at  why just spiritual? He is the sum of all things, period. And where we wrote \"Jesus did not come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live\" maybe we should have added, \"Jesus came to make us Jesus  for the world.\"<br><br>Thx! for this opportunity for me to respond briefly to our critics, and thx! for your graciousness and integrity of witness.<br><br>Still in One Peace,<br><br>len", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_11:46:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-583321790", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11735753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wait...that sounds like a philosophical statement. ;)<br><br>Seriously though...though I think your first statement is an over-statement, I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying. We desperately need to ground our lives in the love of God and neighbor. In fact, the two cannot be separated from one another. The question is: what shape does that love take? It is far too easy for love to be mere sentiment. How do we love our neighbors (and enemies) in a way that is tangible, real, and powerful enough to challenge those things that divide and destroy us?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:41:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11734980, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11661470": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Mark.<br><br>First, I just want to encourage you to forgive them whatever debt you think they might owe you re: Jesus Manifesto(tm). It's easy to be somewhat possessive about 'intellectual property'. Luke 6, my man :)<br><br>Second...It seems very easy to get caugh up in the abstraction game with the Father and the Spirit. I feel somewhat confident that the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, and that if I've seen the Son I've seen the Father. This isn't to downplay Trinitarian...but rather to admit a personal and perhaps ecclesial inability to stay 'grounded' without a strong Christocentric focus.<br><br>I love the idea of a Christ-centered Christianity. Thing is, it's just too easy for me to admire Jesus and not so much to actually follow him. Following him doesn't exactly mean BEING him (the example thing), but are we so worried that people are going to get so busy acting like Jesus that we might forget who he is? Wow...I would love to live in the world where THAT is a valid concern.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_02:04:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-698974769", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11634596, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11636128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Did you listen to \"the YouTube song Give Me Jesus\" while reading the manifesto (as they recommend)? You might not have understood it deeply enough without the full experience!<br><br>Sorry they ripped off the title, Mark. That was kind of jerky (since they seem to know about this site\u2014didn't you interview them once?). And a letter from a publicist doesn't exactly reflect the close-knit life of the ekklesia they seem to describe. But you seem to be responding well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_14:14:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11720993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, I suppose Jesus doesn't mind a few jokes at his expense. (He's very forgiving, I hear.)<br><br>For some more Jesus humor, <a href=\"http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-are-you-glutton-for-punishment.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">go here.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_09:08:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11719208, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11636259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From personal experience I have seen this theology (Christianity=Jesus) to be problematic.  I think it inherently leads to a spiritualized other-worldly focus, rather than engagement with this world (Kingdom of God).  I do appreciate that Viola has tried to reconcile these  ideas (Jesus and KOG) in recent years, but I still find it problematic.  I don't know Sweet's work, but I know Viola is coming from a Watchman Nee/T. Austin Sparks influence, and I think historically this flavor of theology leads to a distancing from this world.<br><br>Anyways, those are my thoughts, my experience, but I'm sure there are others who feel differently.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_14:17:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "adammoore", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11634596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree about the lack of Trinitarian focus. This came up in the Re:Jesus book by Frost and Hirsh as well. I don't get it. If someone affirms the doctrine of the Trinity, it should really inform EVERYTHING. One simply CANNOT meaningfully talk about Jesus apart from the Father (who is his object of worship and his father) or the Spirit (who empowers and sustains). <br><br>So when someone misses these points but then maintains that they are trinitarian elsewhere, I get confused. I'm not being cute here...I actually get confused. The triune relationality of God either shapes one's understanding of Jesus or it doesn't. And if it really does, it should be readily apparent whenever one talks of Christ. Especially when one is talking about the proper way to understand Christ and live as the embodiment of Christ in the world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_13:38:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11634238, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11731238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know that for Len Sweet his concern lately has been for exactly the error of liberal Christianity - I see this as his way of pushing back in an unapologetically Christological direction. That's not a bad thing, however, without the context of the emergent/emerging discussion in the background this really does just begin to resemble a bit of a fundy rant. My main concern is that any preaching of Jesus should push us into a more incarnational engagement with the brokenness of this world here and now. Hence, preaching Jesus shouldn't make us us less inclined to ethical thinking, but more so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_13:07:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "924742a2d6b6768f9493a2b594945183", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11719208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Humor, Paul.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_07:41:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11718900, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11664169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's not a manifesto in the sense of a summary of the core beliefs of a movement - and it's not particularly useful so probably doesn't warrant the amount of time we're all spending typing about it. A more useful text to debate might be Mark Brett's \"Decolonizing God\" or Tripp York's new book \"Living on Hope While Living in Babylon: The Christian Anarchists of the 20th Century\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_05:50:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a25f7389557903d8874a12541e134cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11738282": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I didn't read anything in either the manifesto itself or Sweet & Viola's exchanges with Mark that could fairly be characterized as \"rude.\"  Nor, considering the number of comments so quickly generated here, does the document seem \"unhelpful.\"  Indeed, if it is all very \"silly\" and lacking in value, one wonders why so many were spurred to honest dialogue by the manifesto (and when has it ever been the case honest and careful dialogue between followers of Jesus is absolutely lacking in some benefit?).<br><br>Frankly speaking, the only thing here that is really unhelpful, silly, & (possibly) rude in this thread is the use of pejorative adjectives for the purpose of denigrating Sweet & Viola's manifesto and their subsequent interactions with Mark.  I've no doubt, Julie, that you have a far more thoughtful critique than the drive-by hits you've offered here.<br><br>I'd add that I'm shocked; but given the acrimony which so often characterizes intramural Christian disagreements, I'm not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_15:42:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e428963e1dae270be8afb83d0d6b340", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11724245, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11712556": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm not sure books are even that important in communicating Jesus' way. He did it quite well without writing anything.<br><br>And coming up with a book that speaks to everyone seems futile to me. Speak to <i>someone</i>, and let them pass along those truths to others, in their own language. That's one way the live person is a much better communicator than a book, they can know their subject well and know their listener well and translate for them. Jesus did that constantly, speaking one way to the disciples and another way to others, putting God's Word into words that his listeners could hear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_23:58:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11703638, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11722157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Yes, I suppose Jesus doesn't mind a few jokes at his expense.\"<br><br>He's suffered worse.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_09:43:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11720993, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11863854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, I know, I was just being facetious.  However, I will say that, while theology does not require literacy, it can be an important gift to it.  I don't think we have lost more than we have gained by its use.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-28_19:10:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e8390542179c9cc76df7a0fd9201281", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11863241, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11665967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This has been the problem of most everything coming out of the 'Emergent/Emerging' movement... it is completely disengaged from common people.  I live and minister in a small town in MN and I will tell you that it has been my experience that people here do not spend time reading this stuff at all... maybe they will read something like 'The Shack' but certainly would not read something called a 'Manifesto'.  (sorry Mark) They are concerned about basic needs not theological arguments.  <br><br>Oh, and the local farmer/worker will be seen online... just very different sites than Emergent blogs.<br><br>-Lisa Ellwoods", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_07:40:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "315eff14372f5ea436f458b9d5fdbb21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11662225, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12023476": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I might be the odd man out here (usually am) but I didn't read it as something that was ever to be taken apart from the Trinity in any way. I'm still not quite sure how that idea got thrown in the mix. Then again, I've read a good deal of you's fellas other stuff, so I dunno exactly how newbies would take it. I agree with Mark, I hope it will be taken as a starting point for deeper exploration in Christ, surely. Mainly because its never my wish for anyone to stop dead with a \"theology\" of Christ. Aren't we in a relationship with the Living, Loving God? I'd never just assume that I know everything about my wife and leave it at that (that is likely to get me killed). If I cannot know my wife perfectly and fully in every way and she is right next to me physically, how would I ever be so arrogant to assume that I could just stop exploring Christ's heart either? That <i>is</i> the relationship!<br><br>Anyway, I really liked your \"key to a clean heart is dirty hands.\" Where can I find that and do you mind if I link to it? Google it, I guess...", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-02_02:45:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-593873344", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11727638, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11725129": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It was hard to get a car loan back then.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_10:38:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11722611, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11863480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good points, \"Facebook User.\" And I think it's probably safe to say that the <i>majority</i> of Christians throughout history, being illiterate, have not become followers of Jesus through books but through encounters with living Christian witnesses.<br><br>The \"Word,\" after all, is not a book but a living person. And the \"manifesto\" being discussed here emphasizes that Jesus is not a theology or ethic but a person, embodied (hopefully) in his followers. A good point. It also, however, serves to introduce and promote two books by popular Christian authors (which you can order now using their handy links to Amazon...).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-28_18:46:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11736292, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11753524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "First part - Ecclesiastes 1:14  <br>Second part - John 14 & 15, 1 John 1:2", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_20:29:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a3006ad23bea1da35a0d9e5c441550c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11735753, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11712314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We have a good number of readers from the country, actually. Working class and rural folks care about theology...but a theology that connects with real life. It may not seem like it, but many of the themes on <a href=\"http://JesusManifesto.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">JesusManifesto.com</a> are profoundly practical. We write a lot about things that have grown up from the struggles of the people, rather than things that flow from the lofty perch of Academia. My own writing, while certainly a bit philosophical, almost always grows out of real encounters with struggling people. And while I may use different vocabulary talking about such ideas with average urban and rural folks, the ideas almost always carry over.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_23:49:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11665967, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11844155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Of course farmers read theology.  Lisa's point is that the ones she knows don't read the kind of theology found on most emergent blogs and they are not particularly interested in heady theological debates.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-27_21:53:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "035be2cae878a0cd57f89a860ada2949", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11666817, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11634238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Spot on Mark.  I picked up the same things about the Kingdom of God and the social activist things - false dichotomies there.  <br><br>The other thing on my wish list would have been to be Christocentric, but also fully Trinitarian.  The way we focus ourselves on Christ is by working in rhythm with his continuing Spirit, our encourager.  I read over the manifesto very very quickly, so I may have missed something, but that part seemed a little left out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_13:31:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "09f6a2b910b099bbfde17e280572c472", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11971391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nicely done. <br><br>I was trying to impugn a culture where lack of credit constitutes a national crisis, but I think it bombed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-01_06:01:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11969344, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11969344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "didn't need loans, just a fish with a big enough mouth to hold the right amount of change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-01_03:04:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-593873344", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11725129, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11738379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just found another Jesus Manifesto! <a href=\"http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/manifesto.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/manifesto.htm</a> These suckers are everywhere... : )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_15:44:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "693aec226525249ccf82285be2b612c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11734980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In the end, all our philosiphying and individuality is vanity. If we are not; loving one another as ourselves, expressing the unconditional love we ourselves have experienced in Christ Jesus and sharing it with each other, we have missed the mark. May God grant us a fresh revelation of the Glorified Christ Jesus!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:25:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a3006ad23bea1da35a0d9e5c441550c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11635013": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "reading the manifesto and listening to Len talk about it makes me want to do the old 'Neil Edward Oliver'. There are two sides drawn in the dirt, but what we really need is discussion above both.<br><br>jesus vs the kingdom? justice vs mercy? the issues are so sharply drawn against each other to almost the point of parody.<br><br>i absolutely agree with you... \"Throughout, there is just enough over-statement to rob this manifesto of its power.\"<br><br>i appreciate so much what they are doing and it stretches me... but also irritates me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_13:47:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "diecast", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11938246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just added this on the other site, which maybe I shouldn't have, but I couldn't help myself (and it's a bit funny):<br><br><br>I have no way to respond to the moderator privately, so...<br><br>I see you are intent on deleting anything more I say here (while leaving Frank's comment about me \"imputing evil motives,\" which is untrue and judges my motives, and erasing all the evidence so no one else can tell if it's true or not). I wish you would take this manifesto more to heart and try to embody the living Jesus a little more yourself.<br><br>I'll do my best, too. Pfft, pfft, pfft. (That's me wiping the dust from my feet.)<br><br>  <br>p.s. I should add that I appreciate Frank's private conversation with me by e-mail. And I realize he is not responsible for these deletions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-30_12:23:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11895894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11863241": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, technically the New Testament existed initially and primarily as oral history and testimony, and was only later put to paper in as letters and the gospels. And oral transmission of the bible is one of the most effective methods of evangelism and missions/leadership training - the Southern Baptist Convention has done a ton of work/research into that, and they've come up with some really good material and studies.<br><br>In addition, theologians such as Kwame Bediako have detailed what a 'bottom-up' theology looks like - Bediako focuses on West/Central Africa, but there are parallels to other locales. In these instances, academia finds itself more in a role of theological historians, racing to catch up with the insights and movements on the ground amongst the people.<br><br>Theology is something that can flourish in all social strata, and does not require literacy to be efficacious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-28_18:31:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-518179309", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11736292, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11711951": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think Lisa got what I was saying - if Jesus reached the common man/woman, our theology must reach too - without needing any translation. I took farmers just as an example. I was recently in many rural areas in the US, and noticed that the lifestyle \"is\" very different, validating my belief that we in the \"urban\" world do not truly know it. I was at a small ranch, meeting with some very simple minded people. One of them gives rides to people on horses, young man, 23 - and guess what his most important concern was - \"nothing\". He just wanted to live on the ranch, meet people, give rides, may be get married one day - very \"simple\" and a genuinely nice guy. He is connected to the \"internet\", no doubt. But as Lisa points out, what does he read? I just cannot imagine talking to him about \"bride of christ\", \"eternal glory\", \"passion of christ\", \"jesus manifesto\" - unless I am somewhere on the same page as him and talk his \"language\" and start where his concerns today are, I cannot see such a dialog. And then, if he is so simple minded, could he blamed for not thinking \"deep\" - is he not capable or is he not willing or something else? <br><br>May be, we all are in a vaccum, talking about theology - and reading/writing/commenting - but there \"is\" some part of the world outside of ours that we are not connecting to. And that does not mean we pick our bags and go \"rural\". We could connect with people there - but should we be talking/thinking more about that? <br><br>The same issues are in the \"urban\" areas too - replace the horse with something else.<br><br>In my mind, if I have to start with terms like \"manifesto\", \"organic\", \"emergent\" etc. - there is something we are missing. Jesus did not use any of those terms. Need to keep the farmer in mind - even for my \"language\" of communication.<br><br>-ranjeet", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_23:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "53a5af03b82da39fc3bbecec74bb8dfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11642192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So it's all about Jesus. Who knew?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_16:43:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11734435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Aw shucks. ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:12:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11734283, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11724245": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just have to add - i'm a bit shocked by this comment by Frank to you - <br>\"My recommendation to you (and challenge perhaps) would be for you to write your own manifesto that improves upon the weaknesses that you feel are present in our ours. Our statement is by no means perfect, but it\u2019s what we feel the Lord has given us. It\u2019s our \u201cportion,\u201d if you will. We\u2019d love to see yours someday.\"<br><br>really?  love to see you do something with a manifesto?  hmmm...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_10:32:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c810679e971a5dfca1adc6306cdae70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11703638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here we get into the Q of who is the intended audience for a book. We need books for scholars and non-scholars alike. It can be a challenge to find Christian books that can appeal to someone who doesn't have a masters degree and yet wants to read something a bit more challenging than say \"Your Best Life Now.\" Books like Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis) and Simply Christian (NT Wright) have a readership that reaches folks ranging from PhDs to high school dropouts but they are the exception not the rule.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_18:25:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "65eeb78de72944ee87ae01b27b091346", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11666817, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13245272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agreee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-23_23:02:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-702770004", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11713625": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People where I live (and I can only speak for this area) do have theology... but probably would not talk about it as 'theology.'  Not to say that they couldn't... just more that they wouldn't.  As Mark points out... they don't 'connect' that way.  Hopefully, I am able to live my life in such a way that people can see that Christians, like Christ, care for those on the margins through unconditional love.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_00:51:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "315eff14372f5ea436f458b9d5fdbb21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11712224, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11753562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's 1 John 1 & 2.  : - )", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_20:30:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a3006ad23bea1da35a0d9e5c441550c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11753524, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11637084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I'm no foreseers, and the things I've tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you've been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity\u00ae. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_14:37:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "d47aae1bece75f939928c1f9764b8145", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11736378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is the best threads in the whole conversation!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:55:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e8390542179c9cc76df7a0fd9201281", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11725129, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11778015": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I posted this reply (following up Mark's comments) <a href=\"http://ajesusmanifesto.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/a-jesus-manifesto-by-leonard-sweet-and-frank-viola/#comment-62\" rel=\"nofollow\">on the \"other\" Jesus Manifesto</a> blog:<br><br>[This comment disappeared on their site soon after I posted it yesterday, but then reappeared just now. I'm not sure why. I did write to Len about it and he was open and responsive, though he thought it was unfair to assume they were trying to promote their books.]<br><br><br>I think what Mark was pointing to is that you emphasize the person of Jesus, yet do not describe him (or the nature of his kingdom), maybe even intentionally. And you seem to strongly criticize the emphasis of other Christians on ethics, theologies, and teachings drawn from Jesus (even the emphasis on \"the kingdom of God,\" which Jesus focused on himself), yet these are the ways Christians have tried to describe the nature of Jesus and his body, to help us avoid following an ethereal \"person of Jesus\" that we made up to suit ourselves.<br><br>You say, \"The Jesus who walked the shores of Galilee is the same person who indwells the church today.\" I agree, if by \"church\" you mean the authentic, committed followers of Jesus, whose lives look like his. But much that we see in \"the church\" does not look like Jesus at all, while they all (or at least most) claim to be following Jesus. Their \"Jesus\" is just a word, without real content (much less a real person). And this abstract \"person of Jesus\" is easily adapted to their own desires or social pressures, including the pressures of the powers of this world. Hence the description \"anemic Christianity.\" <br><br>I also think you should be more open to challenge and criticism, since you are posting this publicly, and the Jesus you write about is not yours (not even \"your portion\" is yours) but the one living Jesus of us all, his body. You challenge Mark to write his own statement (\"instead of criticizing ours\" seems to be the implication). But from your statement here it would seem that what we need is not more statements but living people embodying the living Jesus. And Jesus (who never wrote his own \"manifesto\") was quite an outspoken critic of his fellow Jews, especially those considered to be the religious leaders and teachers of the people.<br><br>Like, perhaps, the popular Christian authors of our day. You write \"Christians don't follow a book.\" But wandering through a Christian bookstore might lead us to quite a different conclusion. And this \"manifesto\" (and the work of your publicist to spread the word about it) also seems to be an attempt to promote your books.<br><br>The living Jesus perhaps wonders why you are charging people for the \"good news\" that he always gave away for free.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-26_12:04:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11712224": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I cannot help but feel like this is a bit condescending. Rural folk aren't non-theological or simple minded. Sure, they might not use the same words that those steeped in theology might use, but they do think about these things. Almost all of my family and my wife's family is rural. The word \"manifesto\" is as likely to be understood in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota as it is in Minneapolis, MN. In either case, the problem isn't with the word, as long as it is defined. The issue is whether or not it connects. This manifesto of Viola's and Sweets is probably something a lot of folks from anywhere in the country can resonate with. And while <a href=\"http://JesusManifesto.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">JesusManifesto.com</a> may not always resonate with rural conservative folks, sometimes it does. And the idea that Jesus cares particularly for the poor and the struggling and the left-out and the oppressed is something that I find a lot of resonance with in rural America.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_23:45:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11711951, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11643361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I'm no foreseers, and the things I've tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you've been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity\u00ae. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_17:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d47aae1bece75f939928c1f9764b8145", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11756968": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do you think you are helping the situation with vague and unsubstantiated accusations, Dana?<br><br>And it's probably worth pointing out that Jesus' arguments with the Pharisees were \"Jew against Jew,\" so I don't think it should be surprising if his followers challenge and argue with other Christians.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_22:58:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11754242, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11736292": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"I'm not sure books are even that important in communicating Jesus' way. He did it quite well without writing anything.\"<br><br>Not a ringing endorsement for the New Testament, eh?  (wink)   Seriously, though, books are not the end all, but neither should we understate their past and present importance as mediums of formation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_14:52:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e8390542179c9cc76df7a0fd9201281", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11712556, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11744126": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why not edit your \"Jesus Manifesto,\" Len? Why does it have to be a static document? It's on the Internet, for Pete's sake. Wikify it! Or not. Your call  ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_16:56:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab9feacdb2b0859be805f23c37269d4e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11734283, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11648359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I too got the memo and at first I thought it came from you. I agree - it's a good Christo-centric document. (What a relief from those emergent/progressive discussions that downplay or downplay the resurrection as though we've evolved beyond this \"myth.\") But I also agree with Blake that we're setting up the possibility of a binary where it's Jesus or justice. I don't see where our savior gave us this option. <br><br>I know that everyone is positioning themselves as some kind of online guru who can teach you how to harness the power of the web but viral and social marketing services seems to be one aspect of book promotion that authors have to do themselves so it feels authentic. I tend not to get involved with a particular project unless I have developed a relationship with the author and they ask me to engage with them on a project to build up a respective synergy. <br>Speaking of the Trinity, I love how Eliacin talks here in threes. &lt;vbg&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_18:23:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "bexgee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11959400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "very good stuff. thanks for the points!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-01_00:06:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "6655f29c902e1233e1949f638a1b10f0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11756657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dana, perhaps you could say who you're addressing...because it isn't very charitable to say that everyone is acting like pharisees. I find your judgmental attitude very discouraging. I'm not even sure what you're upset about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_22:45:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11754242, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11709042": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree - I think this document moves us backward.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_21:26:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "adammoore", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11654773, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11722611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Like what? ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_09:57:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11722157, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "11718900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"prattle on incessantly\"?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_07:19:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11718523, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11654773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The document was just rude and really unhelpful to the church.  <br><br>We evangelicals spent so long talking just about the person of Jesus that we forgot to follow anything he said.  A manifesto telling us to go back to that unbalance way of faith just doesn't seem at all useful.  <br><br>But they also seem to be confusing emerging kingdom of God / justice talk with classic liberal theology.  That theology did deny the person of Christ and the resurrection which is why we had the pendulum swing to evangelicalism in the first place.  But that isn't what is happening now no matter how badly the critics want to pretend it is.  Telling people to give up a both/and faith in favor of one extreme because you falsely fear they follow the opposite extreme is kinda silly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_20:57:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c810679e971a5dfca1adc6306cdae70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11718647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought of this site when I heard the HBC podcast this week; I didn't know Viola knew you guys.  <br><br>I'm glad that not everyone is swooning in breathless adoration of the document.  I saw the thing as vague and self-congratulatory.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_06:56:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "f59619f45234cbfefa967c4847dabd2f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11745016": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Where is that comment?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_17:12:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "adammoore", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11724245, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11757945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Haha.  Ok, ok.  And you're no doubt right; they're both big guys and perfectly capable of dealing with a little criticism.  Julie, being a formidable person herself, can no doubt deal with the feedback as well.  <br><br>I guess I took issue with what seemed to be hyperbole flirting with ad hominem attack.  I think when we (Christians) start lobbing loaded adjectives at each other constructive conversation and thoughtful critique tends to go out the window pretty quickly.<br><br>Anyway, it's your blog and I take the implicit correction.  Thanks for the conversation here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_23:37:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e428963e1dae270be8afb83d0d6b340", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11748879, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11718523": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is a balanced review, Mark -- much more so than I would be. I echo your points of contention and, being less discreet, I'd go on to point out that, once again, a couple of white guys have it all figured out, and once again, it comes in the form of overstating the obvious. And it smacks of pretension: a <i>Magna Carta</i>?? Seriously? And we're supposed to listen to a song while we read it to get the full effect? Seems dangerously close to self-parody. <br><br>So it's \"<i>Christ</i>. No more. No less.\" But what does that mean? What does that look like? Can we explore that without invoking (distributive) justice or social concern? Didn't Jesus do justice, and prattle on incessantly about the kingdom of God, and commend to us a constellation of values, and offer at least one leadership principle (becoming a servant)? If we all get \"back to Jesus\" and we all have a different Jesus (which seems inevitable to me), are we any better off? I agree that there's some good stuff here, but I also share Eliacin's suspicion that this is a buzz-building publishing ploy. So I guess I'm just doing my part.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_06:44:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11852028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "p.s. Now just the last part of my comment has been deleted (with an explanation). And Frank Viola has replied, which I appreciate and respect. The continuing conversation can be read on their site.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-28_10:04:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "paulmunn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11778015, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11938346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The sound effects cracked me up.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-30_12:26:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "tedtroxell", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11938246, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11733630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thank you for that response, Len. I think that a great number of folks are likely to read your manifesto in a disembodied sort of way, not knowing the context it is emerging out of (pun intended). I hope people will take this as a starting point for a deeper exploration of what it means to participate in/with/for Christ, rather than a static end-point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_13:55:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "markvans", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11727638, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "http://jesusmanifesto.com/does-not-exist/", "theme": 4, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "22744904", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "6124", "hash": 8080650560769221948}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "a_jesus_manifesto", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 22744904, "num_posts": 69, "closed": false, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "1a1bdc1b204664881be4e1b12416ddaf", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": true, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '3a1994e3330279e78957da82fb64f754';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jesusmanifesto' +
		'&t=a_jesus_manifesto' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + disqus_default_text +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/a_jesus_manifesto/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html = Dsq.Templates.postBox() + html;

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();


		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<form action="." method="GET" onsubmit="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false); return false;"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Subscribe to all comments by email</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Do not subscribe to comments</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
				</form> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>' 
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> Just a moment...';
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'a_jesus_manifesto'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/a_jesus_manifesto/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">69</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/a_jesus_manifesto/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/a_jesus_manifesto/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/a_jesus_manifesto/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on the Jesus Manifesto" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:22744904" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/openid-login-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false">OpenID</a> \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jesusmanifesto',
			't'				: 'a_jesus_manifesto',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/a_jesus_manifesto/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'a_jesus_manifesto'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'a_jesus_manifesto'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'a_jesus_manifesto'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/22744904/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jesusmanifesto/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/jesusmanifesto/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11633941">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11633941" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11633941" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11633941" href="http://blakehuggins.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Blake Huggins</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11633941" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11633941" class="dsq-comment-message">Good points.  I get what they are trying to do here and I agree with some of the sentiment.  But after having read it a few times and especially after listening to Len talk about it on the latest Hombrewed Christianity podcast, I fear that it may end up swinging the pendulum in the opposite direction.  I get the sense that a binary is being created between -- to put it in shorthand -- Jesus and the Kingdom.  I don\'t get that at all.  It seems to me that the two are necessarily inter-twined and should work in tandem with one another.  I think we should be about unification, not bifurcation.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11634238">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11634238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11634238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11634238" href="http://www.spiritfarmer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">steve lewis</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11634238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11634238" class="dsq-comment-message">Spot on Mark.  I picked up the same things about the Kingdom of God and the social activist things - false dichotomies there.  <br><br>The other thing on my wish list would have been to be Christocentric, but also fully Trinitarian.  The way we focus ourselves on Christ is by working in rhythm with his continuing Spirit, our encourager.  I read over the manifesto very very quickly, so I may have missed something, but that part seemed a little left out.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11634596">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11634596" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11634596" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11634596" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11634596" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11634596" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree about the lack of Trinitarian focus. This came up in the Re:Jesus book by Frost and Hirsh as well. I don\'t get it. If someone affirms the doctrine of the Trinity, it should really inform EVERYTHING. One simply CANNOT meaningfully talk about Jesus apart from the Father (who is his object of worship and his father) or the Spirit (who empowers and sustains). <br><br>So when someone misses these points but then maintains that they are trinitarian elsewhere, I get confused. I\'m not being cute here...I actually get confused. The triune relationality of God either shapes one\'s understanding of Jesus or it doesn\'t. And if it really does, it should be readily apparent whenever one talks of Christ. Especially when one is talking about the proper way to understand Christ and live as the embodiment of Christ in the world.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11661470">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11661470" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11661470" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11661470" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Aszterbaum/698974769" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joey Aszterbaum</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11661470" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11661470" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Mark.<br><br>First, I just want to encourage you to forgive them whatever debt you think they might owe you re: Jesus Manifesto(tm). It\'s easy to be somewhat possessive about \'intellectual property\'. Luke 6, my man :)<br><br>Second...It seems very easy to get caugh up in the abstraction game with the Father and the Spirit. I feel somewhat confident that the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, and that if I\'ve seen the Son I\'ve seen the Father. This isn\'t to downplay Trinitarian...but rather to admit a personal and perhaps ecclesial inability to stay \'grounded\' without a strong Christocentric focus.<br><br>I love the idea of a Christ-centered Christianity. Thing is, it\'s just too easy for me to admire Jesus and not so much to actually follow him. Following him doesn\'t exactly mean BEING him (the example thing), but are we so worried that people are going to get so busy acting like Jesus that we might forget who he is? Wow...I would love to live in the world where THAT is a valid concern.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11635013" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11635013" href="http://www.whateveryoudo.tumblr.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11635013" class="dsq-comment-message">reading the manifesto and listening to Len talk about it makes me want to do the old \'Neil Edward Oliver\'. There are two sides drawn in the dirt, but what we really need is discussion above both.<br><br>jesus vs the kingdom? justice vs mercy? the issues are so sharply drawn against each other to almost the point of parody.<br><br>i absolutely agree with you... "Throughout, there is just enough over-statement to rob this manifesto of its power."<br><br>i appreciate so much what they are doing and it stretches me... but also irritates me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11636128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11636128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11636128" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11636128" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11636128" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you listen to "the YouTube song Give Me Jesus" while reading the manifesto (as they recommend)? You might not have understood it deeply enough without the full experience!<br><br>Sorry they ripped off the title, Mark. That was kind of jerky (since they seem to know about this site—didn\'t you interview them once?). And a letter from a publicist doesn\'t exactly reflect the close-knit life of the ekklesia they seem to describe. But you seem to be responding well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11636259">Adam</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11636259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11636259" class="dsq-comment-message">From personal experience I have seen this theology (Christianity=Jesus) to be problematic.  I think it inherently leads to a spiritualized other-worldly focus, rather than engagement with this world (Kingdom of God).  I do appreciate that Viola has tried to reconcile these  ideas (Jesus and KOG) in recent years, but I still find it problematic.  I don\'t know Sweet\'s work, but I know Viola is coming from a Watchman Nee/T. Austin Sparks influence, and I think historically this flavor of theology leads to a distancing from this world.<br><br>Anyways, those are my thoughts, my experience, but I\'m sure there are others who feel differently.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11637084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11637084" href="http://www.eliacin.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eliacin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11637084" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11637084" class="dsq-comment-message">I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I\'m no foreseers, and the things I\'ve tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you\'ve been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity®. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11639562" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11639562" href="http://jonathanbrink.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Brink</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11639562" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11639562" class="dsq-comment-message">Mark, I appreciate what you are trying to say.  Sometimes in trying to bring out what is missing, that very thing excludes what was previous highlighted.  I like how Rick McKinley says it.  He always asks, "What is the whole picture look like." Not, "What is missing."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11642192">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11642192" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11642192" class="dsq-comment-message">So it\'s all about Jesus. Who knew?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11643267" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11643267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11643267" href="http://www.eliacin.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eliacin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11643267" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11643267" class="dsq-comment-message">I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I\'m no foreseers, and the things I\'ve tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you\'ve been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity®. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11643361">\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11643361" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11643361" href="http://www.eliacin.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eliacin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11643361" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11643361" class="dsq-comment-message">I was not surprise to see you helping out in spite of the obvious lack of politeness in conversing with you about the name they gave (hijack) for their document. I do not think I would have gone the extra mile, but there you go living into the reality of the things you speak. Thanks.<br><br>I was also not impress by what the document says. Nothing really new.<br>It seems to me like David C Cook Publishers is experiementing with a stunt in sticky, viral marketing. I\'m no foreseers, and the things I\'ve tried to foresee have never happened, but I do not think this is going to stick for very long.<br><br>I appreciate the fact that you\'ve been faithful keeping The Jesus Manifesto for so long, way before the word manifesto was a cool one Christianity®. Thanks also for opening it to other voices.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11648359">bexgee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11648359" class="dsq-comment-message">I too got the memo and at first I thought it came from you. I agree - it\'s a good Christo-centric document. (What a relief from those emergent/progressive discussions that downplay or downplay the resurrection as though we\'ve evolved beyond this "myth.") But I also agree with Blake that we\'re setting up the possibility of a binary where it\'s Jesus or justice. I don\'t see where our savior gave us this option. <br><br>I know that everyone is positioning themselves as some kind of online guru who can teach you how to harness the power of the web but viral and social marketing services seems to be one aspect of book promotion that authors have to do themselves so it feels authentic. I tend not to get involved with a particular project unless I have developed a relationship with the author and they ask me to engage with them on a project to build up a respective synergy. <br>Speaking of the Trinity, I love how Eliacin talks here in threes. &lt;vbg&gt;</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11654773" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11654773" href="http://julieclawson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Julie Clawson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11654773" class="dsq-comment-message">The document was just rude and really unhelpful to the church.  <br><br>We evangelicals spent so long talking just about the person of Jesus that we forgot to follow anything he said.  A manifesto telling us to go back to that unbalance way of faith just doesn\'t seem at all useful.  <br><br>But they also seem to be confusing emerging kingdom of God / justice talk with classic liberal theology.  That theology did deny the person of Christ and the resurrection which is why we had the pendulum swing to evangelicalism in the first place.  But that isn\'t what is happening now no matter how badly the critics want to pretend it is.  Telling people to give up a both/and faith in favor of one extreme because you falsely fear they follow the opposite extreme is kinda silly.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11709042">Adam</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11709042" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11709042" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree - I think this document moves us backward.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11662225" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11662225" href="http://noconversion.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ranjeet Sonone</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11662225" class="dsq-comment-message">[this is what I posted on their blog - reproducing it here since people commented here too]<br><br>Dear Frank and Leonard,<br>Yes, I agree with most of the comments posted already - will not repeat them. I will write what "else" I thought.<br><br>I think this manifesto sounds like a "one-punch-two-punch" style document that wants to push all the hot buttons on which churches/christians spend time/energy/devotion - and hence dilutes the focus from being solely on Jesus Christ. If the title is Jesus Manifesto, you should have kept all that "criticism" out.<br><br>Second, I have started to think about a simple, hardworking farmer as an audience when reading these days (or even writing) - and evaluating it. Will your manifesto be read by a rural farmer, say from some small southern town, and will he get it? What does he think Jesus is? Does he have enough time and imagination to think about all this? If not, who is at fault? The farmer works hard all week, goes to church, hears some sermon preached, comes back and gets in the rut again. People like us, who have access to everything "technology" and the "revolution" can write and talk about such manifestos, while sitting in our beds connected to the "internet". But what about those who do not have such a lifestyle? I think you are writing to an audience that is already tuned in and access to the "revolution" that you are talking about - and hence this manifesto is not a hard sell to that audience. Even sunday-only-church-going people, like me, find this stimulating - but not solely focusing on Jesus. What needs to change in the mode of "communication" and "how" we communicate? Worth thinking, I guess.<br><br>Lastly, why did it end with promoting the books? This is definitely not a manifesto then.<br><br>Some honest opinions, because I know you listen.<br><br>-ranjeet</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11665967" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11665967" href="http://jacobswellprayer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lisa Ellwoods</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11665967" class="dsq-comment-message">This has been the problem of most everything coming out of the \'Emergent/Emerging\' movement... it is completely disengaged from common people.  I live and minister in a small town in MN and I will tell you that it has been my experience that people here do not spend time reading this stuff at all... maybe they will read something like \'The Shack\' but certainly would not read something called a \'Manifesto\'.  (sorry Mark) They are concerned about basic needs not theological arguments.  <br><br>Oh, and the local farmer/worker will be seen online... just very different sites than Emergent blogs.<br><br>-Lisa Ellwoods</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11666817" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11666817" class="dsq-comment-message">The fact that farmers don\'t tend to read theology shouldn\'t discourage us from writing or discussing it. Theology has always reached the "common people" in a trickle-down way. It appears, Lisa, that you read the stuff here, and you can translate and pass along whatever you think might be valuable to the farmers/workers you interact with.<br><br>I think the problem with the "manifesto" discussed here is that it\'s full of good sounding but vague and abstract theological statements that don\'t have much relevance to real life. There\'s much on this site, though, that is practical (relating to "basic needs") and would be valuable to farmers and workers if they had someone to pass it along to them in the language they are comfortable with.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11703638" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11703638" href="http://www.beckygarrison.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Becky</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11703638" class="dsq-comment-message">Here we get into the Q of who is the intended audience for a book. We need books for scholars and non-scholars alike. It can be a challenge to find Christian books that can appeal to someone who doesn\'t have a masters degree and yet wants to read something a bit more challenging than say "Your Best Life Now." Books like Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis) and Simply Christian (NT Wright) have a readership that reaches folks ranging from PhDs to high school dropouts but they are the exception not the rule.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11712556" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11712556" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure books are even that important in communicating Jesus\' way. He did it quite well without writing anything.<br><br>And coming up with a book that speaks to everyone seems futile to me. Speak to <i>someone</i>, and let them pass along those truths to others, in their own language. That\'s one way the live person is a much better communicator than a book, they can know their subject well and know their listener well and translate for them. Jesus did that constantly, speaking one way to the disciples and another way to others, putting God\'s Word into words that his listeners could hear.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11736292" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11736292" href="http://www.missional.ca/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jamie Arpin-Ricci</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11736292" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11736292" class="dsq-comment-message">"I\'m not sure books are even that important in communicating Jesus\' way. He did it quite well without writing anything."<br><br>Not a ringing endorsement for the New Testament, eh?  (wink)   Seriously, though, books are not the end all, but neither should we understate their past and present importance as mediums of formation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11863241">Facebook User</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11863241" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, technically the New Testament existed initially and primarily as oral history and testimony, and was only later put to paper in as letters and the gospels. And oral transmission of the bible is one of the most effective methods of evangelism and missions/leadership training - the Southern Baptist Convention has done a ton of work/research into that, and they\'ve come up with some really good material and studies.<br><br>In addition, theologians such as Kwame Bediako have detailed what a \'bottom-up\' theology looks like - Bediako focuses on West/Central Africa, but there are parallels to other locales. In these instances, academia finds itself more in a role of theological historians, racing to catch up with the insights and movements on the ground amongst the people.<br><br>Theology is something that can flourish in all social strata, and does not require literacy to be efficacious.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11863854" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11863854" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11863854" href="http://www.missional.ca/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jamie Arpin-Ricci</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11863854" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, I know, I was just being facetious.  However, I will say that, while theology does not require literacy, it can be an important gift to it.  I don\'t think we have lost more than we have gained by its use.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11863480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11863480" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11863480" class="dsq-comment-message">Good points, "Facebook User." And I think it\'s probably safe to say that the <i>majority</i> of Christians throughout history, being illiterate, have not become followers of Jesus through books but through encounters with living Christian witnesses.<br><br>The "Word," after all, is not a book but a living person. And the "manifesto" being discussed here emphasizes that Jesus is not a theology or ethic but a person, embodied (hopefully) in his followers. A good point. It also, however, serves to introduce and promote two books by popular Christian authors (which you can order now using their handy links to Amazon...).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11844155">casey </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11844155" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course farmers read theology.  Lisa\'s point is that the ones she knows don\'t read the kind of theology found on most emergent blogs and they are not particularly interested in heady theological debates.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11712314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11712314" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11712314" class="dsq-comment-message">We have a good number of readers from the country, actually. Working class and rural folks care about theology...but a theology that connects with real life. It may not seem like it, but many of the themes on <a href="http://JesusManifesto.com" rel="nofollow">JesusManifesto.com</a> are profoundly practical. We write a lot about things that have grown up from the struggles of the people, rather than things that flow from the lofty perch of Academia. My own writing, while certainly a bit philosophical, almost always grows out of real encounters with struggling people. And while I may use different vocabulary talking about such ideas with average urban and rural folks, the ideas almost always carry over.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11664169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11664169" href="http://www.jesusradicals.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Manu Caddie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11664169" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s not a manifesto in the sense of a summary of the core beliefs of a movement - and it\'s not particularly useful so probably doesn\'t warrant the amount of time we\'re all spending typing about it. A more useful text to debate might be Mark Brett\'s "Decolonizing God" or Tripp York\'s new book "Living on Hope While Living in Babylon: The Christian Anarchists of the 20th Century".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11711951" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11711951" href="http://noconversion.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ranjeet Sonone</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11711951" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11711951" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Lisa got what I was saying - if Jesus reached the common man/woman, our theology must reach too - without needing any translation. I took farmers just as an example. I was recently in many rural areas in the US, and noticed that the lifestyle "is" very different, validating my belief that we in the "urban" world do not truly know it. I was at a small ranch, meeting with some very simple minded people. One of them gives rides to people on horses, young man, 23 - and guess what his most important concern was - "nothing". He just wanted to live on the ranch, meet people, give rides, may be get married one day - very "simple" and a genuinely nice guy. He is connected to the "internet", no doubt. But as Lisa points out, what does he read? I just cannot imagine talking to him about "bride of christ", "eternal glory", "passion of christ", "jesus manifesto" - unless I am somewhere on the same page as him and talk his "language" and start where his concerns today are, I cannot see such a dialog. And then, if he is so simple minded, could he blamed for not thinking "deep" - is he not capable or is he not willing or something else? <br><br>May be, we all are in a vaccum, talking about theology - and reading/writing/commenting - but there "is" some part of the world outside of ours that we are not connecting to. And that does not mean we pick our bags and go "rural". We could connect with people there - but should we be talking/thinking more about that? <br><br>The same issues are in the "urban" areas too - replace the horse with something else.<br><br>In my mind, if I have to start with terms like "manifesto", "organic", "emergent" etc. - there is something we are missing. Jesus did not use any of those terms. Need to keep the farmer in mind - even for my "language" of communication.<br><br>-ranjeet</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11712224" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11712224" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11712224" class="dsq-comment-message">I cannot help but feel like this is a bit condescending. Rural folk aren\'t non-theological or simple minded. Sure, they might not use the same words that those steeped in theology might use, but they do think about these things. Almost all of my family and my wife\'s family is rural. The word "manifesto" is as likely to be understood in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota as it is in Minneapolis, MN. In either case, the problem isn\'t with the word, as long as it is defined. The issue is whether or not it connects. This manifesto of Viola\'s and Sweets is probably something a lot of folks from anywhere in the country can resonate with. And while <a href="http://JesusManifesto.com" rel="nofollow">JesusManifesto.com</a> may not always resonate with rural conservative folks, sometimes it does. And the idea that Jesus cares particularly for the poor and the struggling and the left-out and the oppressed is something that I find a lot of resonance with in rural America.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11713625" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11713625" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11713625">Lisa Ellwoods</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11713625" class="dsq-comment-message">People where I live (and I can only speak for this area) do have theology... but probably would not talk about it as \'theology.\'  Not to say that they couldn\'t... just more that they wouldn\'t.  As Mark points out... they don\'t \'connect\' that way.  Hopefully, I am able to live my life in such a way that people can see that Christians, like Christ, care for those on the margins through unconditional love.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11718523" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11718523" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11718523">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11718523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11718523" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a balanced review, Mark -- much more so than I would be. I echo your points of contention and, being less discreet, I\'d go on to point out that, once again, a couple of white guys have it all figured out, and once again, it comes in the form of overstating the obvious. And it smacks of pretension: a <i>Magna Carta</i>?? Seriously? And we\'re supposed to listen to a song while we read it to get the full effect? Seems dangerously close to self-parody. <br><br>So it\'s "<i>Christ</i>. No more. No less." But what does that mean? What does that look like? Can we explore that without invoking (distributive) justice or social concern? Didn\'t Jesus do justice, and prattle on incessantly about the kingdom of God, and commend to us a constellation of values, and offer at least one leadership principle (becoming a servant)? If we all get "back to Jesus" and we all have a different Jesus (which seems inevitable to me), are we any better off? I agree that there\'s some good stuff here, but I also share Eliacin\'s suspicion that this is a buzz-building publishing ploy. So I guess I\'m just doing my part.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11718900" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11718900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11718900" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11718900" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11718900" class="dsq-comment-message">"prattle on incessantly"?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11719208" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11719208" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11719208">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11719208" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11719208" class="dsq-comment-message">Humor, Paul.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11720993" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11720993" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11720993" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11720993" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11720993" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I suppose Jesus doesn\'t mind a few jokes at his expense. (He\'s very forgiving, I hear.)<br><br>For some more Jesus humor, <a href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-are-you-glutton-for-punishment.html" rel="nofollow">go here.</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11722157" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11722157" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11722157">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11722157" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11722157" class="dsq-comment-message">"Yes, I suppose Jesus doesn\'t mind a few jokes at his expense."<br><br>He\'s suffered worse.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11722611" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11722611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11722611" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11722611" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11722611" class="dsq-comment-message">Like what? ;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11725129" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11725129" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11725129">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11725129" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11725129" class="dsq-comment-message">It was hard to get a car loan back then.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11736378" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11736378" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11736378" href="http://www.missional.ca/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jamie Arpin-Ricci</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11736378" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11736378" class="dsq-comment-message">This is the best threads in the whole conversation!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11969344" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11969344" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11969344" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Wright/593873344" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James Wright</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11969344" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11969344" class="dsq-comment-message">didn\'t need loans, just a fish with a big enough mouth to hold the right amount of change.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11971391" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11971391" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11971391">Ted Troxell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11971391" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11971391" class="dsq-comment-message">Nicely done. <br><br>I was trying to impugn a culture where lack of credit constitutes a national crisis, but I think it bombed.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11971584" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11971584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11971584" href="http://blog.timordei.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11971584" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11971584" class="dsq-comment-message">I liked it. I think that got outweighed though by the lack of<br>cars.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11718647" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11718647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11718647" href="http://www.nathangilmour.com/hardly" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nate</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11718647" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11718647" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought of this site when I heard the HBC podcast this week; I didn\'t know Viola knew you guys.  <br><br>I\'m glad that not everyone is swooning in breathless adoration of the document.  I saw the thing as vague and self-congratulatory.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11724245" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11724245" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11724245" href="http://julieclawson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Julie Clawson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11724245" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11724245" class="dsq-comment-message">I just have to add - i\'m a bit shocked by this comment by Frank to you - <br>"My recommendation to you (and challenge perhaps) would be for you to write your own manifesto that improves upon the weaknesses that you feel are present in our ours. Our statement is by no means perfect, but it’s what we feel the Lord has given us. It’s our “portion,” if you will. We’d love to see yours someday."<br><br>really?  love to see you do something with a manifesto?  hmmm...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11738282" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11738282" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11738282">Phil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11738282" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11738282" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t read anything in either the manifesto itself or Sweet & Viola\'s exchanges with Mark that could fairly be characterized as "rude."  Nor, considering the number of comments so quickly generated here, does the document seem "unhelpful."  Indeed, if it is all very "silly" and lacking in value, one wonders why so many were spurred to honest dialogue by the manifesto (and when has it ever been the case honest and careful dialogue between followers of Jesus is absolutely lacking in some benefit?).<br><br>Frankly speaking, the only thing here that is really unhelpful, silly, & (possibly) rude in this thread is the use of pejorative adjectives for the purpose of denigrating Sweet & Viola\'s manifesto and their subsequent interactions with Mark.  I\'ve no doubt, Julie, that you have a far more thoughtful critique than the drive-by hits you\'ve offered here.<br><br>I\'d add that I\'m shocked; but given the acrimony which so often characterizes intramural Christian disagreements, I\'m not.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11748879">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11748879" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11748879" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11748879" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11748879" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11748879" class="dsq-comment-message">I think the "rude" she was talking about is what I alluded to at the beginning of my post here. <br><br>I don\'t read anything acrimonious about people\'s responses to Frank and Len...and if there is any negative feedback, I have no doubt whatsoever that they can handle it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11757945" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11757945" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11757945">Phil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11757945" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11757945" class="dsq-comment-message">Haha.  Ok, ok.  And you\'re no doubt right; they\'re both big guys and perfectly capable of dealing with a little criticism.  Julie, being a formidable person herself, can no doubt deal with the feedback as well.  <br><br>I guess I took issue with what seemed to be hyperbole flirting with ad hominem attack.  I think when we (Christians) start lobbing loaded adjectives at each other constructive conversation and thoughtful critique tends to go out the window pretty quickly.<br><br>Anyway, it\'s your blog and I take the implicit correction.  Thanks for the conversation here.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11745016" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11745016" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11745016">Adam</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11745016" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11745016" class="dsq-comment-message">Where is that comment?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11727638" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11727638" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11727638" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Leonard-Sweet/583321790" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Leonard Sweet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11727638" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11727638" class="dsq-comment-message">Mark:<br><br>I appreciate the graciousness of your response to our "Jesus Manifesto." It has been a major challenge for me over the years to maintain your level of poise and generosity when someone rips off one of your phrases and metaphors, so I honor you and apologize for this transgression. One of the reasons why I footnote so obsessively in my books is that I always try to acknowledge my debts, and to honor the bridges that carry me across. I was only vaguely aware of your existence, and had mistakenly filed your webzine in my mind with the "new monasticism" conversation, of which I have not been a part. But that does not excuse our unthinking use of your moniker without at least your permission and/or a prior conversation and/or a footnote. <br><br>Maybe we didn\'t make the trinitarian aspects off our thinking as explicit as we should have. As someone who has written widely on the trinity, and who has written whole books on how to do life trinitarily ("triangulated living," I have called it), I simply assumed that people would know that I am on record as refusing to talk about Jesus without talking about the Father or the Spirit. In Christ the full manifestation of the Godhead dwells, "God in Three PERSONS, blessed Trinity." The purpose of the Holy Spirit is more than a generic "comforter and sustainer" by the way. The Spirit\'s purpose is always to bring Christ to life in our lives, as Augustine most memorably put it in the greatest essay ever written on the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit =the Lover, the loved, and the love that unites Lover and loved.<br><br>I also regret the inclusion of the phrase "kingdom of God" in the litany of  items that are replacing the lifting up of Christ. After all, the "kingdom" is what Jesus talked about the most; it was/is his vision; we can\'t lose that language. But as someone who teaches a graduate course on "The History of the Social Gospel Movement in American Christianity, 1880-1950," I am acutely aware what happens to a movement when the language of "kingdom" and "kingdom principles" replace devotion to Christ. Walter Rauschenbusch, the founder of the social gospel movement in the US, never separated "kingdom" from "Christ," and even understood the kingdom AS Christ. But not most of his successors. I have published many sermons in <a href="http://sermons.com" rel="nofollow">sermons.com</a> with the theme of "the key to a clean heart (Ps. 51:10) is dirty hands" and even argue that the open sesame to the Pearly Gates may well be "Show Me Your Hands"---you got clean hands, go back; you got dirty hands, welcome." But we get our hands dirty in mercy-ministries in the world because we see Jesus where Jesus appears most:  on the margins, on the periphery, on the edges, where the poor and the oppressed are found. "Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these, you did it to me."  This is "holy living:" the ability to see Jesus in the most despicable people you can think of, and treat them as Jesus. To be "pure in heart" in Jesus\' "Beatitudes" does not mean never to have a lustful or unsanctified thought (good luck with that), but to see Jesus in everyone. You will note that we were careful not to talk about making Jesus the "center," even though this has been the headline for the manifesto, because Christ de-centers our life and moves us to the margins and boundaries (I argued this way back in SoulTsunami). A move to the "center," whether it be the "centers" of religion, power, politics, whatever, is a move away from Jesus, who is found at the edges. <br><br>In some ways, I regret we did not go further in this document (or more "backward," as some of our critics allege). Maybe we weren\'t "backwards" enough. Where we wrote "God is not so much about fixing things that have gone wrong in our lives as finding us in our brokenness and giving us Christ," I wish we had stated it even more baldly and boldly with our Orthodox brothers and sisters: God doesn\'t just give us Christ, God makes us Christ for the world. Where we wrote, "He is the sum of all spiritual things..."  I wonder now at  why just spiritual? He is the sum of all things, period. And where we wrote "Jesus did not come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live" maybe we should have added, "Jesus came to make us Jesus  for the world."<br><br>Thx! for this opportunity for me to respond briefly to our critics, and thx! for your graciousness and integrity of witness.<br><br>Still in One Peace,<br><br>len</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11733630" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11733630" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11733630" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11733630" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11733630" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for that response, Len. I think that a great number of folks are likely to read your manifesto in a disembodied sort of way, not knowing the context it is emerging out of (pun intended). I hope people will take this as a starting point for a deeper exploration of what it means to participate in/with/for Christ, rather than a static end-point.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11734283" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11734283" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11734283" href="http://www.leonardsweet.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LenSweet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11734283" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11734283" class="dsq-comment-message">Bingo! Yahtzee! Love the profundity of your pun. You really were "Jesus" in your response to us, Mark, and I\'ll never forget it. Thx! bro</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11734435" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11734435" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11734435" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11734435" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11734435" class="dsq-comment-message">Aw shucks. ;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11744126" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11744126" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11744126" href="http://www.knightopia.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steve K.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11744126" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11744126" class="dsq-comment-message">Why not edit your "Jesus Manifesto," Len? Why does it have to be a static document? It\'s on the Internet, for Pete\'s sake. Wikify it! Or not. Your call  ;-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12023476" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12023476" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12023476" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Wright/593873344" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James Wright</a>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12023476" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12023476" class="dsq-comment-message">I might be the odd man out here (usually am) but I didn\'t read it as something that was ever to be taken apart from the Trinity in any way. I\'m still not quite sure how that idea got thrown in the mix. Then again, I\'ve read a good deal of you\'s fellas other stuff, so I dunno exactly how newbies would take it. I agree with Mark, I hope it will be taken as a starting point for deeper exploration in Christ, surely. Mainly because its never my wish for anyone to stop dead with a "theology" of Christ. Aren\'t we in a relationship with the Living, Loving God? I\'d never just assume that I know everything about my wife and leave it at that (that is likely to get me killed). If I cannot know my wife perfectly and fully in every way and she is right next to me physically, how would I ever be so arrogant to assume that I could just stop exploring Christ\'s heart either? That <i>is</i> the relationship!<br><br>Anyway, I really liked your "key to a clean heart is dirty hands." Where can I find that and do you mind if I link to it? Google it, I guess...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11731238">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11731238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11731238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11731238" href="http://undergroundvineyard.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jason Coker</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11731238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11731238" class="dsq-comment-message">I know that for Len Sweet his concern lately has been for exactly the error of liberal Christianity - I see this as his way of pushing back in an unapologetically Christological direction. That\'s not a bad thing, however, without the context of the emergent/emerging discussion in the background this really does just begin to resemble a bit of a fundy rant. My main concern is that any preaching of Jesus should push us into a more incarnational engagement with the brokenness of this world here and now. Hence, preaching Jesus shouldn\'t make us us less inclined to ethical thinking, but more so.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11734980">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11734980" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11734980" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11734980">VITL</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11734980" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11734980" class="dsq-comment-message">In the end, all our philosiphying and individuality is vanity. If we are not; loving one another as ourselves, expressing the unconditional love we ourselves have experienced in Christ Jesus and sharing it with each other, we have missed the mark. May God grant us a fresh revelation of the Glorified Christ Jesus!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11735753">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11735753" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11735753" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11735753" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11735753" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11735753" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait...that sounds like a philosophical statement. ;)<br><br>Seriously though...though I think your first statement is an over-statement, I agree with the sentiment of what you\'re saying. We desperately need to ground our lives in the love of God and neighbor. In fact, the two cannot be separated from one another. The question is: what shape does that love take? It is far too easy for love to be mere sentiment. How do we love our neighbors (and enemies) in a way that is tangible, real, and powerful enough to challenge those things that divide and destroy us?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11753524" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11753524" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11753524">VITL</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11753524" class="dsq-comment-message">First part - Ecclesiastes 1:14  <br>Second part - John 14 & 15, 1 John 1:2</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11753562" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11753562" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11753562">VITL</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11753562" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11753562" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s 1 John 1 & 2.  : - )</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11738379" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11738379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11738379" href="http://zoecarnate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Morrell</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11738379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11738379" class="dsq-comment-message">I just found another Jesus Manifesto! <a href="http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/manifesto.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/manifesto.htm</a> These suckers are everywhere... : )</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11754242">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11754242" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11754242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11754242">Dana Sherrill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11754242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11754242" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, I\'m just a simple minded girl from Kansas, so don\'t take what I say too seriously...but it seems to me that Jesus spent alot of time pointing quite a bit of what he said to the pharsees...(pardon my simple-minded spelling) I\'ll bet he spoke more to the hard-hearted pharasees than he ever spoke to the romans...Ya\'all are sounding a bit like some hard hearted pharasees...I find our own pride to be much more damaging, much more dangerous than the opinions stated in A manifesto...If your feathers are so ruffled maybe the Holy Spirit (who gives us the words to pray...nothing is ever "new" in this world) might be trying to get you to set aside your pride...Ya\'all are acting like the older son who is trying to play "god" by pointing out how "good" he has been while his snotty younger brother is the one who has really blown it...you know the prodigal one...Maybe the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you "come in to the party...you\'ve had me with you the whole time..." Set down your pride, open your minds and hearts and stop pitting Christian against Christian...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11756657">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11756657" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11756657" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11756657" href="http://markvans.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">markvans</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11756657" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11756657" class="dsq-comment-message">Dana, perhaps you could say who you\'re addressing...because it isn\'t very charitable to say that everyone is acting like pharisees. I find your judgmental attitude very discouraging. I\'m not even sure what you\'re upset about.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11756968">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11756968" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11756968" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11756968" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11756968" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11756968" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you think you are helping the situation with vague and unsubstantiated accusations, Dana?<br><br>And it\'s probably worth pointing out that Jesus\' arguments with the Pharisees were "Jew against Jew," so I don\'t think it should be surprising if his followers challenge and argue with other Christians.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11778015">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11778015" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11778015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11778015" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11778015" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11778015" class="dsq-comment-message">I posted this reply (following up Mark\'s comments) <a href="http://ajesusmanifesto.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/a-jesus-manifesto-by-leonard-sweet-and-frank-viola/#comment-62" rel="nofollow">on the "other" Jesus Manifesto</a> blog:<br><br>[This comment disappeared on their site soon after I posted it yesterday, but then reappeared just now. I\'m not sure why. I did write to Len about it and he was open and responsive, though he thought it was unfair to assume they were trying to promote their books.]<br><br><br>I think what Mark was pointing to is that you emphasize the person of Jesus, yet do not describe him (or the nature of his kingdom), maybe even intentionally. And you seem to strongly criticize the emphasis of other Christians on ethics, theologies, and teachings drawn from Jesus (even the emphasis on "the kingdom of God," which Jesus focused on himself), yet these are the ways Christians have tried to describe the nature of Jesus and his body, to help us avoid following an ethereal "person of Jesus" that we made up to suit ourselves.<br><br>You say, "The Jesus who walked the shores of Galilee is the same person who indwells the church today." I agree, if by "church" you mean the authentic, committed followers of Jesus, whose lives look like his. But much that we see in "the church" does not look like Jesus at all, while they all (or at least most) claim to be following Jesus. Their "Jesus" is just a word, without real content (much less a real person). And this abstract "person of Jesus" is easily adapted to their own desires or social pressures, including the pressures of the powers of this world. Hence the description "anemic Christianity." <br><br>I also think you should be more open to challenge and criticism, since you are posting this publicly, and the Jesus you write about is not yours (not even "your portion" is yours) but the one living Jesus of us all, his body. You challenge Mark to write his own statement ("instead of criticizing ours" seems to be the implication). But from your statement here it would seem that what we need is not more statements but living people embodying the living Jesus. And Jesus (who never wrote his own "manifesto") was quite an outspoken critic of his fellow Jews, especially those considered to be the religious leaders and teachers of the people.<br><br>Like, perhaps, the popular Christian authors of our day. You write "Christians don\'t follow a book." But wandering through a Christian bookstore might lead us to quite a different conclusion. And this "manifesto" (and the work of your publicist to spread the word about it) also seems to be an attempt to promote your books.<br><br>The living Jesus perhaps wonders why you are charging people for the "good news" that he always gave away for free.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11852028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11852028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11852028" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11852028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11852028" class="dsq-comment-message">p.s. Now just the last part of my comment has been deleted (with an explanation). And Frank Viola has replied, which I appreciate and respect. The continuing conversation can be read on their site.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11895894">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11895894" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11895894" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11895894" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11895894" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11895894" class="dsq-comment-message">Now my second comment has been deleted (though I did get an e-mail from Frank and replied to him privately). The deleted comment, which explained why I didn\'t think my first comment was unfair or "imputing evil motives" was this:<br><br>Thanks for replying, Frank. I didn’t mean to imply that you presented an ethereal Jesus in your manifesto (or elsewhere), but only said that Christians often emphasize Jesus’ moral teachings, theology, etc. to help us avoid following an ethereal Jesus. And your manifesto makes a point of criticizing these ethical and theological efforts.<br><br>Thanks also for an explanation for the deletions. I did not think I was imputing “evil motives” to you, but only pointing out the impression you make with this site. In the manifesto itself you refer people to your books (including direct links to Amazon). You also conclude with pictures of your books and there are more links in the sidebar to take people to sellers of your books. You yourself also repeatedly refer people to your books in your comments here (as you do in your comment to me), instead of making that information available free of charge. So I don’t think it is unfair to say that you are promoting your books here.<br><br>And I never said that promoting your books was “evil.” I did, however, point out that Jesus always gave all his teachings, the “good news” of God, to people for free. And aren’t you preaching here that we should embody the living Jesus? Is it wrong to expect you to practice that as well?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11938246">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11938246" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11938246" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11938246" href="http://cimarronline.blogspot.com/2004/05/paul-munn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul munn</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11938246" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11938246" class="dsq-comment-message">I just added this on the other site, which maybe I shouldn\'t have, but I couldn\'t help myself (and it\'s a bit funny):<br><br><br>I have no way to respond to the moderator privately, so...<br><br>I see you are intent on deleting anything more I say here (while leaving Frank\'s comment about me "imputing evil motives," which is untrue and judges my motives, and erasing all the evidence so no one else can tell if it\'s true or not). I wish you would take this manifesto more to heart and try to embody the living Jesus a little more yourself.<br><br>I\'ll do my best, too. Pfft, pfft, pfft. (That\'s me wiping the dust from my feet.)<br><br>  <br>p.s. I should add that I appreciate Frank\'s private conversation with me by e-mail. And I realize he is not responsible for these deletions.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-11938346">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11938346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11938346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11938346">Ted Troxell</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11938346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11938346" class="dsq-comment-message">The sound effects cracked me up.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11959400">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11959400" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11959400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11959400" href="http://blog.timordei.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11959400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11959400" class="dsq-comment-message">very good stuff. thanks for the points!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-13245272">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13245272" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13245272" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-13245272" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Zach-Navarro/702770004" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zach Navarro</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13245272" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13245272" class="dsq-comment-message">i agreee</div>\
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