Better that wood served man in this way than free-standing on land that could be put to the Plough.
Thought no religious order ever. I'm not going to say no christian sect thinks this way, but the context strongly suggests the Catholic Church and we've never believed that we should destroy the wilderness. (And also our historical response to thinking evil dwelt in the wilderness was for monks to move there to face the Devil on his own terf.)
“Furrow wide, furrow deep”
Okay, why are they this plough-focused? Ploughing is a means to an end, not an end in its own right. A much better stock well-wishing would be 'plough deeply, harvest richly', which neatly encapsulates why ploughing is so important. Ah, but let me guess - we're not supposed to ask why they're obsessed with ploughs and ploughing.
“it has been carrying a child with it”
Maybe all the sightings are of a single parent-and-child pair? Certainly seems more reasonable then a long-distance kidnapping scheme.
A little more generally, this chapter would have worked better if Axis had been present, be it out of nepotism or actual merit. (And at least popes actually have appointed family members to positions they weren't suited for.)
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Better that wood served man in this way than free-standing on land that could be put to the Plough.
Thought no religious order ever. I'm not going to say no christian sect thinks this way, but the context strongly suggests the Catholic Church and we've never believed that we should destroy the wilderness. (And also our historical response to thinking evil dwelt in the wilderness was for monks to move there to face the Devil on his own terf.)
“Furrow wide, furrow deep”
Okay, why are they this plough-focused? Ploughing is a means to an end, not an end in its own right. A much better stock well-wishing would be 'plough deeply, harvest richly', which neatly encapsulates why ploughing is so important. Ah, but let me guess - we're not supposed to ask why they're obsessed with ploughs and ploughing.
“it has been carrying a child with it”
Maybe all the sightings are of a single parent-and-child pair? Certainly seems more reasonable then a long-distance kidnapping scheme.
A little more generally, this chapter would have worked better if Axis had been present, be it out of nepotism or actual merit. (And at least popes actually have appointed family members to positions they weren't suited for.)