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Monthly Archives: November 2008
How Would Jesus Drive?: A Man Punishes a Woman for Not Driving Like a Christian—By Running Her Off the Road. I Wonder What Alvin Plantinga Would Say About This
An odd traffic news story today from San Antonio: A speeding pickup rear-ended a woman’s sedan on the South Side on Friday morning and sheriff’s officials say the driver said it was Jesus’ will because the other motorist was not … Continue reading
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Tagged abrahah, Alvin Plantinga, apologetics, Christianity, faith, Jesus, philosophy, religion
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“Nothing Staged Can Stay” (A Poem by Santi Tafarella)
before the night’s glittering black curtain the Father of dung beatles moves the moon ——————– What was I trying to do with this tiny poem? For one thing, I was trying to think about the things that … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, death, English, life, literature, moon, poem, poems, poetry, Santi Tafarella, theatre
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Hear That Buzzing?: SLATE Calls MILK “magic” and “a work of art”
Money quote: [W]ith Milk (Focus Features), the story of martyred gay rights activist Harvey Milk, Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black pull off something very close to magic. They make a film that’s both historically precise (allowing for … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, art, civil rights, equality, feminism, film, gay marriage, gay rights, lesbian, philosophy, religion, sex
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Our Monsters, Ourselves
The MONSTEROUS plays an enormous role in literature and the human imagination—from the Book of Revelation and Dante’s Inferno to Nosferatu and Mad Monster Party. It also plays a large role in politics—as in the demonizing, by the far right, of Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Revelation, dante, End Times, frankenstein, gandhi, literature, mad monster party, monsters, nonviolence, Satan, sin, violence
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What’s Good for the Goose
This brilliant idea comes from Tom Ackerman via Andrew Sullivan’s blog: Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend. She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,” “Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.” The impact is obvious. I tried … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, equality, freedom, gay, gay marriage, homosexual, lesbian, liberty, life, marriage, same-sex marriage, sex
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Sean Penn “shows what such an ordinary man can achieve”: Roger Ebert Gives “Milk” Four Stars
Sean Penn may be headed for a “best actor” Oscar for his performance in Milk. Roger Ebert also praises Penn’s performance, and gives the film four stars. Money quote: Sean Penn never tries to show Harvey Milk as a hero, … Continue reading
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Tagged film, gay, gay equality, gay marriage, gay rights, Harvey Milk, lesbian, milk, movies, Politics, rush limbaugh, same-sex marriage
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Women, Gays, and “the desert religions”: Richard Rodriguez Tells Salon.com That He’s Working on a Book about Western Monotheism
Money quote: Well, I’m working right now in the Middle East on monotheistic religions because I’m very worried about the direction of religion. Ever since Sept. 11, when I heard that prayer being spoken at the moment the planes hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, essays, Islam, literature, monotheism, poetry, Politics, religion, Richard Dawkins, richard rodriguez
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Richard Rodriguez on H8 (Proposition 8)
Today, Salon.com posted an interview with Richard Rodriguez on gay marriage. Money quote: [I]t’s one thing for the churches to insist on their right to define the sacrament of marriage for their own members. But it’s quite another for them to … Continue reading
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Impact
On November 20th, a meteor broke through earth’s atmosphere over Edmonton, Canada:
Carpe Diem: Jayne Mansfield in 1957—And Ten Years Later She Was Dead
Here’s Jayne Mansfield in 1957 (at age 24) talking about her desire to be taken seriously as an actress: And below is a brief documentary on her death. Jayne Mansfield, in addition to her acting, played the violin. After Jayne’s death, her ex-husband had an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, acting, carpe deum, death, feminism, jayne mansfield, life, near-death experiences, resurrection, women
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No Place to Hide?: Why the Internet Foreshadows the Decline of Young Earth Creationism
Paleontologist Dan Phelps visits Ken Ham’s creationist museum in Kentucky and offers his take here. Money quote: Most homeschoolers are already teaching their children creationism, so the museum may at worst strengthen the message the kids are getting at home. … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, creationism, evolution, Genesis, Jesus, John Macarthur, paleontology, religion, young earth creationism
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No. They. Klan’t.
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Tagged bill bennett, changerous, Democrats, far right, fascism, ku klux klan, Politics, racism, Republican, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
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America’s Comedic Socrates: Bill Maher on “Religulous” and His “I don’t know” Agnosticism
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A Man Experiences a Second Birth (But Don’t Try This at Home)
Watching the clip below, I couldn’t help but think of the bindings and loosings in Blake’s poetry, and one line especially (from his poem, “Infant Sorrow”): Into the dangerous world I lept. Anyway, it’s a bit nervy to watch, but also … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, birth, born again, death, life, Nietzsche, philosophy, poetry, struggle, William Blake
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Life Gets Complicated—Really Fast
A single cell organism that, when it moves, makes track lines identical to those found fossilized in precambrian strata suggests that the multi-cellular “Cambrian Explosion” really was quite the explosion indeed. Discovery Channel News explains: Until about 550 million years ago, there … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, creationism, Darwin, death, evolution, extinction, fred hoyle, intelligent design, life, natural selection, niles eldridge, stephen gould
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Two Turkeys, One Cup
Sarah Palin “pardons” a Thanksgiving turkey, then steps forward for some press questions holding a cup of hot coffee. Prepare to be mildly grossed out: It might make for an amusing YouTube to video one’s reaction to watching “Two Turkeys, One … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, death, existentialism, family, life, Michelle Obama, monty python, Politics, Republican, Sarah Palin, thanksgiving, two girls one cup
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Turkey with, eh, Gravy?: Sarah Palin Does a Thanksgiving Interview with Turkeys Being Slaughtered Directly Behind Her!
Caution: In males the clip below may stir castration anxiety. As governor of Alaska (2008), Sarah Palin had just “pardoned” one Thanksgiving turkey, then stepped forward to take a few press questions, apparently oblivious to the other turkeys being slaughtered over her shoulder:
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