Archive for August, 2005
On Being Mr. Critical
One reader made a thoughtful comment on one of my previous posts asking me about how I can point my finger at the errorists in other church bodies while my own denomination has plenty of issues as well. His comment was polite, yet challenging. And I thank him for it because I have been thinking [...]
Guess Which Movie
This website is kind of fun for movie buffs. It’s pretty tough, but I did pretty well on the first two rounds. It gives you a couple of obscure shots from a movie and then you have to guess the name of the film.
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African Bishop Calls for the Church of England to be Suspended from Anglicanism
Peter Akinola is the influential Anglican Primate of Nigeria who has been most outspoken against the Episcopal Church – USA for consecrating an openly homosexual bishop. Now he’s at it again, persistent fellow. Apparently, the Church of England passed some goofy rule allowing their gay priests to get married as long as they [...]
Brad Pitt’s Anti-Semitic Movie
Well, I don’t know that for certain. Let’s put it this way, Brad Pitt and Paramount Pictures are set to make a film entitled, The Year of Living Biblically. The stated premise is that the main character determines to follow all the rules of the Old and New Testaments literally (gasp!). I [...]
"Da Vinci Crock," I Mean "Code"
I was so delighted when I heard a while back that the Anglican officials refused to give permission for Ron Howard to make his newest movie in Westminster Abbey. The Da Vinci Code movie, based on the Dan Brown book of the same name will star Tom Hanks and seems to be nearing completion. Then [...]
Tom Cruise on Psychiatry
This evening, as I was re-reading the post I put up yesterday, it occured to me that one of my comments (at least) was not as clear as it should have been and could be misleading. I wrote:
Or how about when Tom Cruise (whom I believe to be a terrific actor)lectured America – in a [...]
Bono, Celebrities, and Stuff of Substance
[Warning: Glaring generalization ahead] Most of the time, when I hear celebrities commenting on religion or ethics, I know I’m going to need to crack open another bottle of Pepcid AC. Even if I kinda like the person, I frequently wince on account of their breathtaking ignorance of the subjects they choose to comment on. [...]
Is the Nation Really in Favor of Abortion?
Friend and fellow Lutheran blogger, Bunnie Diehl, has made an excellent point here. She cites an article by Matt Kaufman at Boundless magazine. Basically, the point is that if the country is so clearly pro-abortion, as the prophets of death proclaim, then why are they so worried that Roe v. Wade will be overturned? As [...]
"Til Death Do Us Part" or Whatever
An article at FoxNews.com addresses a disturbing trend in wedding vows. It appears that instead of the traditional ‘Til death do us part,” some couples today are opting for these much less permanent-sounding alternatives:
“For as long as we continue to love each other.”
“For as long as our time shall last.”
“For as long as we are [...]
Human Fetuses and Panda Babies
David Mills, over at Mere Comments, reminds us of a very important principle in this illuminating post: that it matters how we say what we say. If words are units of thought, then the word choices one makes presumably reflect particular ideas.
He cites two Associated Press articles from August 3, 2005.
“A 13-year-old giant panda gave [...]
