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Making Sarah Palin Look Dumb
It’s too bad that disingenuity, self-interest, and lack of interest in “the facts” seem to drive the political machine. From the AtlanticWire’s “breakdown” of Sarah Palin’s O’Reilly Factor interview November 19, 2009, rebroadcast late December: Palin on Reading O’REILLY: Couric asked you an easy question [about what magazines or newspapers... »
Don’t Be a Hero
“I don’t want to be considered a hero. Imagine, young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and... »
Follow-up on Brit Hume on Tiger Woods (links)
Some noteworthy commentary by other Christian bloggers: In Secularism and Brit Hume, Hunter Baker @First Things’ Evangel links to Big Hollywood’s Adam Baldwin, who quotes Baker on secularism: “…a radical concept that involves the privatization of religious belief: when we are together in the public square, if we are ‘virtuous and civil’ then we will... »
“Life is a gift”
A 27-year old man talks about how he nearly froze to death (video). »
Brit Hume on Tiger and (Me on) Tolerance
As is now common knowledge, Fox News’ Brit Hume has suggested Tiger Woods convert to the Christian faith, as his best bet for full “transgression” recovery and perhaps even greater role-model-dom than before. Bravo, Mr. Hume. Unfortunately, his words have not been met with the same spirit in which they were offered.... »
Tiger Woods: Did the culture make him do it?
Nuts if I can find where I read comments to the effect that our current hyper-sexualized culture is partly to blame for Woods’ recently-revealed “transgressions;” otherwise I would link to it. That culture and Tiger’s position in it helped facilitate his many alleged infidelities can’t be denied, nor can the fact that ubiquitous sexual... »
“What is Sex?”: An Honest Question
I’ll admit, the headline caught my eye today (being at the top of FoxNews’ “Most Read” category): FoxSexpert Yvonne Fulbright’s question, “What is ‘Real’ Sex?” It’s a good question. What is real sex, and does it matter, and if so, why? Fulbright takes a fascinating look. ”You had sex last night –... »
On Mark Sanford
I know plenty’s been said about the governor already, and I’ve been too busy to write since news of the whole affair came down. But it’s been on my mind, so I’ll weigh in: a) Forget his political career. I think I read somewhere that he thought it’d be a good example to... »
Jon Minus Kate Minus…
I’ll say up front that my knowledge of Jon and Kate plus Eight is gleaned from a few Internet posts plus magazine covers plus the occasional headline…I watch TV about once every eclipse. But I’m aware that Jon and Kate have announced their divorce. (How could I not be?) ... »
The Case for A Sinful Nature, Take 2
The New York Times has done it again in How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains. Or maybe it’s just that I can’t help seeing spiritual metaphors in almost every story about human behavior. When I blogged The Allure of the Unlawful, it felt unfinished, so it was amusingly serendipitous that another NYT article... »
