Jared Bridges

One Bad Apple

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I haven’t seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I’m doubtful that Johnny Depp can hold a candle to Gene Wilder. In fact, Depp’s Willy Wonka looks eerily familiar: The longish black hair. The pale skin. The ornate suit jacket. The (how should we say?) less than traditional adult-male speaking voice. That is fabled candy … Read more

Evil Emerges

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The London bombings are an all-too painful reminder that evil does exist in the world. My prayers go out to God for all Londoners that they might find comfort and security in him. As at least one Islamofacist al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility, and there was no attempt at negotiation on the part of the … Read more

Monkey Business

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For a bit of levity (I laughed so hard I almost cried…), take a look at this article and its accompanying video [Windows Media]. The key quote is: “I can’t say as I ever regret . . . knowin’ a monkey.” Monkeys. Kentucky. Watch and laugh.

Shelby Knox and the Liberal Conversion

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What happens when a “good Southern Baptist girl” from Texas begins to look beyond the narrowness of her upbringing and see the world for how it “really” is? A PBS documentary shows that cookie-cutter liberals are made, not born.

The Jeffersonian Bible, Microsoft Style

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If there’s anything to say about Microsoft, it’s that they’re a team player. The Redman, Washington software giant is teaming up with the communist regime of the People’s Republic of China to offer a blogging service that is safe for commies everywhere: Chinese bloggers using a new Microsoft service to post messages titled “democracy,” “capitalism,” … Read more