Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Jared Bridges Japus Gassalascus, the pseudonym for the author of The New Pantagruel’s blog The Japery, points to a startling article in Christianity Today entitled, “Why I Apologized to Planned Parenthood.” The article is by a woman who though she kept her child, disdained her pregnancy so much that she felt the need to apologize to Planned … Read more
I even went bipartisan and voted for one Democrat. He was the only person running for the position. It was my first time voting in Kentucky, but it didn’t take me long to get used to the “color in this circle” method (in Tennessee, we used machines). I didn’t feel disenfranchised at all. I’m one … Read more
Tomorrow is the day. It’s the day when politcos young and old, north and south will be biting their fingernails, doodling all day at work, and going to stand in a line that leads behind a curtain where they get to, at risk of sounding like an MTV ad, participate in something that is still … Read more
Just on the heels of discovering that there are Christians in the White House, The New York Times Magazine has now discovered that there are Christians in America’s workforce as well—and some of them actually own businesses. Apparently this bizzare religion is cropping up everywhere—Russell Shorto writes of the Christians-in-the-workplace phenomenon: One of the movement’s … Read more
Vols 43, Gamecocks 29 A rocky start that seems to be becoming a Tennessee tradition set the stage for a second-half Volunteer victory. While all the stats may show Erik Ainge as the hero, it was in fact the now-second string quarterback Brent Schaeffer, along with heroics by Cedric Houston that ignited the Tennessee offense … Read more
The new Nicole Kidman film, Birth, has audiences astir with ickiness. The film’s plot revolves around a 10 year-old boy who claims to be Kidman’s reincarnated dead husband. Naturally, Kidman’s character falls in love with the TEN YEAR-OLD BOY, and kisses him, has a bath with him, etc. Somehow this is supposed to be “high … Read more
The always witty and eloquent Matt Labash on celebrity GOTV journalism: Celebrities have no idea that they make awful journalists. For the purpose of becoming a journalist is to explore the wider world. The purpose of becoming a celebrity is to explore yourself. Go read the entire article, “The New Know-Nothings” now.
In 2 Timothy 3, the Apostle Paul warns young Timothy of certain type of person who has the “appearance of godliness,” but denies its power. The appearance of these swindlers did not correspond to reality. Paul’s advice on how to deal with them? “Avoid such people,” he wrote. Much to the chagrin of evolutionary progressivists, … Read more
It’s more than understandable why African bishops in the Anglican Church would want to distance themselves from those in America and the rest of the world—where homosexual unions have been celebrated. The African bishops are uncomfortable with such practice in the church, and some are now seeking to develop a separate theology: The global Anglican … Read more
Vols 17, Crimson Tide 13 Rivalries die hard in the South, and if in recent years the Tennessee–Alabama rivalry has dwindled, the past two years (and the ensuing controversies) have ratcheted it up to a new level. The third (or occasionaly fourth) Saturday in October is a time to throw season stats and win-loss records … Read more