Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
The Acton Institute’s Powerblog points to interview with University of Georgia communication professor Thomas Lessl, who notes that: …scientific culture has responded to the pressures of patronage by trying to construct a priestly ethos — by suggesting that it is the singular mediator of knowledge, or at least of whatever knowledge has real value, and … Read more
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Kenney Chesney, Reneé Zellweger, and too much going on for a marriage.
Around 40 years ago, John Kennedy Toole wrote his Pulitzer Prize winning work, A Confederacy of Dunces — a novel about the misadventures of his New Orleanian character Ignatius Reilly. In the opening scene, Reilly is unduly harassed by a police officer and retorts: “Is it the part of the police department to harass me … Read more
Has it really been four years?
The word Christian, in the adjective form, is applied quite liberally these days. Just Google the term and you’ll find a cornucopia of “Christian” things: Christian music, Christian schools, Christian art, Christian books, Christian stores, Christian coalitions, Christian websites — even Christian bubble gum. I’ve been thinking lately along the lines of what it is … Read more
I’m all for not wearing a three-piece suit to church, but sometimes casualness can get out of hand—and I’m not talking about Hawaiian shirts here. Pop-star turned Dukes of Hazzard actress Jessica Simpson’s father had a different view regarding his daughters’ church apparel: Joe Simpson, her manager/father/ex-minister who has held forth before on the issue … Read more
Bill McKibben says that America gets Christianity wrong. In a recent Harper’s essay, “The Christian Paradox” (excerpted here), McKibben argues that though Americans profess Christianity, they do not live out their faith. McKibben gets much of it right. For example, he observes the rise of biblical illiteracy among Americans: Only 40 percent of Americans can … Read more
Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg give the newbies a lesson in a lost art.
Here’s a strange headline, from Forbes: ‘Abortion Pill’ Seems to Be Safe, Experts Say Does that mean it doesn’t work?