Interesting article from rabble.ca: Evangelical Sabre-rattling won’t lead to peace This article comments on the allegiance of some Christian leaders, including Billy and Franklin Graham, with American military might. While I do respect Billy Graham, I have often asked myself whether his chummy relationship with the White House was positive or negative. This article raises […]
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Book Review: Velvet Elvis
Book Review: Velvet Elvis What do I read in my spare time? I sift through a wide variety of stuff. And from time to time, I’d like to use this forum to share some of my reads with you. Some good, some not so good, but all of them thought provoking in one way or […]
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Sorry for my lack of posts over the holidays. I indulged in friends and family to the max this holiday season, which was nice for a change. Previous Christmas breaks have been spent working, but I was fortunate enough to get the whole week off this year between Christmas and New Years. […]
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The Celestial Teapot
Article discussed in this entry: The Celestial Teapot James Wood provides an excellent critique of the current crop of atheistic writers currently clogging the best seller lists. Wood hits the target with his philosophical dismissals of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris (referred to collectively as DDH). Far from being a solid defense of […]
The National has a series called “Seven”, which documents Mark Kelley’s experiences in a “week in the life of” sort of format. Yesterday’s Seven broadcast highlighted Mark’s time spent with evangelical Christians. You can view yesterday’s broadcast at CBC.ca: http://www.cbc.ca/news/media/seven.html I wasn’t pleased with the way the show portrayed evangelical Christianity. So… I wrote to […]
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