These videos are from 2005 when Tom Cruise won an award from the Church of Scientology, but they are just emerging now. Hooboy! I will leave it up to you all to watch and come to your own conclusions. The 9:26 video Exclusives: The Tom Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientologists Don’t […]
I posted last week asking if anyone knew of good blogs covering rabbinic studies and literature. Jay Barnes posted with a reference to Balashon, but said that he too was having a tough time finding very many such blogs. I have found one other that I have added to my […]
This is really amazing and wonderful news. I will simply post it in its entirety from Stephen Cook’s blog: Virginia Seminary Waives Tuition for All Black Students I am very pleased that VTS has taken a giant step forward in helping to cultivate African-American leadership in the church. We are […]
If you love history and/or photography, this is fantastic! WARNING: Prepare to lose valuable work time perusing the photos! The Library of Congress tests the waters of Web 2.0 The United States Library of Congress has partnered with the immensely popular flickr photo sharing site. The goal is to increase […]
I have suspected as much! Be sure to go to Sheldon: The Daily Comic Strip by Dave Kellett. And if you would like Shedon for FREE in your college newspaper go here. (BTW, the smooshing is due to the WordPress template. Just right-click and view in new window for full […]
Charles Halton (among several others) reports on the passing of Prof. Anderson. I thought I would share how I came to know of his work. I was in my first year of teaching and I had assigned a final essay for my Hebrew Bible class. One students paper stood out […]
Wow! I mean, wow! I am not sure if I would/will get it (I do use that optical drive a fair amount) but this is a gorgeous sub-notebook. The ad at Apple.com is certainly worth watching. Better yet, go to the Guided Tour. (The list factor is beginning to increase…) […]
Jim West tackles King David’s irascible personality in his post today, “Shimei, David, And A Change of Heart.” Jim outlines the history and how David swore he would not take Shimei’s life, after he cursed the king fleeing his own son but on his death bed David charges Solomon, “you […]
My brother has an interesting post about when we develop our ability to “think for ourselves.” It was a viewing of the “Jesus Camp” documentary that spurred his thoughts. When we consider that Richard Dawkins, among others, are now saying that it is (almost?) a crime that parents are allowed […]