I already posted my speech from the MLK Peace Service, but I have no recorded it for those who are listening to our Schreyer Honors College Podcasts. I thought I would share it here as well.
Religion
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The background: Mr. Goodvibes is the secular-humanist at the Bypass high school counselor/psychologist. A few years ago he fought for and won the right to marry himself. Now, he has had enough. He is abusing himself (spousal abuse) and can’t take himself any more. He wants a divorce. Oh, and […]
This should be fun to read! A new series from Slate The Obama Messiah Watch. – By Timothy Noah – Slate Magazine Introducing a periodic feature considering evidence that Obama is the son of God. UPDATE: I have been having trouble with the above link all day. Popular? Maybe, but […]
Michael Smith of ESPN.com says we ought to Judge Smith, Dungy by character, not color While it is important that these are the first African-American coaches to make it to the SuperBowl he asks, So, then, why are we wasting so much (air) time talking about the colors of these […]
by Diarmaid MacCulloch. “Original spin” is a very positive review, albeit with perhaps more modern analgies than Goodman might have intended or than some will find necessary. The final part of Goodman’s book expounds his theory of a tragic accident: a mixture of happenstance and narrowly cynical political calculation which […]
Excellent article. Be sure to read it all. On Slippery Slopes, the Blogosphere, and (oh, yes) Women – Books & Culture “Slippery slope” is actually the name of a logical fallacy, described by Aristotle, in which a series of events is traced back to an earlier event without any proven […]
The Sun Online – Bizarre: Cruise ‘is Christ’ of Scientology TOM Cruise is the new “Christ” of Scientology, according to leaders of the cult-like religion. The Mission: Impossible star has been told he has been “chosen” to spread the word of his faith throughout the world. And leader David Miscavige believes […]
Scot McKnight (of Jesus Creed, a blog well worth including in your newsreader) has a great article at CT Online Five Streams of the Emerging Church It is said that emerging Christians confess their faith like mainliners—meaning they say things publicly they don’t really believe. They drink like Southern Baptists—meaning, […]