Friday, November 18, 2005

Both/And

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John Shelby Spong, in his 1998 book Why Christianity Must Change or Die (Bishop Spong doesn't pussyfoot around, obviously) discusses (on...
Thursday, November 17, 2005

This is the way the world ends

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Not with a bang, but a whimper. So we cannot pull out of Iraq until the "insurgents" declare us the victors and lay down their IED...

Yes, Virginia, there is a History of Christmas

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[This was going down for the third time, so I've redated it should the conversation want to continue] Stephen Nissenbaum's The Battl...

"Thou has committed fornication....

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"But that was in another country/and besides, the wench is dead."--Christopher Marlowe AMY GOODMAN : But the Pentagon was caught ...

What are bloggers for?

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So, the question du jour is: are blogs "views you can use"? Or are they a new form of reportage? The grounds of Ms. Alexander'...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Next week: the Cake Stand

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Reality overtakes comedy: Another man who had his head nailed to the floor was Stig O' Tracy. Rogers: I've been told Dinsdale Piranh...

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?

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Start with the good news first: A demographer predicted that many New Orleans-area residents will return if they are guaranteed good housing...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

The Bingaman Amendment has failed

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Just heard that the Bingaman amendment has failed, and the compromise on the Graham amendment has been approved . Graham insisted, in argum...

Compare and Contrast

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Q: When faced with a crisis, how should a national leader respond? Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic of France : Faced with the unce...

And this is a good thing because...?

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From the Washington Post : A bipartisan group of senators reached a compromise yesterday that would dramatically alter U.S. policy for treat...
Monday, November 14, 2005

"The Poor Will Give Up And Go Away"

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The New York Times had the perfect statement of the Bush Administration's attitude toward the marginalized and the dispossesed: Public o...

The Great Writ and the Meager Congress

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I have leant the tiny voice of this blog to this fight, and I'm almost glad (who can be "glad" under such circumstances, about...
Sunday, November 13, 2005

There is no "neutral" gear in politics...

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To put it bluntly: if Ed Young is politically "neutral ," I'm a Bible-thumpin' Baptist: Young said he met Cornyn for the f...

The Lectionary for November 13, 2005

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Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 1:7 Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is at hand; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has consec...

Compare and Contrast

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Pat Robertson : "I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you jus...
Saturday, November 12, 2005

Can Torture Be Justified II--Who Would Jesus Torture?

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If we have to talk about torture from a purely practical point of view (we don't, of course; it is inhumane and immoral, and lowers us a...

Escape from the Planet of WWJD?

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When my blog grows up, it's going to have categories for stories like this. For now, the series continues, and you can follow the trail...
Friday, November 11, 2005

A voice says "Cry!," and I say "What shall I cry?"

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I find, not surprisingly, that Molly Ivins says it for me. I mention it only to praise it. Every word. Precisely what I wish I'd said....

Winston Churchill to the U.S. Senate

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"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the...

Yes, Virginia, there is a "War on Christmas"

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But it didn't start with "liberals" and the U.S. Supreme Court: "Into what stupendous height of more than pagan impiety....