Thursday, November 16, 2006

"You're not the boss of me now, and you're not so big"

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As I've said before: there is no power without resistance : President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies m...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

For The Time Being

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Eschatology Be watchful over your life; never let your lamps go out or your loins be ungirt, but keep yourselves always in readiness, for yo...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Let the reader understand

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The real irony of American history: Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at on...
Friday, November 10, 2006

Why does religion matter?

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Admittedly, I need more time to explore this, but via the Mad Priest I find yet another internet article about religion and what it is suppo...

Idle late night musings on polarities and identities

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Maybe this is the problem of assuming the country is polarized : The summer camp featured in the documentary "Jesus Camp," which ...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

Goin' back to Houston...

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Before the euphoria wears off completely : Harris County Democratic and Republican officials have looked at Tuesday's local election res...

Holy Crap

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The Bush Press Conference yesterday : Amid this time of change, I have a message for those on the front lines. To our enemies: Do not be joy...

There's a reason Texans tell Aggie Jokes

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Texas A&M is the butt of many "Aggie" jokes in Texas. This is the university Bob Gates has been President of, until he deci...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

In other news

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This confirms that Haggard is now radioactive: Citing a lack of time, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson withdrew Tuesday from the te...

I CALLED IT!

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Thanks to the Old Man from Scene 24 , my political prognostication was preserved in amber: I truly believe the disgust with the GOP is so de...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Done

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I did it. I voted for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. I voted for the people of Iraq, and the US military personnel there, and...

Jesus said, "A new commandment I give you..."

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I'm going to ramble on a bit, finding my topic as I go (as is my wont). I know this would be more effective if I cut it into pieces, pu...

Why I am voting today

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This election is indeed about George W. Bush — and the Congressional majority’s insistence on protecting him from the consequences of his mi...
Monday, November 06, 2006

Living in an airless room

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Holden tipped me to this : The letter was read to the church by the Rev. Larry Stockstill, senior pastor of Bethany World Prayer Center in ...

History Lesson, Part II

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Like I said... Speaking of power and responsibility: Perle, Frum, et al., should get stuffed. Invading Iraq wasn't a good idea that wa...

Sing Louder!!!!

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Simon Jenkins : But I repeat, what has changed? Surely not just that American troops are getting beat. That should not affect the argument o...

History Lesson, Part I

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I'm putting these two back out because...oh, what the heck. This is a very long article, but well worth reading. As ever, the Big Idea...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

All Saint's Day (Observed)

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One of the ironies of the calendar is that Hallowe'en, which has no relationship to Christianity except in the roots of its name, is alw...

Coming soon to a democracy near you

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This is simply disgusting. The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not b...
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Continuing the Question of Faith

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Continuing the discussion about Gary Wills on faith and Bush , this article from two years ago indicates, once again, how slippery history,...