August 2005
The Archives
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Conservatism’s rapid decline
08.30.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Conservatism’s rapid declineA disenchanted conservative speaks out about the right’s rapid intellectual detoriation: "The modern pseudoconservative seeks national redemption in good works delivered through the barrel of a gun." A good read.
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Chutney conquers Chris Lydon’s new show
08.29.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Chutney conquers Chris Lydon’s new showI was a bit of a "Connections" fanboy back when Chris Lydon was doing that show for NPR out of Boston U. So you can imagine that I was a bit thrilled when I read (via Philocrites) that yours truly’s comment was read (paraphrased, really) on the "God 2.0" episode of his new show, "Open […]
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Pat Robertson on Hurricane Katrina
08.28.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Pat Robertson on Hurricane KatrinaI’d like to know what Ayatollah Robertson, in his wisdom, thinks about this one. Does he believe that Sweet Baby Jesus is punishing the Gulf Coast for its poor education funding, high teen pregnancy rates, and Republican voting tendencies? Does he believe the people who already have died did so because of an angry god’s […]
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Should the FDA approve the new morning after pill?
08.27.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Should the FDA approve the new morning after pill?The FDA is asking for public input about possible approval of "Plan B," the newer morning after pill. You can leave a comment here. I’m convinced that little good can come from discussions of the whole abortion issue anymore, so I’m about to break my own rule here.
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God don’t make no honky tonk angels
About one in eight girls in a certain Ohio high school are pregnant. The article reported that some would say that movies, TV, videogames, lazy parents and lax discipline may all be to blame. School officials are not sure what has contributed to so many pregnancies… Still haven’t figured that one out in Ohio yet, […]
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Employment opportunity: Local prophet
08.23.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Employment opportunity: Local prophetClyde Grubbs gets his prophet on: What if your local congregation decided to hire out a prophet? …prophets arise when human beings seek to be in right relationship with each other, and find the social and political arrangements of their time to be corrupt, violent, and dehumanizing. The prophetic woman or man being an embodied […]
