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Facho, facho femme
It has long peeved me that in the facile feminist circles I run in stereotypically male behaviors (say, beer and a football game) are routinely derided (or worse) while stereotypically female behaviors pass without a word of judgement. To remedy that situation, I propose a new word: “facho.” fa-cho (adv.) related to or exemplifying stereotypically […]
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Neglect at the King Center
02.03.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Neglect at the King Center[Update: King’s sons paid twice the going rate while King Center crumbles.] We were driving by the King Center this MLK weekend when I said to my wife how I had expected the King Center to be so much more than it is. It turns out that the King Center is even less than I […]
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Getting even
02.02.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Getting evenIf you follow the news on religion and homosexuality, then you’ll remember Matt Bass from last year. He was kicked out of Baylor’s seminary for being gay. He made the talk show rounds before transferring to Emory’s seminary. But now there’s a new twist. Of sorts.
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Evangelicals: Put up or shut up
01.27.05 | Permalink | 6 CommentsFlagship evangelical magazine Christianity Today is running a remarkable article detailing exactly how unchristian most evangelicals really are, according to a series of Gallup and Barna polls. Among the many things learned: Divorce rates are slightly higher among evangelicals than among non-evangelicals. States dominated by evangelicals (the Bible Belt) have the highest divorce rates. Evangelicals […]
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Nominated for UU blog awards!
01.24.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Nominated for UU blog awards!Pass the pitcher! MyIrony has been nominated for several UU blog awards: Best UU-Themed Blog Best Links Best Design or Visuals (last year’s design is here) Best Anecdote or Narrative (nominated twice) Best Religious Writing or Theological Commentary So go on over and place your votes (by Feb 1). And check out all the other […]
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When to move on
When you can’t pretend you believe that anymore. When you know where your gifts would be better used. When you realize that what you’ve been pretending to believe has kept you from using those gifts. When staying there would mean keeping your light under a bushel, and secretly enduring the burn.
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