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Monthly Archives: December 2008
"Not the same God" – Gene Robinson backs into the truth
The uproar (among a vocal few) about President-elect Obama asking Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration has been illuminating. On the one hand conservatives who complain that Warren is somehow “endorsing” what they view as Obama’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Media, News, Religion, Theology
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Yes Virginia – there is a black hole at the center of our galaxy
Not everyone knows that for most of my life I have been an astronomy buff. Was given my first telescope around age 8(?). Built a telescope (six inch Newtonian) in eighth grade. Took daily observations primarily of the sun and … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Media, News
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Dog bites human, sun rises in east – and Presiding Bishop lies
Oh where to start? There is plenty with which to find fault in what Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts-Schori had to say to the National Press Club on December 16. Baby Blue characterizes it as: … an amazingly sophomoric speech (which … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Law and Justice, Media, News, Uncategorized
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Sandlin and his tiger – giving Louisiana a bad name
I am not sure I believe in animal “rights”. But I do believe human beings have a divinely given responsibility to care for animals. This is a theological conviction rooted in exegesis of Genesis 1-2. God created human beings to … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Hebrew Bible, Law and Justice, News, Theology
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Jim Engster and Peter De Lorenzo on NPR dodge the U-word
This week was listening again (why oh why) to the Jim “the Soporific One” Engster Show on local public radio station WRKF Baton Rouge. His guest was Peter DeLorenzo of Autoextremist.com and The United State of Toyota: How Detroit Squandered … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Media
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Newsweek declares its opposition to fair, honest, balanced reporting
The blogosphere is abuzz with the recent controversy surrounding not just a front page article in Newsweek magazine but also how the editor responded. This week Newsweek featured an article by Lisa Miller entitled “Gay Marriage: Our Mutual Joy“. Well … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Media, Religion
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Is grace-ful parenting even possible?
Partly because pastors need to eat as well as feed and partly because I was sick of listening to the Jim Engster Show (which often is on NPR when I drive) I made an effort to find and download sermons … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Parents, Personal
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As Chasidism so Christian witness
The terrorist targeting of the sole Jewish center in Mumbai India has been particularly rattling. This is what human beings driven by religious fanaticism are capable of. Enough of that. Two of the five (six?) Jewish people murdered at Chabad … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Media, Missiology, News
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Alas – again with the inerrancy thing
I occupy an awkward middle ground between “conservative evangelical” and “flaming liberal”. On the one hand I no longer have a place in Southern Baptist life (although I serve a congregation that contributes to the Southern Baptist Convention and frankly … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager – By their hatred of (the) Jewish people shall ye know them
I have a soft spot for the Jewish people. (Not necessarily mean the modern state of Israel.) Many of my teachers as an undergraduate and graduate student were Jewish. One of my best friends at Cornell was Orthodox and lived … Continue reading
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