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In a nutshell I want people to be able to leave comments without me having to "approve" them - they appear immediately. But I also want to keep out spam. The anti-spam module for some reason was marking all comments - including my own - as spam. I have since added the Disqus plugin which hopefully will allow anyone with a free Disqus account to be able to leave comments that appear immediately. So far it appears to be working nicely.-
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Heading to New York (where gay marriage is now legal)
This Thursday evening my children and I will fly to upstate New York to spend a week visiting with my mom as well as my sisters and brother and his family who all live in Minnesota. My mom lives on … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Christianity, Family, Hebrew Bible, Issues, Judaism, Law and Justice, Logic and Reason, Politics, Religion, Same-sex, Society and Culture
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Holy Liberation (or) Sabb-, part IV
Originally published in The Window (November 10, 2006) Holy Liberation (or) Sabb-, part IV by Richard M. Wright (The Sabb- is going somewhere…) Are we slaves? (Say whaaa-?) That is an offensive question but bear with me. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Hebrew Bible, Law and Justice, New Testament, Sabbath
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Reverence and leadership (or) Can irreverence demand its opposite?
What is leadership? It is not simply getting people to do what you want. Tyrants and dictators get people to do what they want. But they are not leaders. Woodruff argues persuasively that reverence is a virtue especially important for … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Morality, Law and Justice, Logic and Reason, Politics
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“V” (2009) and virtue versus(?) morality ethics
The new “V” series totally rocks. In a recent episode Father Jack, Erica, and Hobbes have a prisoner – a human ex-soldier who works for the “V” and recently shot and killed a human supporter of the Fifth Column. They … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Ethics and Morality, Law and Justice, Science Fiction
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Why the Episcopal Church obsession over property?
A recent development in the ongoing disintegration of the Episcopal Church prompted me to address something that has been on my mind for a few years. Quick summary. Problems in the Episcopal Church. Largely disagreements over faith and practice. More … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Ecclesiology, Law and Justice, Logic and Reason, News, Same-sex
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Why I removed a 2 year old post from this site (or) Pressured into censoring myself
Well well well. Two years ago – read that again – I attended a youth rally in Baton Rouge sponsored by our local Baptist association. During that youth rally someone came on stage and promoted a Christian rally/youth event which … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Law and Justice, Louisiana, Personal, Religion
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Racial profiling and wrong but understandable (over?)reactions
That for three(?) years my office was across the hall from that of Prof Henry Gates Jr does not give me any special insight into the sudden controversy over racial profiling. Let me cut to the chase – before more … Continue reading
Posted in Ethnicity and race, Law and Justice, News, Personal, Politics
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"No Senator. I am not a duck. I am a rabbit"
Readers of this website know that one of my “buttons” – things that make me quite angry and that is not to excuse an un-Christian reaction – is when people insult my intelligence. The nomination of Judge Sotomayor and the … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Law and Justice, Media, News, Politics, Propaganda
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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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