From one of the coordinators for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Louisiana I received by email a link to a recent opinion piece published through the Associated Baptist Press: “Why 20- and 30-year-olds are leaving the Baptist church” by Carra Hughes Greer who is minister to families with youth at a Baptist church in Georgia.
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Is this what it takes to attract young Baptists?
Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Carmen” by Bizet (or) What *is* Carmen?
Last time took eight to see “Turandot” by Puccini. Fairly full theater. People came up to us with tears in their eyes (I am not making that up) to express how much they appreciate young people coming to see the opera.
This time we had eleven. Theater was packed. And quite a few young people – [...]
Victor Davis Hanson – America’s return to rationality?
Victor Hanson has over the last year become one of my favorite commentators. His articles exhibit a strong commitment to logic and reason – wherever that leads. That is precisely why since 2008 I have been deeply concerned for the future sanity and well-being of this nation. Not merely that we elected Barack Obama as [...]
“You are not merely wrong – you are stupid and evil so shut up”
I am deeply troubled by the emerging contours of public discourse – particularly since… oh… 2008.
Consider this fact. That we are debating the nature and character of those who come to recent town-hall meetings to ask questions and even offer objections to current healthcare reform proposals in Congress.
Rather than whether these people are right or [...]
Michael Baran perfectly prophesied this president
Well that was a short fast. Let us see how quickly I can get back to it.
This was too brilliant and perfectly prescient not to link. Michael Baran who clearly is a very literate fellow wrote “Obama, Shaman” for the City Journal. These two paragraphs alone make the lengthy piece worth reading:
Yet if Obama has [...]
‘Twould appear conservative lesbians are more common than leprechauns
I stand corrected. Very corrected.
Several weeks ago I wrote a short post expressing appreciation for gay conservatives. What I did not write but was thinking was “so why can one find gay conservatives but apparently not conservative lesbians?”
Well – thank goodness for the Gay Patriot who demonstrated my ignorance. He directs our attention to a [...]
Easy to avoid hypocrisy when you have no standards (or) We have to be perfect but they do not
{ANYONE GOT A COOL/APPROPRIATE PICTURE?}
I believe in getting good grades. Students should aim for straight A’s.
I did not always get A’s in school.
Does that make me a hypocrite?
I believe in being kind patient and generous. Husbands should love their wives. Dads should love their kids.
I am not always a very good husband or father.
Does that [...]
In praise of gay conservatives(?)
This may surprise some people.
I am becoming increasingly aware of gay conservatives – and frankly I appreciate them. Not entirely easy to articulate exactly why.
I first noticed Charles Winecoff via Big Hollywood. Excellent articles. Intelligent. Rational. Willing to expose question and critique the rhetoric and behavior of liberalism in general and the gay community in [...]
Do we engage or avoid and/or create an alternative culture? (or) Die Kulturfrage
(I have been wanting to write this for the last few months but have not sat down and taken the time.)
There is a polite debate among those of a more conservative political and/or religious persuasion.
Let me first establish the context for this debate. The premise? assumption? conviction? that popular culture is dominated by voices hostile [...]
How did Jesus respond to questions? (or) What Miss California might have said
My wife was channel flipping and caught the last several minutes of the Miss USA competition. (Not to be confused with the Miss America competition.) Apparently Miss Louisiana (from Baton Rouge and featured in the Baton Rouge Advocate that week) was already out of the running.
I left the room and missed something interesting. One of [...]
