I don’t pay much attention to the various beauty contests, but the mini-brouhaha over Carrie Prejean, Miss California, provides a rare glimpse of a celebrity who has some backbone. Carrie Prejean, in simple terms, is a Christian. And, as a Christian, she believes that marriage is only valid between a man [...]
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Backbone
Posted in Culture on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New and improved?
Posted in Catholicism, Culture on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just when you thought that God couldn’t possibly care about what kind of a car you drove, the Vatican has come out with a new and improved list of deadly sins. Sins, that is, in addition to the traditional PEWSLAG:
Pride
Envy
Wrath
Sloth
Lust
Avarice
Gluttony.
So what are these new deadlies? From news.com.au:
The new deadly sins that may lead to [...]
Not so grim Reaper
Posted in Culture, Faith, sin on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve not seen it, may I recommend that you add “Reaper” to your short list of guilty pleasures. “Reaper” is about Satan, and his efforts to reclaim wayward denizens of hell.
The conceit is that hell is just so overcrowded that the poor Devil simply can’t keep tabs on all of his charges. [...]
Hard-wired
Posted in Culture on November 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A little (John) Piper, if you please. A fine article, up November 2 at his website, “Co-ed Combat and Cultural Cowardice”. In brief, he provides the basic reason why women should not be sent into harm’s way:
If I were the last man on the planet to think so, I would want the honor [...]
tolerance and faith…
Posted in Culture, sin on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…in the mainstream media. In this instance, an interesting column by Michael Gerson, “Harry Potter’s Secret..” The thesis is that Potterworld is one of tolerance, where the “other” is treated with love and dignity.
Fair enough, given the recent outing of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore by author J.K. Rowling. Mr. Gerson notes that [...]
Idolatry in the end zone
Posted in Culture, Sports on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Herb Lusk, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970s, has been credited, in the Washington Post story as being “the first NFL player to kneel in the end zone and pray” after scoring a touchdown. Mr. Lusk did this quietly, and, it would appear, solely for the purpose of thanking God for [...]
Trouble for her soul?
Posted in America, Culture on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I tend to not follow the dealings of celebrities, but it was hard to avoid it when real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley died August 20, at the age of 87. What I know of her isn’t very flattering, but, as they say, there’s always two sides to every story. Perhaps she had a [...]
Animals
Posted in Culture on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an obligatory post on the endless depths to which human depravity can sink. The subject is the immensely talented but immensely thuggish Michael Vick, a pro football player. Who will plead (or has pleaded; my Thuggovision™ is on the blink just now…) guilty to the crime of organizing and abetting dog fighting and other [...]
Established religion
Posted in Culture, Scripture on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Many on the left, and certainly militant atheists, seem to think that we are already living in a theocracy. That our leaders consult their Bibles before issuing any pronouncements or passing legislation; that the clergy controls everything behind the scenes. And sometimes from the front of the podium. As to whether this [...]
Big Love
Posted in Culture, Mormonism on July 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Have you seen the HBO original series, “Big Love?” If not, you’re missing something. This is likely the show that Mormons, most especially Mormons running for national office, would prefer to disappear down the memory hole.
The show’s premise? An ostensibly normal and successful businessman, Bill Henrickson (played superbly by Bill Paxton), attempts [...]
