Culture
What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.
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With Regards To Conflict
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MadPriest made a cogent statement over at his blog about the relationship between Sudan and the Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Church of Sudan’s retraction of their invitation to the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA is like the Jew set upon by robbers, upon his recovery, telling the good Samaritan to fuck…
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Hostile Christmas Signs
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After posting about the hostility shown to retailers on the 26th, I came across this link to “7 unseasonably hostile notes written to neighbors during the holidays.” Please note that hostility should also imply vulgarity…
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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My friend Penny brings new light to Christmas through a discovery of a missing verse from the classic hymn: “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”. I’ve always loved this evocative hymn, with its angels and their unfurled wings coming to us through a mysterious door from heaven to bring God’s news to us in splendid…
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Posteriors, Hypocrisy, and Sexist Politics
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There’s something about serial hypocrisy that just doesn’t taste right. This is particularly the case when what is being said is 1) mean spirited and 2) not something you’d say about your own Mama. Personally, I come from the school that says you probably should steer clear of calling someone’s Mama something you wouldn’t want…
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A Second Wedding
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Last night I presided over a reaffirmation of marriage for an amazing couple. Bill and Amy have been married for 20 years, and as they described to me, almost all of it has been wonderful. But some of it was incredibly rough. So this was a really big deal. I was moved by their devotion to one…