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Archive for April, 2008

One More Time Around the Bend

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

If you followed the story at all in my last post. You saw: A) The story of an artist who artificially inseminated herself then induced abortions, saving the blood and tissue, recording it all on tape for her senior art project and B) The story of Yale University officials saying the story was not true.
Well, […]

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Death as an Art Form

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

So, what happens when a culture embraces death with open arms as our own has done? What happens when we seek a secular foundation for human rights? What happens when “the will of the majority” or the pronouncement of black-robed gods becomes the arbiter of life?
I found an answer to those questions today.
The Place: Yale […]

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EXPELLED ROCKS!

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Wow. On fire today, I guess. Two posts in one morning….
Anyway, I’ve been meaning to post on this for a while now. A month ago, I had the chance to watch a sneak peek version of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” I walked away impressed and hopeful.
Impressed because this film, like no other I’ve seen, cuts […]

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A few posts ago, I commented on Brian McLaren’s “abortion isn’t one of the biggest issues out there” quote. I also observed that this attitude has been going mainstream in evangelicalism. If you had any doubts about that, meet Adam Hamilton, Oral Roberts University grad, megachurch pastor, and author of Seeking Grey in a World […]

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