Archive for November 2007
Mohammed the bear
Posted by: dana on: November 28, 2007
- In: Jesus| News| Religion| World religions
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Just wanted to take a moment to say how thankful I am to a) live in country where religion does not control the government (religious individuals, certainly) and government does not control religion (knock on wood).
Especially after reading this story on CNN.com.
A class named a teddy bear Mohammed, and now a teacher faces 40 lashes, [...]
A darkly religious Thanksgiving (Part 2: The Mist)
Posted by: dana on: November 27, 2007
- In: Books| Pop culture| Religion
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The second dark taste of religion in pop culture came with The Mist, a movie based on a Stephen King novella. It opened this weekend, though it didn’t do so well, so if you plan on seeing it, I recommend doing so soon before it gets yanked out of theaters. (Come on, who opens a [...]
A darkly religious Thanksgiving (Part 1: Carnivale)
Posted by: dana on: November 27, 2007
- In: Pop culture| Prayer| Religion
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My Thanksgiving weekend was spent as so many are hanging out with family and friends, relaxing, chatting, eating and watching TV or movies.
But the tone of the material we watched this year tended to be dark and religious — and wonderful!
I’ll start with Carnivale, an HBO television show that only lasted two seasons. My husband [...]
Aborting abortion jargon
Posted by: dana on: November 1, 2007
If I haven’t said it already, I believe the major reason this country cannot solve so many of its problems is because we focus on symptoms rather than diseases. As seen literally in the ways out health care system is fueled by drug companies peddling “cures” for our symptoms rather than focusing more heavily on preventative measures. [...]
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