Mon - August 11, 2008

A Reminder

This day at Christmount was a reminder for me.

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Fri - June 13, 2008

Lord, save us from your followers

This is an independent film that looks to have an interesting message for Christians or anyone who claims a faith tradition.

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Jesus is Just Alright

by Brian Collins, from Sightings, 6/12/08

Recently released on DVD, David Di Sabatino's 2005 documentary Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher tells the story of Lonnie Frisbee, a significant figure in the Jesus People Movement, a strain of evangelical Christianity that emerged from the counterculture of the late 1960s.

Brian Collins is a PhD candidate in History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

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Thu - April 17, 2008

Why King George Can’t Protect Us From High Fuel Prices?

A rambling about fuel prices. I drive a diesel car and passed a station last night selling diesel for $4.19 a gallon. Given the facts that are coming to light about how our President was advised and went along with the idea that what the office of President says is law is law without review, it seems to me that the President could do something about the speculation that is driving up the cost of fuel in this country.

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Sun - April 6, 2008

Our Racist, Sexist Selves

Though I don't do it enough, I enjoy reading the Sunday morning paper online. Yes, we get the local paper delivered to our door that I eventually flip through at the end of the day, but there are a few online papers that I like reading on Sunday mornings when I have the time. The New York Times, the Scotsman, BBC World, The Hindu, and the Wall Street Journal are a few of the places I surf on any given Sunday.

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Tue - March 25, 2008

Faith, Politics and Evangelicals

One of my favorite sites, Fora.tv, streams videos of conversations and lectures on a variety of topics. There is a great lecture by E.J. Dionne discussing his book, Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics after the Religious Right. Mr. Dionne a columnist for the Washington Post.

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Mon - March 24, 2008

Accountability?

Frontline, PBS, is the last objective place to find some kind of 'truth' on a variety of issues. This evening I watched part 2 of the report, Bush's War, and in my opinion it confirms that VP Cheney has been the mastermind of Bush's war, and yet has not had to live with any accountability or consequences of any of his actions. When do average citizens whose husbands, wives, and children who have been deployed, maimed, and killed, get the chance to hold governmental officials accountable? Who speaks for them? Isn't that more patriotic than my country right or wrong?

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Tue - March 18, 2008

Almost Convinced to Vote

In recent weeks it has become apparent to me that corporate America is comfortable with either a Senator Clinton or Senator McCain presidency. My guess is that those who need America to be the 'evil' country also are comfortable with either Clinton or McCain because they will act predictably when America is called 'unjust' or attacked with words or worse. To that end the news media owned by multinational corporations have turned to researching people associated with Senator Obama, and doing what they typically do to discredit someone they don't think they can control.

I don't believe that voting matters in a general election. Even around here in Lexington, KY, voting on local issues might be the only way my individual vote matters to actual systemic organization of our local govenrment. I have written about it here before. But, the words of Senator Obama are like none other that I have read or heard from a candidate for President. I may need to vote for my own well being knowing that it doesn't matter except to me. I don't know if this is that much different than those who believe their vote really matters. Responding to race and the words of his former pastor today, here is the written text of Senator Obama's speech. It is an example of why he is overqualified to be President of these United States.

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