Gimme that old time religion

Christian theologians just aren’t what they used to be. The Tennessean quotes some recent remarks by Lipscomb University professor, Lee Camp:
“We need to forsake the Christendom model,” Camp said. “The most basic Christian commitment … is that we say we believe in the Lordship of Jesus. But, if we claim that, how can a Muslim [...]

Kids will be kids

Is this what separates the Ivy League from the Big Ten?

From hell to paradise

The day before Thanksgiving I received an email. Here’s what it said.
OK, here are some depressing photos of Cuba. Take a look, share with others, and thank our parents or inlaws for getting the hell out of there in time!

Included in the note was a PowerPoint presentation of some sixty or so photos of [...]

007

I caught Casino Royale. Bond is a tough role to fill, but Daniel Craig was born for it. Best Bond ever, including Connery.

Lyrics to Blood on My Hands

Because I’ve had so many requests for the lyrics to Kacy Crowley’s song “Blood”, from her Moodswing CD, and nobody seems to be able to find them (on the net or printed), here, reluctantly, as a historian of modern culture, and given my reverance regarding correct deciphering of sung rock lyrics (see His Blood on [...]

Bile

I am amazed at the filth some people spew. Here is Tony Hendra writing in the Huffington Post.
I give thanks O Lord for Dick Cheney’s Heart, that brave organ which has done its darn-tootin’ best on four separate occasions to do what we can only dream about.
O Lord, give Dick Cheney’s Heart, Our Sacred Secret [...]