Recently there was a discussion over Scripture at Evangel over whether it was infallible or inerrant and what that might mean. But this discussion I offer, in an important way is missing the point. [updated for clarity] In a prior discussion on inerrance/infallibility, I was pointed at some . . . . Continue Reading »
Writing for NPR , Elizabeth Scalia (aka, The Anchoress ) analyzes the semiotics of pop-music/marketing phenomenons Madonna and Lady Gaga: Nearly 30 years ago, we were told that Madonna was a “genius,” particularly at marketing and reinventing herself, but time has not borne that out. . . . . Continue Reading »
Listening to some rockabilly last night, I dug up on YouTube one of Elvis’ performances, a rendition of “Trying to Get to You.” There’s a feeling one has, from time to time, that might be phrased, “How come X got to be X?” How come Dickens got to be Dickens, the . . . . Continue Reading »
This day brings to an end our observation of the great events of Christmas and Epiphany, and appropriately, gives us to ponder a somewhat obscure event in our Lord’s life, the occasion of his mother’s purification according to Old Testament law and His presentation in the Temple. The beautiful . . . . Continue Reading »
Climategate may be about to go nuclear. So far, the lame excuse of the alarmist community was that Climategate’s purloined e-mails may have shown attempts to stifle heterodox thinking and bully professional journals, but the data that allegedly proves global warming was not in any way . . . . Continue Reading »
The job of President of the United States is one of the most unique executive roles in America. Not only does it come with more power than any other position in the country, but it is one of the few chief executive positions in which a person can land the job without proving they have the requisite . . . . Continue Reading »
“Follow your bliss” was the watchword of the late Joseph Campbell, the cultural anthropologist who popularized the idea of the universal “hero’s journey” and the “spiritual quest.” Campbell was also an anti-SemiteThe controversy surrounding the ritual role . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps I saw Fritz Lang’s 1931 film M at a far too impressionable age, but was Peter Lorre ever better than in this role as a child murderer? After he came to America, Hollywood never quite figured out what to do with him—they knew he was impossibly talented, but he was always cast as . . . . Continue Reading »
The awful (and tragic) comments of novelist Martin Amis, suggesting that “suicide booths on every corner” would be a splendid solution to the purported problem of the “stinking” elderly— my take here—continues to provoke comment. The Times of London reports . . . . Continue Reading »
Appearances to the contrary, this Congress’s health-care reform bill is buried but not yet dead, reports the Los Angeles Times . Democratic leaders “are meeting almost daily to plot legislative moves while gently persuading skittish rank-and-file lawmakers to back a sweeping . . . . Continue Reading »
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