Quote of the day (heard of NPR): “I’m calling on the religious right to follow Christ…” (from a Bush protester)
Loss of Freedom
This is crazy. I just heard about a couple of people who were at a public transportation station in Chicago, minding their own business. Suddenly the police came and detained them, just because they had their cameras out. Apparently the police called and checked with the federal homeland security whatever, and threatened to confiscate their
Glorifying War
Last weekend I was over in Ohio with some friends, and we ended up going to the air force museum in our free time. Typical of guys, they were quite interested in all the planes and thought it was really cool. I however was actually kind of freaked out by the place. A photo section
America for Freedom and Democracy?
I think it’s interesting how we in America talk so much about freedom and democracy, and yet were becoming more socialistic in the sense that we have a plethora of laws that spell out exactly what we can, can’t and must do. I think it’s interesting how we in America talk so much about freedom
Movie Review: Saved!
I went to see Saved! the other day with some friends, and I actually really liked it. It was better than I thought it was going to be from some of the comments I had heard. It actually seemed pretty much right on to me. Many people probably think this is a movie made by
Church and Politics Question
Question posed by Shane Fuller, one of the ministers at College Park: “Do we vote for the person who claims to be a born again christian, or do we vote for the person who is most likely to help the poor and under-privileged?”
Tax Reform
Monday night I went to a tax reform debate. Though I believe more were invited, there were three people on the panel of experts. Two were pro “tax reform” and one was not. Tax reform in this context means a proposed federal sales tax replacing income and corporate taxes. I was aware of this idea
Movie Review: The Passion of the Christ
I went to see the movie, “The Passion of the Christ” last night, and felt that I wanted to post my thoughts. Especially in the last few weeks, momentum has really built for this movie. Many people have been talking about it, and the hype has grown to the point that it is expected to
Movie Review: Edward Scissorhands
This is a great movie, with many levels of rich meaning that can be taken from it. The angle that I took the most from was this: Edward’s Scissor hands were what made him special, and were what allowed him to create beautiful works of art, from sculpted hedges to unique hair cuts, that brought
Christianity as a subculture
Tonight I went to a concert at my church. When I arrived, a friend of mine came up and we started talking. She asked if all the different worship bands from the church were playing. I explained that while most all of the musicians who were playing are also on the worship team, that they