I found this cute political cartoon on esquire for the an article about education budget cuts, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Jesus. The author (Stephen Marche) claimed, in essence, that we spend more on the fantasy teachers of
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Jesus and the Escape from the Enchanted Tomb: Harry Potter and Education Budget Cuts
There’s an interesting, if bizarre, article over at esquire about Harry Potter and Jesus Christ called “Harry Potter and the Hatred of Teachers: His political fantasy and ours.” On first glance it seems to be a ridiculously obvious bid to draw
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May 21st is OVER – no rapture, no apocalypse, no Armageddon: Why nothing happened
If God was going to end the world ala Camping’s May 21 2011 scenario, which time zone would he start in? It’s already 1:20am here in Taiwan – which means the 21st has gone without so much as a storm
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Judgment Day 2011: Is Jesus coming to end the world on May 21st?
The Taiwanese prophecy about Doomsday 2011 being on May 11th has gone unfulfilled; however it’s now May 12th and today I’ve witnessed a freak small tornado and now an ominous thunder and lightning storm. It certainly feels like a foreboding or
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Atheism is the new gay: stereotyping, prejudice and rage against the ungodly
When I first heard about Richard Dawkins’ “out” campaign I thought it was a joke. Dawkins and others secular leaders are encouraging atheists to “reveal” themselves and “come out” to their families and neighbors. “Atheism is the new gay” I
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I’m in Love with Judas: Lady Gaga’s New Blasphemous (?) Song Lyrics and Video about Christianity
In her new song and music video “I’m in Love with Judas” Lady Gaga says, “Jesus is my virtue, Judas is the demon I cling to.” Basically this is a song about how girls always lust after the bad boy
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Does the Devil Exist? A Review of “The Rite” (2011)
As a theology student/ex-Christian I’m practically required to watch movies about exorcisms, God, Satan, and Christianity. And usually they suck. So it was refreshing to watch “The Rite” (2011) and be entertained. The Rite is a brilliantly complex movie, with
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Harry Potter and Osama-Obama: Myth and Reality in the War on Terror
I wasn’t going to blog about Osama bin Laden’s death. Not only because I’m not very political, and I don’t actually care much if Osama is alive or dead, but also because (due to an innate distrust of the American
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Stairway to heaven: cosmetologist becomes Taoist master after climbing sword ladder
Taoism is one of the religions I appreciate. From the Lao Tzu’s tao-te-ching we get pearls of wisdom like ”Those who know do not speak, those who speak, do not know” and “Even a 1,000 mile journey starts with a single
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Year of Tiger almost exterminates the Chinese Race: Taiwan’s low birth rate, wedding customs, and unlucky bastards
There are many reasons that Taiwan has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Women are getting married later – at about 30 rather than the earlier average of 20~24 in 1984. Many women, put off by their husband’s traditional
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Earthquake and tsunami scheduled to rip Taiwan in half 5/11/2011 says fortune teller: Armageddon in 2011?
Given the escalating series of natural disasters devastating various portions of the world in ever greater frequency and gravity, as well as Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, it would be no surprise to me if something similar happened here
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Hitchens, Dawkins and Harris in a kickass atheist breakdance battle
Want to see Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris battle it out on the dance floor with hip hop breakdance moves? You’re in luck – I’ve got the footage. Incoming search terms:Hitchens on Tolkien (2)Tweet
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