A movie entitled The Son of God will be released February 28. An expanded version of material from the Bible TV ministeries but released from a major studio (20th Century Fox), it will keep in the miracles, unlike some film renditions of Jesus’ story. Details from Variety after the jump. Here is the trailer. (But does it look good? Is it really helpful to turn material from the Word of God into the visual medium of film?)
NSA tracking porn visits to discredit enemies
November 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
According to a document leaked by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been tracking visits to porn sites and other questionable activities as a way to discredit or perhaps blackmail suspected Muslim terrorists. Read about it after the jump. Is this a brilliant tactic that should be expanded to combat the pornography plague or a dangerous precedent-setting invasion of privacy? Or what? [Read more…]
Obamacare for small businesses delayed a year
November 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Most attention in the Obamacare rollout has been on the individual mandate to buy insurance from an approved “exchange.” But small businesses, those with 50 or fewer employees, have an exchange of their own that they can buy from. But that part of the HealthCare.gov website isn’t working either. So the administration is delaying that part of Obamacare for a year. [Read more…]
Have a grateful Thanksgiving
November 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
I hope you have a meaningful Thanksgiving, with the thankful part not overshadowed by shopping, football, gluttony, family spats, or other distractions. Towards that end, this special edition of the Cranach blog will offer some meditations about things we really should be thankful for. Remember that comment made by someone–Chesterton? It sounds like Chesterton. Please source it in the comments if you know who it was–to the effect that one of the sad parts of being an atheist is feeling thankful, without having anyone to thank. As for Christians, we do know Whom to thank and must never take even the commonest of His blessings for granted. [Read more…]
The blessings of family
November 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Someone has said (again, please help me source it if you can) that if you have a wildly successful career but have a miserable family life, you will be miserable. And if you have a miserable career but have a happy family life, you will be happy. [Read more…]
The blessings of prosperity
November 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Right now, people who lack health insurance and need a government subsidy to pay for it are being asked to sign up for the program on their computers. Think of that. It can be assumed that even those who need financial assistance have computers. Even us ordinary folks have a standard of living that goes far beyond what kings had not that long ago. [Read more…]
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