A Hollywood heavyweight weighs in on the “Alone Yet Not Alone” controversy. From the Hollywood Reporter: Gerald Molen, an Oscar-winning producer of Schindler’s List, is accusing the Academy of discriminating against a religious movie in revoking its nomination in the best song category. (more…)
The House of Representatives passed a bill that bans the use of tax-payer money to pay for abortions. (I thought something like that was already in place, but this law is apparently stronger.) Of course, it will never get past the Democratic-majority Senate or the
God becoming man involved more than just His assumption of a human body, but his entry into all of the elements of human life. So observed Dr. Joel Lehenbauer, the Executive Director of the Commission on Theology & Church Relations of the Lutheran Church Missouri
The Academy Award nomination of the small-budget Christian movie Alone Yet Not Alone for best song was rescinded. The composer of the music, a former member of the Board of Governors, was said to have improperly promoted the song by e-mailing the current board about
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case brought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood that claims the Obamacare contraception and morning-after-pill mandate violate the company owners’ religious freedom. How do you think the court will rule? (more…)
We must celebrate our national holiday, Superbowl Sunday, so use this blog to make predictions, comment on the game, and complain about the half-time show. You can live-blog the commercials. We will even modify our newly-minted blog rule to allow for trash talk, as long
Martin Luther’s influence goes far beyond the theology of the Lutheran Church. His putting the Gospel and the Word of God at the center was the catalyst for all Protestantism. But even his theological opponents have accepted his ideas like worship in the vernacular, congregational
According to secret documents released by Edward Snowden, certain cellphone apps–including the popular game “Angry Birds”– are “leaky,” allowing the NSA to tap into your smartphone and its treasure trove of information about you. (more…)
During his State of the Union address, President Obama said that because Congress keeps thwarting his agenda, he will advance his positions about immigration, the environment, the economy, gun control, and other of his priorities by issuing executive orders. He has already been doing that
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Fixing my technological fix
Friends, there has been some good discussion about yesterday’s post regarding the comments on this blog. No sooner, of course, did the Patheos tech people implement the changes but, before I could even explain them, someone started flagging everything, resulting in a “flagocalypse.” So to