homepage<\/a>, and the first story was Dr. Dobson talking about the dearth of examples of sacrificial heroes in today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\nSometimes I like irony, sometimes it just makes me sad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I have nothing to add to that.<\/p>\n
Oh, by the way, I\u2019ve written a review of the latest Harry Potter movie, but haven\u2019t had a chance to post it yet. Stay tuned, I\u2019ll get to it eventually\u2026<\/p>\n
(P.S. Someone has complained that the above contains a spoiler. But the quote only implies that the story has something to say about sacrificial heroes. It doesn\u2019t name any sacrificial heroes, nor does it say anything about the nature of any kind of sacrifice made in the story. It only implies that the Potter story has something to say about sacrificial heroes. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s really a spoiler.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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