LAWRENCE, Kan. – Todd Brabender remembers the December nearly 20 years ago when he and some University of Kansas friends gathered around a Christmas tree hanging upside-down from a water pipe in his apartment. It seemed like such a crazy idea then. But not anymore. The centerpiece of holiday decorating is more often being inverted – hung from the ceiling or mounted bottom-up on the wall – by those looking to save space, more prominently display pricey ornaments or simply... Read more
Friday, November 25, 2005, will go down as one of the ugliest days in Christmas retail history. All over the nation fundamentalist Christians squared off with lukewarm and gutless shoppers and department store workers over what to say when buying electronics. “I usually just say ‘Thank you’,” said Amanda Griffin of Springville, Arkansas. “But today I was held with my hands behind my back and tickled until I said ‘Merry Christmas’.” Griffin went on to say that, as a faithful... Read more
During the past few weeks, an estimated 30 million people have viewed American Greetings’ Thanksgiving turkey eCard featuring Gloria performing a parody of a familiar disco classic, making it the most popular eCard in American Greetings’ history …Here. The knife slipped easily through the gorgeous brown skin. But as I sliced deeper, the blade became wedged in the beast. I tugged as if trying to extract Excalibur. In desperation, I cracked open the breastbone in the manner of a heart... Read more
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It’s as if we, the entire world, have looked around and having seen the state of things, we thus resign ourselves to being unable to change…unable to aspire to something higher and greater…rather we accept our unquenchable sexual appetite as being “natural” and then spend billions of dollars in developing ways to “fix” the damage we do to ourselves. M O R E from James, the Sex Worker. I heard this on the way to work the other day. Didn’t... Read more
With Walmart announcing that it’s now “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” some Christians are, to use the tired and over-used term: OUTRAGED. God love him, Pat’s always peeved. I heard a caller on a talk radio show say: “Christians should boycott these stores. If it weren’t for our money at this time of year, they would go out of business.” This is probably true. But he goes on to say, “In the Bible, the Apostles don’t talk a whole... Read more
FRENCH authorities are monitoring a retreat organised by a Queensland New Age guru, whose controversial philosophy has been linked to the deaths of three people. Ellen Greve, who calls herself “Jasmuheen”, promotes what they call Breatharian, spiritual cleansing by living on air and light alone. The 48-year-old claims to have eaten nothing since 1993. The Story. In case you’re curious, here’s the Orthodox fasting regiment for this time of year: The NATIVITY FAST is divided into two periods. The 1st... Read more
He’s a much more patient man than I.Then again, who isn’t? But I must confess, when I first read the title of this article, I thought the quarterback — The Man — for the Pittsburgh Steelers was now weighing in on Theology. Come to think of it, he could be chiming in from the sidelines. As Big Winnie would say: Oh bother. Anyway … I am far less interested in Intelligent Design than I am in simply asking questions about... Read more
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