{"id":2178,"date":"2005-01-27T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-27T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2005\/01\/here-there-3.html"},"modified":"2005-01-27T02:22:00","modified_gmt":"2005-01-27T02:22:00","slug":"here-there-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2005\/01\/here-there-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Here & There …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

First, the good news.
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For those of you familiar with Karl of St Stephen\u2019s Musings<\/a> \u2026 here\u2019s a <\/a><\/p>\n

MUST READ,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

posted by his sister-in-law, about the birth of a miracle baby<\/a>. Glory to God for all things! Many years, Kristen, mom & dad!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In case you missed it, due to much controversy, I took it upon myself to uncover the true sexual orientation of Mr Sponge Bob Square Pants. It turns out that Mr Square Pants is, honest-to-goodness, a Hermo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kinda Good News: PBS has PULLED an episode<\/a> (\u201cSugartime!\u201d) of the cartoon \u201cPostcards from Buster\u201d which features a lesbian couple in Vermont.
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THX: Classical Anglican<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking of sex \u2014 Gosh, is there nothing else? \u2014 Christianity Today has an article<\/a> about these bad ol\u2019 days vs them good ol\u2019 days. Here\u2019s a sample<\/a>:<\/p>\n

When, in Tom Wolfe\u2019s most recent novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons<\/strong><\/em>, Charlotte\u2019s mother asks her during Christmas break where students go on dates at Dupont University, Charlotte responds: \u201cNobody goes out on a date. The girls go out in groups and the boys go out in groups, and they hope they find somebody they like.\u201d This is Charlotte Simmons\u2019s description of \u201chooking up.\u201d \u201cHooking up\u201d has replaced traditional courtship and dating among today\u2019s college students. \u201cHooking up\u201d is dating sans courtship or expectations of a future relationship or commitment. It is strictly about user sex. I use you and you use me for mutual pleasure. And liquor is more often than not the lubricant that makes things go.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I confess, I read I Am Charlotte Simmons<\/strong><\/em>. While the subject matter is shocking \u2014 just reading the book, with all of its true to life colorful language, was in itself shocking. It do make one wanna keep yo babies home from da college<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But really. Is it all that bad? Better yet, What do you say at a naked party? Frederica answers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Okay, sure, college has gotten a bit out of hand. What about high school? Have you heard about the latest Prom Dresses<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Maybe Papa was right: <\/p>\n

In Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI warned that the wide-spread use of contraception would lead to \u201cconjugal infidelity and the general lowering of morality\u201d; he also warned that man would lose respect for woman and \u201cno longer [care] for her physical and psychological equilibrium\u201d; rather, man would treat woman as a \u201cmere instrument of selfish enjoyment, and no longer as his respected and beloved companion.\u201d Why? By breaking the natural and divinely ordained connection between sex and procreation, women and especially men would focus on the hedonistic possibilities of sex and cease to see sex as something that was intrinsically linked to new life and the sacrament of marriage. [Touchstone, Vol.18, No.1, p.39] <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But I thought all that stuff was due to heterosexism<\/a> (scroll down). <\/p>\n

Not everything is out in the open these days \u2014 out of the Closet, so to speak. HERE\u2019s a story of a Closet Crosser<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently, I mentioned<\/a> Rolling Stone\u2019s rejection of an ad for yet another Bible translation. Rolling Stone has since reversed its decision<\/a>. <\/p>\n

World Blog comments<\/a> on the reversal: <\/p>\n

Considering the TNIV\u2019s gender-inclusive language, Rolling Stone\u2019s anti-Christian agenda may yet realize some fruit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s also a couple new tidbits here:
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1) A story on the sad state of Christianity in Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n

2) Stats<\/a> on what brings new folks to church<\/p>\n

3) Curious facts<\/a> regarding the Crusades
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First, the good news. For those of you familiar with Karl of St Stephen\u2019s Musings \u2026 here\u2019s a MUST READ, posted by his sister-in-law, about the birth of a miracle baby. Glory to God for all things! Many years, Kristen, mom & dad! In case you missed it, due to much controversy, I took it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1691,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHere & There ...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"First, the good news. 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