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It has been quite remarkable to realize how much shared excitement there has about the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. There is a round-up of online things of interest on the BBC website, and I will include some links to things here that I’ve found interesting and have been meaning to post. IO9 explained that the thinking of John Rawls is the key influence behind the Doctor’s statement that the key to successful negotiation is not knowing which side you are... Read more
I wrote the music for this song a few years ago, but didn’t compose lyrics until very recently. I hope you enjoy this pre-Christmas music! LYRICS: Angels sing as church bells ring And all seem of good cheer It’s the sound of Christmas drawing near Snow may fall as sleigh bells call We wonder as we hear It’s the sound of Christmas drawing near CHORUS Let us tell the ancient carol story With joy to last throughout the year Of... Read more
Here’s “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” arranged for cello and piano and performed by The Piano Guys: Read more
The sheer number of posts today on this topic made me decide that a round-up is needed. First, Benjamin Corey’s post is the source of the image above. Michael Halcomb shared a repost from the past on the topic. Both of them focused on the fact that “X” is the Greek letter “Chi” and thus a historic abbreviation for Christ. Richard Beck focused on the ethnocentrism of the “War on Christmas.” And Ted Troxell also shared thoughts on the Christmas... Read more
Hemant Mehta has gotten to the heart of the issue in one debate about the Affordable Care Act and the question of whether employers can be required by law to provide health insurance that covers things an employers disapproves of. It is the same question as whether an employer can be required by law to pay a salary in money that can be used to purchase things the employer disapproves of. The answer, of course, is yes. The alternative –... Read more
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Although I am not a morning person, I was delighted to wake up early today in order to appear on the Australian radio show Sunday Nights. I was in conversation about religion and science fiction with Robert Geraci, Avril Hannah-Jones, and Caroline Symcox, as well as the show’s host John Cleary. You can listen to the discussion via the internet. Avril has been mentioned on this blog before because of her “Church of the Latter-Day Geek.” She also has a... Read more
Via N.S.Gill, I learned that the blog Gaudium Mundo some years ago offered a Latin holiday song for every day of December. First up was Rudolphus: Click through for several different versions of the lyrics. In case you are wondering, no, I do not intend to share all of them! Read more
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