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First, let me share this great video again on the parallel phenomena of religious fundamentalism and nerdiness:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gNtnN_DiP3o<\/a>\n

I felt compelled to share the video, since I have been having a conversation on Facebook with a Whovian fundamentalist whose canon includes the 1996 special but rejects the current series. The fan in question also rejects my comparison of his stance to religious fundamentalism.<\/p>\n

The Oncoming Hope<\/a>,\u00a0 Inter-Galaxy Portal<\/a> and Fat Train<\/a> have reflected on the season finale of the last season of Doctor Who. What I still want to know is why the Doctor was wearing a tuxedo in \u201cLet\u2019s Kill Hitler.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several<\/a> bloggers have mentioned the piece on the relevance of alien life to Christian theology<\/a> (or whether Klingons can be saved<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Unreasonable Faith<\/a> and Homebrewed Christianity<\/a> mentioned my blog post about progressive Christianity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rod<\/a> and Joel<\/a> complained about the dangerous mistreatment of the Bible by young-earth creationists<\/a>. Randall Rauser explained why you can\u2019t take the whole Bible literally<\/a>, and also addressed quote-mining<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John Byron posted something I had been thinking since I saw the survey results of what people think they want from Bible translations<\/a>. Here\u2019s how John put it: \u201cSo what does this mean? That people know even less about how Bibles are translated than they do what their Bible says.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last but far from least, don\u2019t miss Tom Verenna\u2019s announcement that a scary Biblical Studies Carnival is lined up for October<\/a>. The Dunedin School blog has returned just in time<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"