It won't help us to sort this out by skipping ahead to later volumes or to the prequels, where the authors imagine they settle this question. The story so far is too firmly committed to both answers for the contradiction to be resolved that way. Based on his actions and his agenda thus far, Nicolae has to know that he is the Antichrist. And based on his actions and his agenda thus far, Nicolae cannot know that he is the Antichrist. Read more
I seem to have collected a bunch of links having to do with gender and such. So I might as well share them here. Read more
Henri Nouwen on hospitality as an offer of space; Defeating the Dragons shares a horrifying story of America, today; Greg Boyd says we need to be honest about "the Dark Side of the Bible;" Amanda Marcotte on how victim-blaming empowers predators; and John Holbo on Douglas Wilson's weird ideas about love, marriage and religious liberty. Read more
It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine, you show me yours. This week, more songs with names in the title, including: Callgula, Calliope, Candy, Carey, Carol, Caroline, Catherine, Cecilia, Celeste, Celestine, Charles, Charlie, Cooter and Corey. Read more
[The rabbi] discussed how few events are more significant in the life of a 16- or 17-year-old than getting their driver’s license. It’s something that American teenagers long for, look forward to and worry about for years ahead of time. And it’s something that truly, significantly changes their lives ever after. And yet it’s a milestone, a passage, that synagogues and churches have mostly ignored. Read more
When abuse occurs within an institution, it threatens that institution. If our primary allegiance is to that institution, then that is what we will defend. But if, instead, our primary allegiance is to the underdog, always and everywhere -- which is to say, if our primary allegiance is to Christ -- then we will act first and foremost to defend those harmed by the abuse. Read more
Wells Fargo mocks fairness, kills man; paying minimum wage is theft; Business Week says cover wasn't intended to be racist; redlining by ZIP code; 3 cents of every tax dollar; legal loans with an APR of 391 percent; a plan to prevent workers from having jobs; the student loan anvil; Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart suspected of Communism. Read more
This is happening everywhere. People like the Donerys own their own home, but not the land it sits on. When the landowners have the opportunity to make a bigger profit from some other use of that land, the Donerys and the hundreds of thousands of others like them, are forced to move. Their houses, in most cases, either cannot be moved or cannot be moved for a price they can afford. Read more
Young-earth creationists say that the universe is 6,000 years old. Scientists say the universe is around 14 billion years old. Young-earth creationists say this is because scientists are part of a vast, nefarious conspiracy designed to cast doubt on the literal words of a literal Bible by the evil practice of measuring and counting things. Read more
Er, I mean, habemas papem. The new pope is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now "Pope Francis." Here's hoping he lives up to that name. Read more
Select your answer to see how you score.
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In