An Iranian Muslim has directed a film about Jesus: Jesus, the Spirit of God . Of course, this Jesus is just one of the many many Jesuses the world has concocted in an effort to circumvent the sin and sacrifice business, and because, well, everyone has to deal with Jesus eventually. So this Jesus is . . . . Continue Reading »
Got your attention, didn’t I? Well, it’s not what you think. The twin teens are Alex and Brett Harris , and they’re Web geeks for Huckabee. These young evangelicals have a history of organizing online communities with a focus on motivating a young Christian base to get involved . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t know which is more contemptible, that Larry Craig is still a U.S. Senator or that the ACLU is coming to his defense and has filed a brief saying people who have sex in public bathrooms ” have a reasonable expectation of privacy. ” . . . . Continue Reading »
Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage , sends along the following: Florida Marriage Amendment in Trouble! Help! After an unprecedented audit, the Florida Marriage Amendment (which we thought safely on the 2008 ballot) is in danger of falling just 30,000 signatures . . . . Continue Reading »
Dan Piraro, the creator of Bizarrzo, a feature I quite like, is a self-proclaimed vegan and animal rights adherent. This cartoon, in which the cat is depicted as evil for wanting to eat the birds, is a classic example of the hyper-romanticism of the mindset. Earth to Piraro: To the cat, the bird is . . . . Continue Reading »
Juno lays bare a “bitterly unfair truth of sexuality,” says Caitlin Flanagan in yesterday’s New York Times : “Female desire can bring with it a form of punishment no man can begin to imagine.” On our website last week , I argued that Juno is far from your average . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert: Sorry, ain’t buyin’ it . She couldn’t be impartial because SHE’S AGAINST CRIME? Look, there were plenty of people there who made up some story for the sake of beating jury duty—but no one in that room believed she couldn’t be impartial in that particular . . . . Continue Reading »
The recent law graduate you met at jury duty , Anthony, was no nit-wit, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. In fact, she was probably pretty sharp. She knew that it’s a reversible error to seat a juror who says that he or she can’t be fair, and, presumably because she . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently our political candidates are not being careful with their personal pronouns. This should not be too surprising, as they have other things to occupy the forefront of their minds, but the Wall Street Journal has a nice article on grammar in politics and the changing trends in American . . . . Continue Reading »
Yes, Ryan, you’re right that David Brooks’ column in the New York Times today was a fine one. I just wish that he had named Ward Connerly, not Ward Churchill, for his example of opponents to identity politics. Ward Connerly is the former regent for the University of California who . . . . Continue Reading »
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