Words of Dylan Wisdom
> You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,
You may be the head of some big TV network,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
You may be living in another country under another name
> You may be a
Topic
Religion
A collection of 879 issues
Inviolable Media
Interesting post at the National Review Corner this morning, which we reproduce
in full (we'll take the copyright heat):
> D.C. police have arrested a man who they believe is a prolific vandal (I mean, a
"grafitti artist") who has defaced buildings, bridges, and street
How Novel!
So novel that it's newsworthy, at least in Georgia:
> Depictions of well-known scenes from the holy book adorn the long corridors of
Bethany Baptist Church, and several church members are responsible.
> The colorful artworks - all painted on 30 inch by 40 inch canvases - serve as
Flat Earth Myth
Thomas Woods continues his sledgehammer blows against bigoted views of the
Middle Ages. This time, he points out that people in the Middle Ages didn't
think the earth was flat. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html].
Excerpts:
> David Lindberg, who is among the most accomplished
Christian Exodus . . . to South Carolina?
An extreme measure first requires extreme times. Are we there yet? Hard to say,
but so far, only three families have moved to South Carolina as part of a
"Christian Exodus" movement:
> South Carolina may not be flowing with milk and honey, but it looks like the
The Saint Track
The canonization of JPII appears to be rolling along quickly. Link
[http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article298081.ece]. Excerpt:
> Speculation has been swirling about whether Pope Benedict XVI might beatify John
Paul during the World Youth Day celebrations - placing the late pope on an even
faster track to
U.S. Plaintiff's Lawyers Looking Overseas
> The Vatican, the headquarters of the Roman Catholic church, returned to the
black last year after three years of losses as rising stock markets and property
prices boosted its economy.
> The Holy See, which has an all-male population of 921 and is headed by Pope
Benedict XVI,
Gadarenes Sheep
> First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had
left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others
followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
Link
[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TURKEY_SHEEP_SUICIDE?
Maybe They're Shaman Saints
> Oddball rock star Jack White has become so obsessed with Roman Catholicism he
now puts figures of saints on his guitar amps at all concerts.
> The weirdo frontman of the White Stripes said: “I've recently got into the cult
of the saints.
Link [http://www.thesun.
Something for Sunday Morning
Theophan the Recluse, writing to a young Russian society lady:
> Such a life is the life of the fallen man, whose primary characteristic is pride
or egoism, which presents itself as the primary goal, while everyone and
everything else are the means. Thus, everyone's goal is to