Amazon.com responded to my complaint about the inappropriate promotional email (see yesterday’s post). They get credit for responding, especially since it looks like a human being actually was involved here. Gopi N’s response was pretty much boilerplate, and didn’t respond to my request that an apology email be sent to those who received the first…

  Warning: Parents, this post is inappropriate for children. (Actually, it’s not really appropriate for anyone, but I think it’s worth posting anyway. Today I received a dozen or more emails from friends, including a comment from my mother, who had received a peculiar email promotion from Amazon.com. It read, in part: Dear Amazon.com Customer,…

Part 3 of series: Should Christians Pray “In Jesus’s Name” in Civic Gatherings? Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series When I have prayed in civic gatherings, such as city council meetings or community luncheons, I have ended my prayers by saying, simply, “Amen,” rather than saying what I’d say when leading prayer…

Part 2 of series: Should Christians Pray “In Jesus’s Name” in Civic Gatherings? Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In several passages from the Gospel of John, Jesus instructs us to pray in his name. For example: “I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be…

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