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Y’all think I’m nuts, but re/Oz …"pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" is sort of a catchphrase among atheist/rationalists. Unintended consequences and all that.

I don’t get why anyone would want to go to church in a joint like this: It’s the former Compaq Center in Houston, in final stages for its transformation to Joel Osteen’s Church I don’t get any of it. I don’t get why you’d want to regularly go to church in a crowd of 20,000…

A reminder for you to check out this consistently fine blog, With links over the past few days to discussions of Roe, a 20/20 segment on a severely disabled, yet very happy young man, and more. From the Notre Dame Magazine, an article on searching for common ground on abortion.

Can we talk about The Wizard of Oz? I’ve always (well, not always…for the past couple of decades, anyway) wondered about this, and Michael brought it up the other night when we were in Knoxville, and we all sat around watching The Wizard of Oz on TCM. Is The Wizard of Oz responsible for the…

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An NYTimes op-ed (!) says parochial school parents should have their tax burden lifted Last year, 23,826 children attended diocesan elementary schools on Long Island. That’s 23,826 children who put absolutely no burden on our local school systems. Nationally, some 1.8 million children attend parochial elementary schools. Our state and federal governments need to wake…

CT’s Weblog with a lengthy look at where the AG stands Opposing Gonzales for what he "might" do, making wild guesses about what he really believes, or falsely claiming that he’s a judicial activist in waiting is neither honest nor fair. It would also make religious conservative groups look foolish to oppose a judge who…

Terry Mattingly covers the coverage of the 10-year anniversary of the slaughter As an Orthodox Christian, I can be accused of reading the story with an agenda. So be it. I am very aware that journalists during the fighting there had a tendency to say that all Serbians were Orthodox. Meanwhile, on the ground, leaders…

Typepad was down for a bit, but now it’s back. And now, unfortunately – or fortunately – I’ve gotten my head into a small task I need to complete today. I’ll blog inbetween thoughts. As opposed to in between naps. Last night, I went to an adult ed session at our parish – it has…

I saw the title of this piece and was ready to let loose on ignorant bigots who equate solid groups like Opus Dei with terrorists…but er…no.            The project of spiritual activism in ordinary human affairs is familiar in the Sufi tradition; it is reflected in the role of many Sufi spiritual…
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