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September 2003
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And now two
09.17.03 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThe race for the Democratic nomination for President is now between Howard Dean and Wesley Clark. I’d be happy with either one.
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The Skeptic’s Bible
The Skeptic’s Annotated Bible: The King James Version presented from a skeptic’s point of view.
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Authoritative community?
09.16.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Authoritative community?An interesting affirmation of Henry Nelson Wieman (summary and response). The report introduces the new term “authoriative communities.” The response suggests “connected communities” instead.” I’d prefer something like “orienting communities.” In any case, as a minimum, they have these characteristics: include children and youth; treat children as ends in themselves, not means to other ends; […]
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The torn soul as self
09.15.03 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIn his novella “The Game of Time and Pain” author Samuel Delaney traces the history of his frequent Neveryon character, Gorgik the LIberator. Gorgik is Delaney’s archetypal man, and the outline of his life is as follows: The dark-skinned Gorgik is raised on the docks of the capital port of Kolhari, where his father is […]
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Towing Augustine
In his farce Towing Jehovah, James Morrow presents us with a troubling problem: God™ is dead. Not metaphorically dead, mind you. Physically dead, floating face up in the Atlantic Ocean, and starting to smell from the rot. (Damn equatorial climate.) So a towboat is employed by an embarassed yet oddly vindicated Vatican to pull the […]
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9/11, April-19
But April 19
09.11.03 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIt is difficult for this Oklahoma City native to swallow September 11 exceptionalism. September 11 is a tragedy, but it is a tragedy proportionate to April 19. The differences in scope, method, and impact are proportionate to the differences between New York City’s and Oklahoma City’s size, scope and impact. One a geopolitical scale, one […]
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