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RU-486: Is there anything it doesn't do?
In her brief article “Not Just for Abortion Anymore” (Wired, March), Laura Fraser reports that researchers at Stanford believe RU-486 may “dramatically help in the treatment of major psychotic depression, which causes delusions and hallucinations, and often ends in suicide.”
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A rare case of literalism on the Baptist left
Baylor University’s faculty wars about whether “Christian higher education” exists and, if so, whether it is good or bad have attracted national media attention. Meanwhile, a similar showdown has been taking place on the quiet Mars Hill College campus in the stunningly beautiful North Carolina mountains just outside Asheville.
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For parents who want to know what they're getting into . . .
. . . the Screenit.com review of “The Passion of the Christ” is now online. As always, these fair-minded people walk you through the movie pretty much, well, blow by blow. Here is part of the summary:
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And the (box office) envelope, please
And this just in from Box Office Mojo. The Passion opened bigger than anyone expected, at least in comments released to the public.
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From Hazel Motes to Mel Gibson
In defending The Passion of the Christ, Rod Dreher of the Dallas Morning News has cited Flannery O’Connor‘s remark, “To the hard of hearing you shout.” As noted in passing by most movie critics, The Passion has one clear tie to O’Connor.
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Creeping Fundamentalism III: Mel Gibson, purveyor of hate
It’s striking how quickly an accusation becomes presumed guilt and then a cliche detached from any need for proof. Consider the speed with which Karen Russell, a trial attorney appearing on MSNBC’s Abrams Report, mentions Mel Gibson as a hatemonger, as if this is an indisputable fact.
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Attention editors and film critics: Cue the Jaws theme
Oh my. The following paragraphs from a new report by Variety are just what the mainstream media want to hear right now.
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Deja Pew: W courts the Robert Casey vote
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