Here’s a rather obvious statement: There are a lot of churches in Texas.
Attack of the vague real-estate zealots
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Why does Vanity Fair happen to good people?
There’s something vertigo-inducing about Bono’s editing an issue on Africa for Vanity Fair. The visual conflicts abound: Alongside Bono’s Guest Editor’s Letter about how many African children die from preventable diseases, a nude threesome promotes a Dolce & Gabbana purse; at the end of an editorial spread about 20 innovative covers shot by Annie Leibovitz, Dolce & Gabbana returns, using a piece of beefcake in a thong to promote a cologne. This is like reading an article in Playboy that condemns female genital mutilation.
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There will always be an England
I picked up one of the local newspapers this morning and there, across the top of page one, was a London Daily Telegraph story with a lede that the Brits have been expecting for some time now.
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A ghost in the Buddhist bowl
If you were a traditional Muslim parent, how would you feel if teachers in your public school brought a “Tibetan singing bowl” into the classroom and taught your child how to “meditate,” drawing on techniques found in Buddhism?
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What liberal media?
MSNBC investigative reporter Bill Dedman had an obvious but interesting story looking at political contributions from journalists. He found that reporters gave to Democrats and liberal causes nine times as frequently as Republican or conservative causes:
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Missing the 'Jesus freak' behind Evan Almighty
After Christianity Today published a lengthy Q&A with Evan Almighty director Tom Shadyac, there was no excuse for those writing about the movie studio’s attempt to appeal to religious audiences to exclude the fact that Shadyac is in fact a self-described “Jesus freak.”
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'I am Ax Ishmael,' again
Right after the massacre at Virginia Tech, I wrote an emotional post in which I wondered aloud when the “religion shoe” was going to drop in this story.
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Wedding bell blues
I am a fool for love stories and for weddings — not enough to subscribe to Modern Bride, but enough to buy the People Extra devoted to weddings. (“Inspiring True Love Stories!” “Dogs in the Ceremony!” “Wild Theme Weddings!”) I came away from this issue of People about as saddened as I would be by a loud reception filled with people doing the White People’s Overbite.
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Sir Salman, champion of free speech
In reading news articles about the decision by Great Britain to bestow knighthood on Salman Rushdie, one can’t help but wonder why in the world the British would decide to do this. I mean, all they are doing is upsetting a substantial minority of Britain’s population and inflaming Islamic sentiment around the world by honoring a man who is just a novelist. Since when should we honor people who are attacked and threatened with death for what they say or write?
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