Category Archives: Christianity
Is the Movie Aslan Christ?
December 7, 2005 – 10:04 am
In a December 12 U.S. News sidebar, Jay Tolson comments on the soon-to-be-released movie’s portrayal of Aslan: When approached in 1954 about a possible animated film of The Chronicles of Narnia , C. S. Lewis replied, “I am sure you understand that Aslan is a divine figure, and anything remotely approaching the comic (above all [...]
Christmas Cheer from our Northerly Neighbors
December 7, 2005 – 1:03 am
Here’s the start of a recent Globe and Mail article: (HT: small dead animals) Christmas is fast approaching, and with it, the dilemma of what to give the less likable people in our lives: office mates, ex-spouses, born-again Christians. My self-esteem hangs largely on what the Globe and Mail writers think of me, especially their [...]
BJU Joins Murtha and Sheehan?
December 5, 2005 – 8:01 pm
Blawger Eric Muller thinks that this is evidence that “support for the war is slipping a tad bit” : the editor of Bob Jones University’s student newspaper, the Collegian, is calling for a troop pullout from Iraq. The United States should start to gradually remove its troops from Iraq. We’ve been there long enough and [...]
What in the World is Wrong with the Times?
December 2, 2005 – 1:30 pm
World magazine notices the same New York Times article I pointed out earlier, and Joel Belz also wonders what the author had in mind: The problem is that Mr. Vinciguerra is artfully ambiguous and doesn’t quite come clean with his readers. At first blush, any of three radically different possibilities might be in play: 1. [...]
Merry ******mas to you, too!
December 1, 2005 – 10:58 pm
Self-described “practicing Jew” Jeff Jacoby has some sensible thoughts about the recent furor here in Boston over calling the large spruce in Boston Common a “Holiday Tree.” But suppressing the language, symbols, or customs of Christians in a predominantly Christian society is not inclusive. It’s insulting. It’s discriminatory, too. Hanukkah menorahs are never referred to [...]
Here’s the Problem with the Times
November 26, 2005 – 11:52 pm
In tomorrow’s New York Times, there’s an exposé of sorts of the dangerous high school curricula published by Bob Jones University, my alma mater. The occasion is a lawsuit against the University of California that’s been meandering into the national news over the last few weeks. The plaintiffs accuse the UC admissions officials of discriminating [...]