A Conversation with Mike Norton

MikeNorton, AKA "NewNameNoah," the temple cinematographer I made reference to in yesterday's post, has found me out! This morning, he commented on what I wrote, and, as I was preparing a response in the comments section, I thought it might be a good idea to bring this to the front page. After having bashed ... Read more
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I Hate It

TheZimmerman case has me in a funk, and not for the reasons you might expect.Outside of elections, current events usually don't have much of a bearing on my day-to-day life. I'm happy to argue for or against, but in practical terms, I still have to take out the garbage and do the dishes and put ... Read more

Of Skittles and Media Stupidity

Isaw this graphic pop up on several friends' Facebook feeds this past week.BNtqu3kCIAEkqEUIt doesn't seem to matter to any of them that none of this is verifiably true. Trayvon's school has kept a tight lid on his records, so we don't know what his GPA was. He was too young to be applying for ... Read more

The Natural Man Blues

Well,I wake up in the morning and I start to sinSeven o'clock's about the time I beginI think of pouring some coffee, maybe downin' some teaAin't no hot drink that's off limits to meThey say a natural man'sAn enemy to GodThat's sure one slippery iron rodI can peaches on the Sabbath, it's a thing that ... Read more

What It Means

"Lovewins!" "A great day!" "Finally! Personhood and dignity for all!" "Love is love!" "So proud to be an American today!" "Good on ya, Supreme Court!"Just a sample of the jubilant Facebook posts swamping my current newsfeed as the nation processes this landmark Supreme Court ruling. I have no desire to step on anyone's jubilation, even ... Read more

The Big Twist

Mynephew accompanied my daughter and me to see "Now You See Me," a pleasant enough summer diversion in the form of a magic–themed caper movie. I won't reveal the twist to you, except to say that it didn't take very long to figure out what it was. My nephew, who had seen the movie already, ... Read more

Joint-Heirs with Christ

We'vereached the tail end of my Gilbert Scharffs-esque, line-by-line refutation of Tea Party columnist Mike Adams' lambasting of a faith he both misrepresents and misunderstands. (If you must, you can read his original assault here.) And it's a good thing, too, because I'm getting really tired of this guy. Not the most Christlike of ... Read more

Hellfire, Exceptions, and Rules

HappyFather's Day!Having recovered from yesterday's detour into the nascent DC Comics cinematic universe, we return to the Stallionic line-by-line response to Mike Adams, whose anti-Mormon rant against the possibility that Latter-day Saints are, in fact, Christians, was built on charged assertions that are either flat-out wrong, misleading, or irrelevant.He devotes over 450 words of his ... Read more

Man of Adequacy

Pleasestand by for a special report.martinansin_regular_largeWe interrupt our regularly scheduled Bible bash – I’ll pick up on polygamy et al as promised tomorrow – in order to bring you the Stallionic review of the movie that kept me up until 3:00 AM last night. I’m too old and crotchety for midnight screenings, but the ... Read more
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