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An American television network is talking about producing television shows based on the products of advertizers:

The collaboration between NBC and Omnicom offers “a unique way of giving brands a seat at the table with writers and producers in developing episodic programming that ties directly to brand needs,” Omnicom Media Group Digital chief executive Matt Spiegel [...]

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Last night I had the pleasure of viewing a new documentary entitled Lord Save Us From Your Followers. The film uses a style reminiscent of Morgan Spurlock to examine “why the gospel of love is dividing America.” A number of devices are used, including the confession booth concept from Blue Like Jazz, to [...]

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Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating the mass today at Yankee Stadium. I expected better judgment from the Holy Father than electing to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection in that den of iniquity, the home of the Damn Yankees. The ecumenical movement is dead.

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For I could wish that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen, who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and [...]

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admin on December 16th, 2009

I think I have a new, full-orbed political theology thanks to Switchfoot:

I pledge allegiance to a country without borders

Without politicians

I am broken, I am bitter

I’m the problem, I’m the politician

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Obama is now running from Jeremiah Wright. I have to say that Jeremiad Wright is a good preacher. I also have to say that I find nothing particularly troubling in his sermons from a theological perspective. As for his apparent subscription to HIV conspiracy theories, I am perplexed. As for various [...]

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This week Philosophy Talk had a great caller-submitted conundrum: A woman bought a used children’s book for her nieces which turned out to contain inappropriate content (racism). Should she simply return it to the store and risk another child being exposed to it, or should she destroy (by recycling) the book and become a [...]

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admin on December 16th, 2009

Another day, another 4,000 words.

I think I need to write some Web 1.0 static blogging software in Python.

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Oregon has been rocked by a scandal: Someone apparently shot an killed several captive sea lions at the Bonneville dam. These animals were temporarily taken captive to keep them from eating too much endangered salmon under the dam. So apparently some vigilante angler decided to take justice into is own hands. Wow.

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