Copyright Trolls
(2010/8/31)
Laura at Pursuing Holiness notes one and presents a course of action. I think bloggers often move past fair use, but news outlets and going way too far the other way. ()
New Meaning to Language Police
(2010/8/31)
This story gives new meaning to the idea of language or grammar police. (HT: The Agitator) ()
Christianity by Force or Manipulation
(2010/8/23)
There is very little that offends me more than the idea of manipulating people into Christian events or trying to convert them by force. ()
What Makes a Plumber Real
(2010/7/20)
Michele Bachmann says she hopes that the newly formed Tea Party Caucus will provide a voice in congress for “real housewives, real farmers, real businessmen, real plumbers.” (Source.) I’m wondering how “real” farmers, businessmen, and plumbers differ from the rest … ()
Somebody Needed a Dictionary
(2010/5/6)
… to look up “suffrage.” ()
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Thanks for the link!
This is why I quite like the Baha’i faith: their messiah-figure rather explicitly stated that this sort of socially-restricted thinking is bad. Did Jesus ever do the same?
(This is not a rhetorical question – I can’t remember anything relevant from the Gospels, but that’s probably just a sign that I need to re-read them again.)