Month: October 2016

About That Guest Column Today in the Winston-Salem Journal – Concerning “Intellectual Dishonesty”

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Nothing is ours but our language, our phrasing. If a man takes that from me (knowingly, purposely) he is a thief. If he takes it unconsciously--snaking it out of some old secluded corner of his memory, and mistaking it for a new birth instead of a mummy -- he is no thief, and no man … Continue reading About That Guest Column Today in the Winston-Salem Journal – Concerning “Intellectual Dishonesty”

What Would Jesus Wear? Apparently White After Labor Day

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  Satan is at it again according to Kami Meuller. He’s voting. And tempting people in long early voting lines to vote for candidates who may overturn years of regression in the form of Voter ID laws, gerrymandered districts, and LGBT discrimination. And Satan is wearing a pantsuit. Probably white. In fact, all people who … Continue reading What Would Jesus Wear? Apparently White After Labor Day

An Open Letter to Gov. McCrory Complete With a Song Dedication – Apologies to Gerry Rafferty

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Dear Governor McCrory, Knowing that you just celebrated your 60th birthday, I thought I would send a song dedication to you. Specifically a rewritten version of Gerry Rafferty’s “Stuck in the Middle With You” recorded with the group Stealers Wheel. It’s a classic from the 70’s and it seems to really sum up the situation … Continue reading An Open Letter to Gov. McCrory Complete With a Song Dedication – Apologies to Gerry Rafferty

Why The Screwtape Letters Matter Now – OR, What C.S. Lewis Said About The Current Election

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There is a Facebook posting circulating that places the current political climate (notably Donald Trump) in the context of C.S. Lewis’s iconic book The Screwtape Letters. Most people may know C.S. Lewis as the writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, seven books of Christian allegory that chronicle the battle of good versus evil and filled … Continue reading Why The Screwtape Letters Matter Now – OR, What C.S. Lewis Said About The Current Election

The Fragilepidermalitis of Donald Trump – A Diagnosis of Tweets

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Fragliepidermalitis - the condition of having metaphorical "thin skin" coupled with a propensity to reacting violently when constructively criticized, deservingly lampooned, or adequately parodied; i.e. - can't take a joke. If you have not seen the latest parody of Donald Trump by Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live, it was rather hilarious. At least to … Continue reading The Fragilepidermalitis of Donald Trump – A Diagnosis of Tweets

If You Need Assurance in the Younger Generation, Then I Have Some

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For the past six years, West Forsyth High School has hosted the Piedmont Down Syndrome Support Network’s Buddy Walk, an event that raises funds and awareness for people with Trisomy 21 and their families. And in the six years that West has hosted the event over $300,000 has been raised. Money is used to help … Continue reading If You Need Assurance in the Younger Generation, Then I Have Some