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Good Talk . . .
But if you are pressed for time, listen to the last ten minutes or so.
So Now You Know . . .
HT: Daily Timewaster
What an Essay…
My 5k-word essay on Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker for @TWSculture is now up. Ronald Knox, apocalypse preppers, RuPaul, Jonathan Edwards, a professional clown interrupting a sexcapade, 19th-century revival preaching, and much more. For your reading pleasure: https://t.co/1ZToZfU255
— Martyn Wendell Jones (@martynwendell) March 2, 2018
The Room is Spinning
“It’s long past time for us to get a few important things straight, once and for all.” https://t.co/mys6PXfnsI pic.twitter.com/twrgm0EX31
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) March 6, 2018
“Altar to Alter” reminds me of the old joke about the three words brides think of most before the wedding march:
Aisle, Altar, Hymn
OKR, love your joke! I wondered if you read the article Doug included about Tammy Fay and Jim Bakker in view of your comment the other day about Paula White. Coming from a tradition that sold phony relics to finance St. Peter’s Basilica, I am not in a position to be critical. But I am puzzled by the inability to see buying “Resurrection Seeds” (or papal indulgences) as kind of blasphemous. I laughed at the bit in the article where it said that Tammy Fay modeled herself on Minnie Mouse because I don’t think dear Walt Disney would have been… Read more »
I used Harald’s name as a trivia question a few months ago. Impressively, a few people got it. I think I learned it from this video.
I keep having trouble with the Blog and MaBlog mobile app. Scrolling and navigation is a nightmare. I have tried deleting the app and then reinstalling (I have an iPhone 6). In comparison the mobile site is fine, so I usually end up using that. Has anyone else had the same problem?