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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 10:37 AM
Original article: Stop the presses!

Short wait for State of Play

After reading this review I went straight to Netflix to add it to me queue. Your column may have contributed to the fact that there is now a short wait for this DVD!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 08:06 AM

This stuff is so tiresome

This whole "America hates itself" line is tiresome. With the exception of Marion Cotilliard, American directors and producers hired non-American actors for American-made films. So what are we supposed to do, exclude them because they aren't American? I'm familiar with all three actors work over several years, and they are all fantastic actors. Period.

Monday, October 1, 2007 10:24 AM

So one baptism isn't enough?

As another poster noted, John McCain is probably already baptized. You can’t be a full-fledged Episcopalian for years and years and not be baptized. When you join the Episcopal Church, you are baptized (including adults) if you hadn’t been before, confirmed if you have, or received if you’ve been confirmed elsewhere. Speaking as someone who has been a Christian all my life and became an Episcopalian as an adult, I personally find his stated intent to be baptized again insulting, as well as very bad theology. Once you’re baptized, that’s it. I used to think that, if McCain became president, I could live with that (don't get me started on the other Republican candidates). Now though, with these and other recent moves, I’m losing any respect I had for him.

Monday, October 16, 2006 07:25 PM
Original article: Breach of faith

The word from Kuo

I first heard about this book on Keith Olbermann's show last week, and have been looking forward to hearing from Mr. Kuo himself. He sounds like a very thoughtful, conscientous person who got caught up in a bad situation. I only hope the folks he's talking about, evangelicals, really listen to what he has to say. I'm also a Christian, the politically liberal variety (yes, we do exist), and I hate how the actions and beliefs of right-wing Republican Christians have led to a false image of how the rest of us operate.

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 11:35 AM
Original article: Oh, say can you care?

Many native-born Americans don't know it in English

I am of the same opinion with the War Room on the issue of the national anthem in Spanish. I don't care. With a war, high gas prices, many people having no health insurance, etc., going on, I think there are more important things on which to spend my energy. Here's the key issue for me, for all those who are complaining--do you (presumably native-born American) even know all of the national anthem (in English)? Can you sing the entire song? I think it's more of an issue that many English-speaking Americans don't even know the whole song. According to a survey I saw this week, 61% of respondents didn't know all of it (the first verse, that is). I know I don't. I learned the French national anthem in a high school French class and can sing that a lot better. Instead of a Congressional resolution demanding the anthem be sung in English, how about demanding that every one must learn it before they finish elementary school? That makes more sense to me as a native-born American and third-generation native of the nation's capital.

Thursday, December 8, 2005 12:25 PM

Narnia and gay cowboys

I am a 30-something, heterosexual woman--and a Christian (on the liberal end). I have been looking forward to seeing both of these movies for some time. I saw a BBC version of LWW from many years ago and thought it was interesting. It's only been recently, as an adult, that I became aware of its Christian symbolism. That isn't the only thing interested about LLW, however. I have enjoyed Lord of the Rings and the recent Harry Potter movie. What's wrong with some fantasy and talking animals? I also saw the preview for Brokeback Mountain sometime ago, which peaked my interest. Then again, I like several of Ang Lee's movies, and have seen plenty of movies about gay men. I find it amusing that some people, because of their own homophobia, can be in such denial about the reality of gay cowboys. The reality of gay cowboys or any group of people isn't dependant upon whether people approve or not.

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