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Why The Golden Compass fails as fiction

Posted on December 5, 2007 by me

John C. Wright has written a very interesting analysis of Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, in which he points out how very badly the stories are constructed, and makes the point that the point of the stories has to be … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s virtual reality

Posted on December 4, 2007 by me

I happened across this today in an article from the BBC News site, discussing a feature in their recent Vista OS which is supposed to prevent piracy: Microsoft says its efforts have seen a drop in piracy of its software. … Continue reading →

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“There’s something wrong with a nation where people don’t sing and dance”

Posted on December 3, 2007 by me

America … is largely a listening world rather than a singing world. Just as most of America can’t dance. In terms of culture – compared to most native cultures – America has largely been stripped of all natural culture, replaced … Continue reading →

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Existentialist theology vs community

Posted on December 2, 2007 by me

In a recent post, I discussed the implications that a common contemporary worship style has on the community of the church: … what I see happening is that our contemporary freedom in worship – to raise hands or not, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, My Own Personal Religion | 4 Comments