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Heretic’s Guide to Eternity: What was I thinking?

Jossey-Bass Publishers, one of the publishers of the new “emergent” group of authors, used to sent me review copies of some of their books, saying that they liked my thoughtful, honest reviews. That is, until I slammed one of Brian … Continue reading

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Irreducible foolishness

I’ve finally started reading Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. From everything I’ve read by Dawkins so far, and from the reviews I’ve read of his book, I really shouldn’t be surprised by the book, but I have to confess that … Continue reading

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Becket (or the Honour of God)

This past weekend I had an urge to watch the old movie Becket, about Thomas Becket, the former Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in 1170 by 4 knights, possibly at the suggestion of King Henry II. The 1964 Paramount … Continue reading

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Pride

A little something for your enjoyment: [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=kNmtYf9-TLI] I hope you feel good about what you accomplish today!

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