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| I'm moving my blogsite to ronnykish.blogspot.com because there are more free options and the site is far better equipped and publicized.
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| Washington Post opinion blogger Ruth Marcus today notes how the dems are beginning to show up with the likes of Joel Osteen (Pelosi), T.D. Jakes (Clyburn) and *gasp* Pat Robertson (the Deaniac himself). Although I appreciate that Dems need to reach out to evangelicals, and that their welcoming of these power players represents a certain small re-jiggering of the priorities of the "moral majority" - I still am rather dubious about the motives here.
1. Dems should not abandon their choice platform for a variety of very good reasons that probably run counter to most Christian teachings (especially when filtered through some of these mega-preachers).
2. Christians, in general, are not entirely stupid - and although I call myself both Democrat and Christian I realize that most do not fall into both those categories. Therefore I'm sure that there will be a certain amout of "they're just pandering to the right" talk among the "flock".
So, what should be done differently?
I actually think, with some reservation, that the Wallis, Bono, Warren liberal evangelical (or Catholic as it were) social policy approach is working. As the Democratic leadership they should be appealing to the people, primarily, not the leaders. Isn't that the historical base of the democrats anyway - why should they avoid that populist approach? | | |
| First of all let me say that The DaVinci Code is a fun read. It is certainly no great work of literature, in fact it is rather poorly written and the style is at best referred to as "a good beach read". Furthermore, the characters in all of Brown's books are largely based on the same group of types; the smart iconoclast hero, the sexy and smart accomplice, the brilliant evil antagonist and his loyal followers (who tend to do the dirtywork, like Silas in The Code). So if you've read one, and like the story you can get it rehashed in Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, etc.
I haven't seen the movie, but I'm sure it falls into that rather light and fluffy summer entertainment we have so long come to realize as our release from the heavier works of winter (such as Friends with Money). There are mixed reviews, but it is probably tolerable, if not taken too seriously.
Of course if you want facts about church history, you probably should avoid both book and movie. For a review of the factual problems you can get it here. | | |
| Nutty profiteer of slavery Pat Robertson has predicted a tsunami or heavy storms for the Northwest US this coming year. Really Pat, heavy rains in Seattle, or in the Hoh rainforest? That will come as a shock to those drought affected areas, no doubt.
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