Occasionally, Americans are capable of great things. D-Day. State Fair Corn dogs. Frank Sinatra. The election of Ronald Reagan. The Internet. On other occasions, Americans can really lay an egg. The election of Bill Clinton. The election of Hillary Clinton. The near election of Al Gore. The indictment of Jim Traficant. And the absurd andContinue reading “Zero Tolerance Follies”
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Say Anything
Say Anything The ad man triumphs at the church on the corner I am a hopeless reader of church advertisements. When I can get my hands on a newspaper, I do not read the sports sections or the comics. I read church advertisements. For sheer entertainment, they are hard to beat. Americans have a specialContinue reading “Say Anything”
Occasional Missionaries; Accidental Tourists
Occasional Missionaries; Accidental Tourists I’ve got to ask some questions about all these mission trips Late Night Mission Trips Several weeks ago I was up late and happened to scan past one of the twelve–a good Bible number– religious cable channels on my TV, when I saw a show about five college-aged guys on aContinue reading “Occasional Missionaries; Accidental Tourists”
Trashing The Moral ABC’s
As a capitalist and a moderate libertarian, I have no problem with the merchandising of Mr. Mathers’ product to the masses. It’s a free market, so have at it. I have no objection to the right of American consumers to lay down their hard-earned money to purchase the fruits of Mr. Mathers’ troubled childhood. HereContinue reading “Trashing The Moral ABC’s”