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Culture Thursdays

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You Can’t Say That On Television

By ⋅ January 7, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Growing up I always liked going to my grandmother’s house because she had cable and they had a show on Nickelodeon called “You Can’t Do That On Television.”  The primary gags were someone saying “I don’t know,” in which that person would get covered in slime, and “Water” which would get you covered in water. [...]

Missing the Reason For the Season

By ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

During the Middle Ages, as the Roman Empire was “Christianized” by Constantine and became the Holy Roman Empire, and as more people groups were conquered, the Popes of the day decided that it was easier to bring new peoples into the Christian religion by “Christianizing” holidays that people were already celebrating by attaching Christian events [...]

Just Another Pretty Face?

By ⋅ December 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Americans expect more from women.  It’s not enough to be bright or have the ability to multi-task.  We also expect them to look good. Ann Althouse took this us with the image above (click to see article) in a discussion about a series of statements Rush Limbaugh made about whether the American people would like [...]

Atheism’s Absurd Claim

By ⋅ December 3, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Picking up on the topic yesterday, perhaps you figured out that the scenario was meant to be equivalent to the scenario that I’ve been debating over at Christian Personal Finance about whether we should keep “In God we trust” on our bills. Now, in that discussion I’ve attempted to remain on task, but Rex and [...]

Is It Wrong For Women to Wear Pants?

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

In Paris, France, the answer would be yes. In 1800, a Paris police chief introduced a rule banning women from dressing like men—namely by wearing pants instead of skirts and dresses.  This idea is not that foreign.  The Biblical Old Testament speaks of it being wrong for women to dress like men such that you [...]

Culture Thursdays

By ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What is the pulse of the culture?  Where is it going?  What are the trends? It is on Thursdays we’ll tackle some of the big issues of living in today’s society.  We’ll talk about leaders and those that influence what is going on around us.  We’ll talk about cultural trends and whether or not they’re [...]

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