This past Friday at a Sunni mosque in West Philadelphia I met a man we’ll call Bob. Bob came from the south, from Georgia, and like many southerners, he grew up in a small Baptist church. And unfortunately, like most of us, at some point he came of age and his church involvement ended for [...]
Entries from July 30th, 2007
Creators of Culture.
July 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · Faith & Spirituality
“I am a Christian… But I am also a human being living in the 21st century, struggling with a lot of brokenness — my own, as well as the world’s. I don’t want to use the term ’Christian’ to shield me away from the suffering or evil that I see, or to escape in some [...]
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Amusing Ourselves To Death.
July 21st, 2007 · Comments Off · Misc.
In Neil Postman’s 1985 book Amusing Ourselves To Death it becomes clear that he considered television not only the bane of his existence, but also one of the most culturally destructive elements of the world in which he lived. The book is framed by the prophecies of George Orwell in 1984 and Aldous Huxley in [...]
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