Orthodixie
U2’s frontman, Bono, on Evangelicals:
I’ve started to see this community as a real resource in America. I have described them as “narrow-minded idealists.” If you can widen the aperture of that idealism, these people want to change the world. They want their lives to have meaning. And it’s one of the things that the Democratic Party has missed out on. You know, so much of the moral high ground in the past was Democratic: FDR, RFK, Cesar Chavez. Now I suppose it’s Hillary’s passion for cheaper medical care. And Teddy Kennedy, of course.(Excerpted from RS 986, November 3, 2005)
Taken from THUNDERSTRUCK (from interview in Rolling Stone, scroll to 10/20, reader beware).
Jesus e. e. christ
Brussels, Oct. 19, 2005 (CNA) – According to a new grammar rule in the Netherlands and Belgium, the name “Christ” will soon be written with a lower-case “c”, as stipulated by an orthography reform published last Friday.
According to the Kath.net agency, the new spelling rules also will stipulate that the Dutch word for “jews” (joden) be spelled with a capital “J” when referring to nationality and with a lower-case “j” when referring to the religion. The changes will be mandatory starting in August 2006.
More.
H/T News Forum.
Comment from Open Book:
Plagiarism? Let’s see:
Holy Blood, Holy Grail: Jesus has sex with Mary Magdalene. They spawn a holy bloodline.
Da Vinci Code: Jesus has sex with Mary Magdalene. They spawn a holy bloodline.
Yep, sounds like a lawsuit to me.
H/T GetReligion
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