If you watched “Modern Family” this past Wednesday, you saw an episode in which Cam was (interim) directing a musical at Luke and Manny’s school. At one point he says the line: This production was a joke until I introduced these children to the musical theater greats: Bernstein, Sondheim. Years from now some of these kids will still be talking about the way I sondheimized them. Funny 🙂 That’s called wordplay. Also known as a joke. So leave it to… Read more
It sounds like a wasted weekend to me, but members of the First Christian Reformed Churches in Sheboygan and Oostburg decided to read the entire Bible out loud, non-stop, until they were done. It took each church three days. In 2008, First Christian Reformed in Oostburg had 107 people take turns reading the Bible. This year, [church elder Joel] VanEss read alongside three of his children, who are second-, sixth- and eighth-graders at Oostburg Christian. … Everyone reads from an… Read more
Because he has nothing better to do, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has introduced H. Res. 211: Expressing support for designation of the first weekend of May as Ten Commandments Weekend to recognize the significant contributions the Ten Commandments have made in shaping the principles, institutions, and national character of the United States. … Resolved, That the House of Representatives– (1) supports the designation of Ten Commandments Weekend; (2) celebrates the significant role the Ten Commandments have played in the development… Read more
The Wall Street Journal knows exactly what to do when there’s a religious holiday coming up: Have Ricky Gervais write an article about it. It worked incredibly well last Christmas, and now he’s back for Easter. This time, he’s talking about why he’s a better Christian than… well… most Christians. Because he actually follows the Ten Commandments: ONE ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.’ I definitely do not. Excellent. I get one point. TWO ‘You shall not make… Read more
I don’t know why Jameel Naqvi or his editor at the Daily Herald feel this is worthy of a news article at all… but since it’s on their site, let’s talk about it. It’s another example of how crazy the Christian mentality can be when faced with any sort of opposing viewpoint. A group of atheists at Larkin High School in Elgin, IL took part in last week’s Ask An Atheist Day. They set up a couple tables in the… Read more
