Entries from October 2007

October 29, 2007

Haunt me

As All Hallow’s Eve draws upon us, my television screen, my magazines, and yes, even my Internet are becoming filled with “spooky” images and programs. My initial question is this: how did something once so scorned by mainstream, fundamental Christianity become so pervasive?
My next question: when did the topic of ghosts/spirits/the afterlife become something so [...]

October 22, 2007

Hannah Montana is bald!

Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana (14-year old Miley Cyrus in a blonde wig) has been touring the United States. The popular tv/pop star makes for a great tour, resulting in great sales, great hype, and…disappointed fans the country over.
Disappointed 12-year-old fans.
Because of how Disney has handled the tour (in addition to legal ticket scalping in many [...]

October 17, 2007

the world will end in 2012…

…right?
So I’ve been reading a lot lately about this whole “2012″ debacle–the apocalypse theory that states come 2012, the world as we know it will end (insert mental soundtrack: hear REM’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It”). I was first made aware that we even had a new conspiracy doomsday theory [...]

October 15, 2007

unsent.

We’ve gone through so much, and continue to do so. But life is simple, or at least it should be, to be most enjoyed. Did you breathe the cool, damp air yesterday? The mist was so think, but it didn’t even mask the brilliance of the colored leaves. I can feel my favorite season–it’s creeping [...]

October 11, 2007

Harry Potter Makes Kids Suicidal

While perusing the former military structure known as the Internet this morning, I came across this asinine editorial asserting the “fact” that the Harry Potter series of books can make children suicidal.

The premise of the letter is that by representing an occult world, children ” could be opening themselves up to a spirit realm in [...]