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Theologian: God Doesn’t Need Christians 0
- Culture
- November 1, 2016
Last week I raised the question of whether or not the “feel good” approach to religion was leading to the steady decline of America’s churches. Such an approach attempts to bring hoards of people to church, making them comfortable in order to swell the ranks of those who follow God. Not surprisingly, a few readers
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Why Sasquatch and Other Crypto-Beasts Haunt our Minds 0
- Philosophy
- October 31, 2016
Since the 15th century, and possibly earlier, there have been accounts of hairy, nude and tremendously strong people living in the more obscure corners of the Caucasus. Called ‘Almas’, the creatures are occasionally shot, sometimes domesticated (and, in one case, wed). Across the sunbaked Eurasian steppe and high in the Himalayas, there is the white-furred
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The First Known Depiction of a Witch on a Broomstick 0
- Education
- October 31, 2016
Via Hyperallergic.com: The visual of the witch on a broomstick is so ubiquitous as to be benign. Before the Wicked Witch of the West or Harry Potter took flight on the spindly cleaning tool, the image first appeared in the 15th century. Two women in marginal illustrations of the 1451 edition of French poet Martin Le Franc’s Le Champion des Dames (The Defender of
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Stephen King’s 6 Favorite Stephen King Movies 0
- Entertainment
- October 31, 2016
I rarely, if ever, watch horror movies – unless it’s October. Perhaps it has something to do with the season or Halloween lurking around the corner. Whatever the case, during October I enjoy nothing more than devouring spooky movies of all kinds—psychological thrillers, slasher films, campy B movies, etc. This year I rewatched four movies
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Don’t Culturally Appropriate Halloween—It’s Mine 0
- Culture
- October 31, 2016
People across America and beyond will dress up for Halloween on Monday, either to ask strangers for candy or as an excuse to imbibe ample quantities of spirits at a party. But before anyone dresses up, a little attention must first be paid to ensure proper Halloween protocols are observed. First, as Yale University made
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Why Our Culture is So Fascinated by Monsters 0
- Culture
- October 31, 2016
I have always wondered why our culture our culture is so fascinated by evil and darkness. When Dante appears on high school reading lists it is always in the form of his Inferno, but never his Purgatorio or Paradiso. One of the biggest educational publishers, Scholastic Books, is known primarily for Harry Potter and The
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