In the News

So Anne Rice has decided that, while she loves Christ, she doesn’t love Christians: something about having a problem with the Church being too anti-this-and-that.

Hold on, Sister. No cutting in line! People started lining up to join this club 2,000 years ago. Take a number!

It’s okay, Anne. Most of the Christians I know don’t like themselves, either. And for good reason. They have looked down into the heart of their hearts and have seen and frequently wrestled with some pretty dark stuff. Of course, interestingly enough, this keeps most of these same self-aware people from getting too uppity about the sins of others.

What, exactly, is it that she is expecting from a Church founded on the confession of a man (St Peter) who failed Walking on Water 101, and denied Christ three times … with curses: sinless perfection? +

Did you hear? Chelsea Clinton just got married. This story interests me about as much as Lohan’s trip to the hoosegow. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why I am supposed to be aghast or even interested in the fact that the festivities might cost 3 million. So what? It’s not my money. And other than the fact that there will be some Secret Service boys and girls hanging around her mom and dad, it’s not US taxpayer’s money being spent on the wedding. So, again, who cares?

Wonder what the percentage of their net worth that 3 million is for the Clinton's. Bet it’s about the same percentage (or less) a lot of people pay for their daughter’s weddings. +

Just read where Prince Charles’ said that he has been placed on the earth – drum roll, please—TO SAVE THE EARTH. I thought that this was Al Gore’s job. Let's put them in a cage and let them fight to the death for the right to be The Messiah! +

And then there is this over on National Review Online:

"In the last fortnight: 1) The NAACP called the tea party racist; 2) Andrew Breitbart called the NAACP racist; 3) Shirley Sherrod called Republican opponents of Obamacare racists; 4) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called Shirley Sherrod racist; 5) many in mainstream media called Andrew Breitbart racist; 6) Howard Dean called Fox racist; and, 7) it was revealed that liberal journalist Spencer Ackerman proposed calling Fred Barnes and Karl Rove racist.

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"Thus, through a confluence of bizarrely unlikely events, the vicious act of falsely accusing people of racism became a laughingstock. It went from being a career killer to a punch line; from villainy to vaudeville; from knife in the back to pie in the face."

Cry Racism, and let slip the dogs of politics. Tony Blankley

Great stuff. Racism is a cancer that needs to be eradicated from society. Problem is that, over the last 25 years or so, people all too often use the word to deflect others from the fact that they have nothing of substance to say, or simply to gin up hatred against whomever it is they want us to hate. Now, when we hear the word, it’s only so much white noise. This makes it difficult to confront actual racism and bigotry when it rears its ugly head. +

Finally. No more World Cup, and Lebron James' smug smirk has past from Center Stage on ESPN. I can now tune back in ... just in time for FOOTBALL!!!! +

Tomorrow, I am headed for Ethiopia with the best of friends, Derek Hammond, where we will be taking in food and material for the suffering people in Angacha. Back when I get back. +

Copyright, Monte E Wilson, 2010