Nix the Two Gun Salute

Excellent little bit on how we might do Superheroines well. #blog

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Scarlett Johansson On the Ridiculous, Sexist Portrayals of Superheroines
In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly about a sequel to The Avengers, Scarlett Johansson drops some knowledge about why superheroine movies have tended to fail so badly:
I’d have to wear pasties to greenlight any of these movies…They’re always fighting in a bra, so while it might be exciting for a still photo, it’s ridiculous. One of the most exciting thing about [The Avengers,] is that in my opening scene the first thing you see is my character getting punched in the face. Everybody’s …

An Evil, Bipolar God

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Keith Ward, in chapter 6 of Is Religion Dangerous?, deals with the issue of morality and the Bible.  He addresses the charge that religious morality is based on an unthinking acceptance of old religious laws.  As his example, he brings up one of … [Continue reading]

Some initial readings on Postmodernism and Theology

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Today I was asked for a sample bibliography to begin study of the issue of postmodernity and Christianity.  Here's some readings off the top of my head.  Out of all of these readings, I would begin with A Primer on Postmodernism and move on to The … [Continue reading]

Postmodern Apologetics – Some initial thoughts

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Much of contemporary Christian apologetics seems to be based upon the same assumptions upon which Modernism rests.  Given  that most of the assumptions of modernism have collapsed, Christians dwelling in post-Modernity must find new and creative … [Continue reading]

Wittgenstein, discussed by Bryan Magee and John Searle

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