Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
March 29, 2008

On a sunny Saturday in Valparaiso

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Something of note, from a bright, sunny Saturday in Valparaiso…
We got a visit from some wandering Watchtower folks this afternoon. A nice enough lady, and what looked to be her tween-age daughter. Now, I’m not a huge fan of these visits from the non-Christian sects, largely because I really don’t like the adrenaline jolt I [...]


January 18, 2008

Funny Fundies?

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

This — Top 100 Fundamentalist Chat Room Quotes — falls into the category of “uncomfortably” funny. It’s funny in a sad way, even as it’s frustrating, infuriating, and just downright disheartening. The sheer ignorance on display is stunning, even as it’s bothersome to see a (very) few solid points lumped in with, and equated to, [...]


February 25, 2007

James Cameron’s new “documentary” on Christ

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Director James Cameron (of Terminator & Titanic fame) is about to release a “documentary” in which he will claim to have found the coffins of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their son.
Good gravy!
Paul Maier already wrote about this — A Skeleton In God’s Closet —� and did so far more creatively, and with far more [...]


September 9, 2006

Brown’s noise

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : zeitgeist

A few weeks back, I finally broke down and gave in. On a trip to the local public library, I checked out copies of Dan Brown’s novels Angels & Devils and The DaVinci Code. Even more, I actually read them!
Vast amounts of ink have been spilled reviewing, discussing, bemoaning, and condemning these novels, especially [...]