Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
November 7, 2007

Bibles banned at 2008 Beijing Games

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Bibles Banned at 2008 Beijing Olympics
Irony: The games that were founded, with strong mythological/religious ties, by the ancient Greeks are now looking to squelch any/all religious expression.
While Chinese organizers “promise that religious services we offer will not be lower than the level of any previous Games,” they also have ruled that Bibles are on [...]


March 19, 2006

South Park, Scientology, & A Hypocritical Chef

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

It seems that, once again, South Park has created a stir. And I, for one, am loving it!
Check out this story at the Washington Post for a more complete rundown (some good stuff, including links to the video itself, can be found going to this search page at Digg.com).
You’ll also want to check out [...]


July 13, 2005

Strawmen Always Get Blown Away

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Not to look like I’m simply drafting off of good Pastor Snyder (of Ask The Pastor fame), but he’s just gone & done another great job in answering a timely, topical, and (unfortunately) contentious question.
Sadly, a strawman of genetics has been constructed in order to try and get around the Biblical prohibition against homosexual activities. [...]


June 14, 2005

Blessed Intolerance

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Busy day, short post…
Get on over to incarnatus est, where Pr. Alms waxes both eloquently and truthfully about the fact that real, orthodox (i.e., Lutheran!) Christianity is intolerant.
I agree with him, and you should too!
-ghp