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Blasphemy and Free Speech
BY: Paul Marshall
A growing threat to our freedom of speech is the attempt to stifle religious discussion in the name of preventing “defamation of” or “insults to” religion, especially Islam. Resulting restrictions represent, in effect, a revival of blasphemy laws.
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The Sunset Limited (Tommy Lee Jones, 2012)
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If I’m right, then The Sunset Limited begs an important question: not the one I started this review with--“To be or not to be”-- but rather Pontius Pilate’s question to Jesus in John 18-- “What is truth?”
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The Music of Bruce Cockburn
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Denis Haack |
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Fans of Bruce Cockburn and those who want to think seriously about popular music will be interested in Kicking at the Darkness, a book in which Brian Walsh walks us through Cockburn’s music with loving attention to detail.
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak, 2005)
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Denis Haack |
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The Book Thief helps us see that even in the midst of intense societal decay human beings remain human, yearning for meaning and dignity and the hope of a love that will not abandon them.
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With Godzilla in the City
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Preston Jones |
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A cup of water is a small thing. A single cup of water cannot quench thirst and, even if it did, the thirst would soon return.
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04.30 - 04.30
Notes from Toad Hall #2-2012
mailing date postponed due to illness
Rochester, MN
05.11 - 05.11
Critique #2-2012
being mailed
Rochester, MN
05.30 - 05.30
Deadline for book chapter in honor of Jerram Barrs
by Denis Haack
Rochester, MN
07.06 - 07.06
Critique #3
being mailed
Rochester, MN
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Occasionally we are reminded that even with the best planning all the details in life are not in our control. Interruptions--be they weather or pneumonia or economic recessions--can appear when they are least expected or appreciated. Some interruptions are minor, irritations really while others can scare us back to reconsider our basic convictions about life, meaning, and reality.
In Ransom we are committed to the notion that reflection on such issues should be done with authenticity, gratitude, fearlessness, humility, and wit. We hope this can be seen in the material posted here, and we invite you to join our conversation.
Thanks for visiting our site.
Denis & Margie Haack
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