Breaking Bad for Real: When Life Indeed Imitates Art

For all you Breaking Bad fans out there, here’s a real larger-than-life story from Massachusetts. Walter is real, but this guy seems to be a small league player compared to the tv Walt.

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Talking Same-Sex Marriage on Hawaii PBS This Week

Last night I was able to participate as a guest on Hawaii PBS television to discuss the issue of what marriage is and should be with my friend, James Hochberg, Attorney and President of Hawaii Family Advocates. We debated Justice Steven Levinson, Retired State Supreme Court Justice and Renea Stewart, same-sex marriage advocate.

I really thought the host, Dan Boylan, did a very good job of keeping the conversation lively and balanced.

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A Visit with our Gender Studies Friends

Last week I got an invitation to participate in a campus-wide forum on the nature of gender at a university up in Denver. I very much like going to these because it’s good to go be with people who see the world differently than you do, and try to really listen to what they have to say.

This particular forum was quite interesting – as such things typically are. I wrote about the experience of the day over at Boundless.

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The Punk World Gets it Right on Maggie Thatcher

SNL had a great skit this week in honor of the Iron Lady. For those of a certain age who were in the throes of their teen angst during her tenure and remember the relationship between her and the emerging British punk scene, this piece is spot on.

If not, then get a good history lesson. Enjoy and share.

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Getting Misquotes Right

gospel-coalitionI’ve been doing a series called “Fact Checker” for the good folks at The Gospel Coalition. The series seeks to correct myths that are believed and get repeated in church circles.

I have a new one on a supposed Lewis quote and a Chesterton line.

Also, they have all the previous Fact Checkers listed here.

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MSNBC and Using Children as Political Pawns

Two unbelievable pieces from MSNBC on how to use children as chess pieces in the politics of low-ball cable television discourse.

A new low when you thought we bottomed-out some time ago.

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I’m not saying I’m getting a tatoo, but if I did…

Tattoo Lip Arrest

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