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Category Archives: Culture Wars
The Curious Oddity
Currently, the most-read story on The Guardian’s online site (a UK newspaper) is “The Brits have it right: forget Happy Holidays, just wish people Merry Christmas”. The Brits find our hand-wringing reluctance to say ‘Merry Christmas’ a curious oddity. “Americans … Continue reading
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It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
I’ve seen the film probably ten times, and each time I am continually knocked out by the film’s emotional depth and articulation of the timeless spirit of Christmas. But, it’s got some problems — it’s offensive in its overt Christianity … Continue reading
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War on Christmas: Pt. 349,114
I just saw a JC Penney ad on TV, with Blake Shelton singing “Silent Night”. While I’ve yet to see any commentary on it, the producers of the ad have Blake skip (or otherwise delete out of the performance) a … Continue reading
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A Short History of the War on Christmas
In Politico is an article titled “A Short History of the War on Christmas“, written by Daniel Denvir. It is but one of many recent memetic assaults from the Left (usually launched by Jewish writers and TV personalities, which is … Continue reading
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Strange Fruit
BBC Radio 4 has a series on music, with an episode focused on the song “Strange Fruit”, made famous by Billie Holiday. Here is the BBC’s description of the episode: “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves … Continue reading
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Weird
As quoted in a book review, here is the opening paragraph of Francis Spufford’s new book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense: My … Continue reading
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Crystal Mangum
Ahh, the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case…. a high-water mark in liberal media mob psychology. Here’s a refresher: Basically, the story was that members of the Duke lacrosse team had a party on March 13, 2006 at an off-campus house where … Continue reading
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Culture Wars – Pt. 5,331,287
More detritus we can look forward to at 8 pm on ABC. Soon, gender-reassigned characters will be as ubiquitous in sitcom land as the funny, gay neighbors are today. There has been a major change in the relationship dynamic of … Continue reading
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War On Christmas – Pt. 52,187
From the progressive, forward-thinking Bordentown Regional School District in NJ: Yet another school district’s decision to crack down on religious Christmas music is already beginning to capture national attention. Just two weeks after Wausau School District in Wausau, Wis., battled over the very … Continue reading
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The Ghettoization of American Culture
Alfred Clark on “The Ghettoization of American Culture“: Perhaps we’re reaching the terminal stages of what Alexis de Tocqueville labeled the “tyranny of mediocrity,” where this final stage of American depravity culminates in what Elizabeth Wright more recently called the … Continue reading
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