Name: Bob Felton
Dateline: Wake Forest, NC
Weblog: www.civilcommotion.com [RSS]
Articles: 25
First Published: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Last Published: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Currently listing articles 25-1:
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Jerry Falwell, 1933-2007— Jerry Falwell was a more three-dimensional man than either his critics or fans will ever admit.
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Book Review: The Shellman Story - Hanging the Preacher by Henry A. Buchanan— It's easy, and misleading, to say that the civil rights movement was a church-led initiative; the truth is much more complicated than that.
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When Self-Help Gurus Collide— A self-help catfight: Albert Mohler goes after Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret.
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Lions in Winter— Jerry Falwell and James Dobson are likely to be left behind as the evangelical schism over global warming widens.
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Ann Coulter and Conservative "Discourse"— Ann Coulter's remark at CPAC exemplifies the sad state of the Republican Party
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Who's Got the Bones?— Believe it or not, the remains of even prominent moderns go missing.
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Figgerin' the Odds: James Cameron's Tomb of Jesus— "Those names are common" is no objection to filmmaker James Cameron's claim that he has located the tomb of Jesus.
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Jesus' Tomb Discovered? Discovery Channel Documentary Says "Yes"
— It's going to take more than statistical hoo-ha to make a convincing case.
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Mysticism and Public Policy— Is it really a good thing when national leaders take direction from the Big Guy?
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Christianity's Green Schism: Falwell Jumps In— Is the "Green Schism" a reprise of Sears v. Wal-Mart?
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The Anglican Showdown— Faith and Reason square off in Tanzania - and the stakes are far greater than the future of the Anglican Communion.
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Sputnik Hysteria: We Could Use Some of That Today— Sputnik jolted American competitiveness and laid the groundwork for a generation of prosperity and relative safety, but we've squandered it.
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Tabloid Nation: A Bimbo Checks Out— So — Anna Nicole Smith has self-destructed. Who cares?
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Explaining the Inexplicable: Just Make Up a Story— A picture is worth 1,000-words — which may or may not be accurate.
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The Next Generation of Eternal Truths— The abandonment of Europe's churches points to a world between faiths and speculations about the next generation of Eternal Truth.
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Biden Got It Right— Beating up Joe Biden avoids a much needed national conversation about race and culture.
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Rejecting Man's Mind— Answers in Genesis exemplifies the anti-intellectualism of fundamentalism.
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Recalling Robert Frost— The attention given the death of the celebrity poet evidences the huge cultural changes of the past 40 years.
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Book Review: Getting to Heaven by Elizabeth Adams— A C+ for a book that engages and informs, but falls short as a biography of controversial bishop Gene Robinson.
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Gerald Ford, 1913-2006— A mediocre president but a good man, Ford brought common decency to the presidency when it was most needed.
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Book Review: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins— Dawkins' The God Delusion is thoughtful and a worthwhile read, but would have profited from better editing.
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'Tis the Season
— Heresy or not, Happy ... Whatever ... to all of y'all
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The Seditious Energy of My Favorite Publication— Weekly World News tags themselves as “The World's Only Reliable Newspaper.” I admit it - I love the tabloids!
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Princess Di: An Enemy of The people?— The U.S. Secret service should explain why it was bugging Princess Diana's phone.
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December 7, 1941: "A Date Which Will Live In Infamy"— Then, as now, various and sundry misfits advanced overly-feverish theories blaming the government.
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