http://sodsbrood.com/antimani A blog dedicated to missiological reflections in the context of the US political system and the increasingly interconnected international political system. It combines biblicism and ecumenism and moral realism to witness to the saving power of Jesus Christ. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:47:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am glad to say that God has blessed me with the opp to continue along the path less traveled, apart from teaching Econ at a university.  I am now blogging at "A New Kind of Third Party".  A slogan that obviously borrows from Brian McLaren's "A New Kind of Christian".  ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2008/09/04/back-from-hiatus/ But the quality of his films live on! dlw http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/08/01/ingmar-bergman-is-dead/ I'm done with blogging.  I started blogging at the Anti-Manicheist the day or so after I lost my job as a professor of Economics  at a University in Mexico.  It was a place for me to pour my creative energies into and to explore different sorts of interests.  Now, I believe I'm ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/17/the-end-of-the-anti-manichaeist/ The Sad Truth of the Matter is that Falwell and Robertson have consistently displayed an ugly judgmental heavily politicized face of Christianity to much of the world. I am sure he is probably weeping about that fact in Heaven right now. dlw http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/16/falwell-and-the-religious-right-as-seen-by-the-world/ Kelly Candaele, the Producer of "A League of their Own" with Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna has written a very interesting commentary on Spiderman 3.  The makers of Spiderman 3 scorn politics. Despite a rampaging destructiveness that sweeps across New York, there is no sign of the government outside of a desultory ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/13/religious-and-political-themes-in-spiderman-3/ This is an extremely interesting article. It gets into the pressures put on people who wish to expose the underbelly of this religion that boasts celebs like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. It seems like a quite concerted group, as they did manage to get favors from authorities in London for the opening ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/12/a-british-reporter-recounts-the-pressures-faced-while-reporting-on-scientology/ Some think that the upcoming film, September Dawn, on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the slaughter of 120 men, women and children by Mormons 150 years ago on Sept. 11, 1857, could be the beginning of the end for Mitt Romney's candidacy for president. It seem "political" movies are here to stay.  Controversy makes for free ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/12/romney-has-no-comment-on-upcoming-film-on-historic-massacre-by-mormons/ Jim Wallis at God's Politics asks for our input on questions for the Democrat Presidential Candidates at their Pentecost 2007.  I gave them the following question.  Given that we have so many excellent candidates to choose from in the presidential primaries, what is the rationale for only allowing primary voters to ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/11/1171/ Blair is finally doing the right thing by stepping down next month as Prime Minister. Bush and Cheney show no signs of admitting they did wrong, much less letting go of their political power. dlw http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/10/servant-leadership-must-be-willing-to-step-down/ written by Mike Schulz  It gets at both the greatness of the awesome scenes and its horrific developments. "Yet nothing will quite prepare you for the staggering embarrassment to come. After being exposed to the space goo, Spider-Man's latent hostility is awakened, and he transforms into a dark-suited avenger. Peter, however, transforms ... http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2007/05/09/brilliant-review-of-spider-man-3/