This Side of the Pulpit

Man in “Vegetative State” Answers “Yes” and “No” Questions

In a study that challenges the diagnosis of vegetative state, doctors found that the brain of a seemingly unconscious, vegetative man responded to yes-or-no questions in the same fashion as an alert, conscious person. This discovery not only complicates the medical definition of consciousness, but seems to call into question centuries of philosophy dealing with the [...]

Lost (and Found–at least for Sayid. Or Maybe Not)

For you non-Lost viewers I will not bore you with a long post, but will give a few spoilers on last night’s episode. Be warned.
One thing I enjoy about Lost is the amalgamation of spiritual references the show does not shy away from. No, Otten would not endorse it. It is not a Christian allegory [...]

Box of Wine + Microwave= Exploding Things

Because sometimes a video of someone destroying their kitchen is what eases the pain:

Orwell Was only 25 Years Off

This article
And this one, which provides some more editorial comment.
The Children’s Secretary set out £400million plans to put 20,000 problem families under 24-hour CCTV super-vision in their own homes.
They will be monitored to ensure that children attend school, go to bed on time and eat proper meals.
Private security guards will also be sent round to [...]

Health Care and our Christian Witness

So I think I have a case of the blog-writer’s block. In efforts to cure it, how about Health Care?
I’ve got seriously mixed feelings. The problem is we have several fundamental tensions involved, centering around the question of the role of the government and so-called rights of Americans. Namely, do we have some sort of [...]

Catholics, Lutherans and Unity: What Cardinal Ratzinger Said

This post is a little more academically-oriented than my usual fare. As such, I ask more questions that usual If you’re interested in Catholic/Lutheran dialog keep reading. If not, please come back tomorrow
I just finished reading an interview of (then) Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. It is entitled “Luther [...]

Deflation in Bionics

Just heard a blurb on NPR that a British company estimated the $6 million dollar man, if built today, would cost $250,000.

Enid School’s Weak Decision

This was published apparently Monday night on our district’s website:
On September 8, President Obama will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education.
Enid Public Schools students will have class as usual that day. EPS will address this event the same way that we do other special presentations, assemblies and programs that [...]

Nitpicking is the Currency of Hell

I watched President Obama’s speech to school children when I was at home for lunch. I am shocked and disgusted that his speech actually encouraged children to do homework, to learn from mistakes and to work hard. Such socialism!
How dare the President suggest that all children can work and discover something at which they excel! [...]

What is Right in Their Own Eyes

They finally did it. It took them years of statements and votes and new statements and drafts but the ELCA finally got it passed. Here’s what the AP is reporting:
The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold Friday, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to [...]

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