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Renovation

I recently asked folks what they liked or did not like about this blog. Most of
the comments were about design elements. I was aiming more for content, but I do
appreciate the constructive criticism regarding presentation. Here’s a sampling:

“I think the design makes it a little unfriendly to the eye, hence harder to
read. It’s a bit crowded and the font and colors tend to blur after reading for
a bit.”

“I could do without the background”

“You do have an awful lot of links, images, and stuff that need to download
before the page works or renders correctly.”

I’m aware of the glut of images and links and will eventually pare them down. The overall design, though, will take a lot more effort to fix than I have time for. To get it fixed, I need to do a little blegging. Are there any kind souls out there who would help me redesign my template for no more conpensation than my undying gratitute and a permalink to their blog?

Religious Porn Redux

This sleaze reminds me of Alberto Magliozzi’s tasteless calendar and Danuta Nieznalska’s blasphemous "art". (Fedora Tip: Pyromaniac)

"A German Protestant youth group has put together a 2006 calendar illustrated with erotic scenes from the Bible."

"The 12 re-enacted passages feature a bare-breasted Delilah cutting Samson’s hair and a nude Eve offering an apple."

"The Nuremberg-based group said they wanted to represent the Bible in a way that would entice young people. "

 

Art and the “Jesus Event”

An artwork that shows Star Wars characters nailed to crosses has sparked controversy before its public debut at a Melbourne gallery in two weeks. The Herald-Sun reports that the controversial piece called Crusci-fiction consists of a roomful of 25 replicas of robot C3P0 hanging on crosses.”

At first I didn’t react very strongly to this story. I just rolled my eyes and chalked it up as just another example of hateful garbage masquerading as art. It’s not the first nor will it be the last we’ll see. I’d rather these craptastic works of modern “art” not be inflicted upon the world, but I see them as inevitable. After all Christ siad, “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.” (John 15:18-21)

What really caught my interest in this article was the difference between the Catholic and Anglican response.

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My First ESV Review: Psalm 51

I
haven’t received my free
ESV Bible
yet, but I thought I’d get the review ball rolling
anyhow. I’ll start off with something easy – Psalm 51. It’s my favorite
psalm and may even be my favorite bit of Scripture. I’ll review the
lexical and grammatical choices made in translating this chapter. Below
is the psalm from the RSV (my favorite translation), the ESV, and the
NAB (the officially endorsed Catholic translation in the U.S. and a
example of banality raised to an artform).
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