The Onion got it right!

Busy with my duties, I’ve been forced to back-burner my research and writing on Haiti and their victimization at the hands of the “Christian” world. But I ran across this and it is so excellent, I’m including the whole quote: Americans laid eyes on actual Haitians for the first time on Jan. 12. PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Less [...]

What we owe Haiti – a summary by Bill Quigley

Here’s the full text of an excellent email that arrived today from a U.Washington global health feed: Why The US Owes Haiti Billions – The Briefest History Jan 17, 2010 By Bill Quigley Bill Quigley’s ZSpace Page / ZSpace Why does the US owe Haiti Billions? Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his [...]

The rank falsehood of Pat Robertson’s “history”

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Robertson stated that the nation of Haiti made a pact with the devil. “True story”, he said, and claimed that this explains why Haiti  suffered so much in the years since. Au contraire: everything about his statement is false. Robertson’s claims: “Haiti was under the heel of the French, Napoleon III [...]

Pat Robertson and Haiti – where angels fear to tread

I had a great birthday. January 12 was a happy day for me, all day long. But a couple of days later I discovered what a big tragedy it was… an earthquake hit Haiti, killing maybe 100,000 people. Aside from the small donation I sent to World Vision, there isn’t much I can do. I [...]

Redemption through Sacrifice

It seems like redemption through sacrifice is a major theme in the movies right now. Seven Pounds took this theme to the limits of credulity, but I loved the movie. I’ll wait another month until most folks have likely seen it before I discuss the plot in detail. Last night on my birthday I saw [...]

Benjamin Button – more about death than life

I took my wife to see the Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Christmas day. We both enjoyed it a great deal. It’s a love story, and an adventure story. Someone compared it to Forest Gump, but it’s never as emotional as that masterpiece, nor as funny. But it’s got some humor, I’d give it [...]

Benjamin Button Biblical?

I’m excited to see “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” I may even go see it tomorrow. It’s a love story in which Brad Pitt plays a freak of nature who is born as an old man and lives his standard, finite life in reverse… starting out with an aged body but immature mind, and [...]

Back with a vengeance

Man, have I missed blogging. Not that anyone noticed I was gone. But I still don’t feel whole when I can’t speak into the silence, and keep hoping for someone to hear something that is useful to them. There are so many things that have flowed by … the campaign, the election, the financial meltdown. [...]

Not just netiquette – a lifestyle

Thanks to David Wayne the Jolly Blogger, and Justin Taylor before him, for posting the following essay for all of us who are engaged in Christian community to enjoy and take to heart. I’ve gone through and added links to all the scripture references to make it easier for y’all to see the power and [...]

Not the last lecture

The world has lost Randy Pausch. Temporarily. The Carnegie Mellon prof who gained acclaim and then wrote a best-selling book about dying of cancer has passed away in the last few hours. He was 47. His story is particularly touching to me because he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at precisely the time that my [...]