the evangelical outpostReflections on culture, politics, and religion from an evangelical worldview.The Infanticide Shibboleth- June 5, 2008 The Book of Judges has a curious story about a fight between the men of Gilead and the men of Ephraim. After the battle the fugitives of Ephraim attempted to cross the fords of the Jordan River but were stopped by warriors from Gilead and presented a challenge: And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite" When he said, "No," they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce...http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/2008/06/the-infanticide-2.html Weininger's Women:The Misogyny of Sex and the City- June 3, 2008 Note: This weekend the Sex and the City movie racked up $55.7 million at the box office, making if one of the most profitable misogynistic films in history. In honor of that achievement, I've dusted off this post from 2005. After six seasons and ninety-three episodes, Sex and the City aired its final episode last February on HBO. But like a case of genital herpes, the show refuses to go away. The first two seasons line the walls of every video store in the country while HBO continues to beams..http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/2008/06/weiningers-wome.html Thirty Three Things (v. 65)- June 2, 2008 1. The Illuminati is a selection of photos by photographer Evan Baden that show young people seemingly mesmerized by the glow of their electronic devices. Baden explains his project: In Westernized cultures today, there is a generation that is growing up without the knowledge of what it is to be disconnected. The world in which we are growing up is always on. We are continuously plugged in, and linked up. We take this technology for granted. Not because we are ungrateful, but because we simply.http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/2008/06/thirty-three-th-59.html |