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What Did Obama Say to al-Maliki?

By Paul Oyler / July 22, 2008 /

Anybody else wonder, like me, what Smokin’ Barry said to al-Maliki when they met yesterday? I mean, how did that introduction go? “Hi, Mr. Prime Minister, I’m Barack Obama. I’m really so happy for you now that Iraq is a free country. Of course, I never believed in engaging in this war, and so if…

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"Christian" as an Article of Speech

By Paul Oyler / July 21, 2008 /

I’m in the middle of reading Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell, a book that has drawn some fire from conservative evangelical circles. I understand why, and think that maybe at a point or three Bell could have been a bit more careful in his wording; that said, I love this book. I thought I’d toss…

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Why We Love Pets…

By Paul Oyler / July 19, 2008 /
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Fools for Christ's Sake? Or Just Plain Fools?

By Paul Oyler / July 16, 2008 /

Ronald Weinland…”eBay pastor”…giving away semiautomatic rifles to youth…and now this: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAgLVFx_yh8&hl=en&fs=1] There are fools for Christ’s sake, and then there are just plain fools. Tonight I was over at Barnes and Noble, and I picked up a book called “Grand Theft Jesus”, which is one of those books excoriating conservative Christians; I knew this…

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From the "eBay Pastor" to This:

By Paul Oyler / July 16, 2008 /

Kids, Come Get Your Semi-Automatic!!! I’m a Second Amendment supporter all the way, but that’s just about as dumb an idea as I think I’ve ever heard of. The youth pastor should be fired, or at least given a heavy injection of common sense. What on earth are they thinking? Tip o’ the Wahoos hat…

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