Monthly Archives: June 2017

Tweet series of the day

…whether there are "tapes" or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017 Of course, we’re talking about The Donald. I … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

Beginning today, download a free PDF of ‘The Scars That Have Shaped Me,’ meditations on God’s presence in our pain. https://t.co/NqOHk3kWS7 — Desiring God (@desiringGod) June 21, 2017 Following the link, you read this: Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years … Continue reading

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About that golf course

Apparently, The Donald’s company thinks that a golf course it owns and operates in New York is worth about half of the local assessment. According to Fried, the Trump Organization filed a tax grievance on Tuesday with the town assessor’s … Continue reading

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Gibbon on Rome’s decline

The historian David Gibbon attributed the decline of the Roman empire to, in large part, the unwholesome influence of Christianity. As the happiness of a future life is the great object of religion, we may hear without surprise or scandal … Continue reading

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Bizarre press release of the day

What an odd statement – that feels consistent with the White House's recent war on leaks pic.twitter.com/Ci1CZ3uE7I — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 16, 2017

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