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* The Hunger Games and Gladiator: Bob analyzes both movies from the perspective of St. Augustine. In his book, Confessions, Augustine writes of his addiction to watching men kill one another in the gladiator games. Bob argues that both movies, Hunger and Gladiator, suffer from the same moral failure in that the audience vicariously experiences (and somewhat enjoys) what Augustine became addicted to centuries ago, in the approval of the killing of some innocents (and in the Hunger games, even the killing of some children).
* Mike from Colorado Talks About October Baby: Mike raves about this fabulous pro-life movie with high production values! Let's all check it out!
* Legalizing Pot Leads to More Democrats Elected: As a delegate at the Jefferson County Republican Assembly, Bob Enyart warned liberal Republicans who wanted to legalize marijuana that the more people smoke pot, the more Democrats get elected. Even these libertarians couldn't disagree with that.
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- Tim Tebow's first press conference as a player on the NY Jets (see more)
- The latest study showing global warming is not a man-made phenomenon (see more)
- Judge rules that transgenders should be able to change their birth certificates
Today's Resource: Raising Godly Children. After Bob asked questions of a caller regarding whether or not to bring children to see the movie October Sky, we are reminded of Bob's great three-part video series for parents and grandparents on raising children to honor God. if you haven't seen this, you owe it to yourself and your kids to watch it (and they can watch it with you)! And don't forget, as with all of our materials, BEL has a 30-day money-back guarantee if you're not completely satisfied!
I've seen the advertisements for Hunger games. The show just does not appeal to me. I call them the 'You're Goose is Cooked" kind of movies. I never liked hopeless types of films where there is senseless waste of human life.
People that do drugs shouldn't have their voting privileges revoked. People aren't allowed to drive under the influence, they shouldn't vote with fried brains either. All the fried voters are probably a factor is why we have chuckle heads in office.
Slogan/motto:
Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."
"If a sheerly linguistic version of the gospel could be concocted, it would merely so be no longer the gospel. In the Lutheran Reformation’s understanding, which we believe in this matter to be correct, the sacraments make the inalienable externality of the gospel message and therefore are necessary to the authenticity of that message." (Christian Dogmatics [1984], II:302-303 as cited in Pontifications)
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"All life is illusion, and limitation is a mental construct that can be altered anytime."
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March 28th, 2012, 06:33 PM
I wonder what the Priest would say about the Martin and Zimmerman case in relation to scape goating?
Do not go gentile into that good night. D.Thomas
Out, Out, Brief Candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more, It is a tale told by an idiot, Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. W.S.
Augustine? Gladiator fan? Nope. I hope this is corrected.
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Originally Posted by Augustine
I then came to discover how fatally he [Alypius] doted upon the circus[gladiator games], and I was deeply grieved, for he seemed likely to cast away his very great promise
It struck me as relevant to make more pleasant and plain the point I wanted to convey by adding a biting gibe at those whom that madness had enthralled.
-Augustine, Confessions, book 6, chapter 7
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Originally Posted by Bob Enyart quote from Jefferson
In his book, Confessions, Augustine writes of his addiction to watching men kill one another in the gladiator games.
Nope. Augustine was clearly speaking of Alypius:
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Originally Posted by Augustine
Thus Alypius began again to hear my[Augustine's] lectures...precious souls...unable ... to ...true virtue....
He[Alypius] had gone on to Rome...and there he was carried away again with an incredible passion for the gladiatorial shows. ... But Alypius kept his eyes closed...-Augustine, Confessions, book 6, chapter 7&8
Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, forever. Amen. -Ephesians 3:20 & 21
1Co 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways. - Let's at least work at it?
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Separation of church and State is not atheism "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
Can't say I'm interested in watching the movie, but...
As zippy's video priest here points out the movie deals with one of those themes we find running through the human psyche pretty consistently down through the ages. Human sacrifice. That could indeed be exploited for its fascination value, and I know it has been in many media, but I gather that in this film the protagonists are portrayed as overcoming or undermining it. I think the film is valuable then, if it actually examines this human sacrifice theme and puts it into a perspective that encourages insight into it, as I understand it does. And if the protagonists overcome it, as I understand they do, then I can't see an overall negative here either.
The violence and death I assume would have to be portrayed in some manner in the movie might be presented in a way that inures one to it. That'd be a strike against. But even with that I think I'd still come down in favor of it generally, if I do understand correctly what the overall story is about.
Definitely something I'd watch first, critically, before deciding whether to allow any teenager of mine to watch it, though.
it only took twenty pages to convince me that 'hunger games' was not worthy of my time
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a five minute discussion with my daughter who saw the move convinced me that I was right
it only took twenty pages to convince me that 'hunger games' was not worthy of my time
and
a five minute discussion with my daughter who saw the move convinced me that I was right
it is feminist propaganda
Oh no, not a feminist thing. Keep 'em barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, huh?
for the record, I could not be bothered with either the book or the movie. Seemed like the Twilight series without vampires and aimed at adolescent girls. Probably as poorly written as Twilight as well.
"Against stupidity, the gods themselves fight in vain", G. Smiley
"Send money, guns and lawyers..." W. Zevon
"If it is possible for something to happen, that is evidence that it did happen." Stripe on TOL
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Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.
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March 29th, 2012, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by chrysostom
it only took twenty pages to convince me that 'hunger games' was not worthy of my time
and
a five minute discussion with my daughter who saw the move convinced me that I was right
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You , too, can have an exciting and glamorous engineering career like me!
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March 29th, 2012, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jukia
Oh no, not a feminist thing. Keep 'em barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, huh?
for the record, I could not be bothered with either the book or the movie. Seemed like the Twilight series without vampires and aimed at adolescent girls. Probably as poorly written as Twilight as well.
Tsk, tsk, Jukia. That is so 20th century. The women are allowed to wear socks now.
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