If you don’t know what a Loki is, neither did I until six weeks ago. He’s a character in the Marvel cinematic universe, and an unsavory character; he’s not referred to as the god of mischief for nothing. My son, our youngest at 19 and a keen observer of culture, called me into his room to tell me I had to watch something. He showed me a scene from the first episode of the new Disney+ TV show (unfortunately; I now officially hate all things Disney, but that’s for another post) called, you guessed it, Loki. The scene had Loki, played by British actor Tom Hiddleston, and the wonderfully phlegmatic Own Wilson playing Agent Mobius. Given the main “character” in the show is time itself, that leads to some interesting conversations given none of us have a clue about what time is, and it always perplexes and amazes us. The little dialogue my son showed me had me hooked. (more…)
Many well meaning Christians are under the impression that diversity is a good thing. It is not. It is not a bad thing either; it just is. In other words, just because a certain population is diverse in terms of skin color or nationality doesn’t make it morally better than another population that is not. Diversity is not a moral category. Yet many of those well meaning Christians have been persuaded to believe diverse is better than not diverse, and they don’t realize it is because of the influence of cultural Marxism, not the Bible. The diversity cat is now out of the bag with the unfortunate ascendance of critical race theory (CRT) that treats skin pigment as something moral and not a basic fact of existence. It’s obvious that the pushers of CRT aren’t interested in diversity at all. That’s just the Trojan Horse to get CRT to take over the culture. (more…)
I saw yet another story last week about a Christian “celebrity” who announced his “deconstruction,” meaning leaving Christianity, or in his case, re-defining it. This “Grammy-winning vocalist,” Kevin Max, is a member of “the popular Christian band DC Talk.” He calls himself an “#exvangelical,” which is an obvious slam against Evangelicals. Now as an ex-Evangelical he follows “the Universal Christ,” whatever that means. I have a hunch I know, but you can be sure it’s not the Christ of the Bible. That Christ is so regressive, so uptight about sexuality and just doesn’t fit into 21st century postmodern hipster religion. As you read through the piece, you’ll see something typical of these “deconstructionists,” his disdain for conservative Evangelical Christianity. I couldn’t help thinking as I read it how self-righteous and judgmental this guy is. I also thought that his reasons for “deconstructing” are so cliched that they are an insult to clichés! (more…)
Until I read a thoughtful article about her a couple days ago at The Federalist, I had never heard of pop superstar Billie Eilish. Being officially “old” it doesn’t surprise me that much of pop culture passes me buy, and I’m happy to let it do so. The state of affairs that is our secular Western culture is deeply shallow and painfully dysfunctional. It’s impossible not to conclude that when 40,000 people a year in America successfully kill themselves. The young superstar herself, having fame beyond imagining and what she dreamed of as a child, deals with depression. I listened to a song or two and wasn’t impressed, but a lot of people are. One video of a new song with her newly blond hair and new look had almost 50 million views. That’s a lot of views! I also found this interview she did a couple years back, and I was struck by this 17 year-old girl being listened to and treated as if she was really, really important. Watch the interview to see what I mean.
In case you’re not familiar with that word, it means homosexuality, and to call it an abomination is, well, just not polite! Not to mention, it can get you “cancelled.” I’m shocked this video by Voddie hasn’t gotten taken down from YouTube, or what I’ve come to call CommieTube. I guess the totalitarian thugs who run that joint missed it in their algorithms. Hopefully, my world famous blog (yes you can Laugh Out Loud) won’t bring unwanted attention to Voddie speaking Truth to Power, cultural power, that is.
Even in our biblically illiterate time, the phrase “Sodom and Gomorrah” is somewhat familiar, but few could explain the reference. Voddie Baucham gives what in my opinion is the best talk (sermon) I’ve ever heard on the topic of homosexuality from a faithfully biblical perspective. Needless to say, this won’t get him any praise from secular cultural elites, or any non-conservative Christians, but Christianity has never been driven by what is culturally acceptable. Needless to say, but unfortunately it is needed, that has never been the case. From day one when our Savior was crucified between two thieves for claiming to be exactly who he was, he and his followers were to forever be a threat to the political, cultural, and spiritual powers of the age.
When I told my son, I guess the more cynical of my three children, he didn’t believe it. He, like a lot of people, figured he wasn’t even homosexual in the first place, that it was all an act to gain attention. If you don’t know who Milo is, he is a provocateur who had his 15 minutes of fame five or six years ago, was basically “cancelled,” and pretty much silent for the last five years. No longer, although I’m guessing the new Stalinists who control the media and try to control the Internet will try to keep him silent about his conversion. I’ve already seen that in play, and it doesn’t surprise me at all. We listened to this fascinating interview of Milo with Eric Metaxas, and I looked at Metaxas’ YouTube channel, and lo and behold, other interviews he did are there, but not this one. Doesn’t quite fit with the woke, homosexual activist, libertine narrative, which Milo talks about quite a bit in the interview. The Tech oligarchs are communist thugs, and they do what communist thugs do, sans the bloodshed, at least for the time being.
P.S. Notice that I do not use the word “gay.” In the 1960s, and more so into the 1970s, homosexual activists absconded with that perfectly fine word that used to mean happy. Watch pre-60s movies, or listen to pre-60s music, and you’ll often hear the word, and never does it mean homosexual. The word used in the current context is a lie because there is nothing productive of true happiness in the homosexual lifestyle, so I don’t use it.
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