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this week's commentaries 04.24.05
Friday/Saturday (04.29/30)
I'm at a writers' conference in Fort Wayne
If you're a writer in northeast Indiana, I'd love to see you at the American Christian Writers Conference with speakers Dennis Hensley, John Riddle, Linda Wade and Terry White. I'll be working one-on-one with writers and their manuscripts.
- American Christian Writers official site, conference details
- Writing resources from XarisCom.com
- Dennis E. Hensley's official site
- John Riddle's official site
- Terry White's site
Thursday (04.28 5 pm)
Yep, Michael Jackson's going to 'Beat it'
Jackson's going to "moon walk" right out of court (see Monday). Today the prosecution's star witness and Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rose, reversed her anticipated testimony that he forced her to make a rebuttal tape to molestation charges. Instead she praised him as a “a wonderful person and a great father."
Thursday (04.28)
'Air America' radio fires on President
Mike Tiabbi's dead pope "jokes" were simply sick, but Monday's opening sketch on "The Randi Rhodes Show" may be illegal. Here are the opening lines: "A spoiled child is telling us our Social Security isn't safe anymore, so he is going to fix it for us. Well, here's your answer, you ungrateful whelp:" Then the sound of four gun shots. The Secret Service warned joking about killing the President is a federal crime.
- Has the U.S. government gone too far in the name of "security"?
- Is some humor criminal?
- Watkins for President 2008: Social Security platform
Wednesday (04.27)
happy 'administrative professionals day'!
"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both." James Michener
- Click here for more quips and quotes of encouragement
Tuesday (04.26)
solution to priest/pastor shortage found in Scripture
If the church would simply reverse its unbiblical prohibitions against married priests
(39 popes were married) and women ministers, there would be no shortage.
- Celibacy requirements violate Scripture (rant and reaction)
- The Bible celebrates women church leaders, prophets, and teachers
Monday (04.25)
48 percent of guests think Michael Jackson is 'Bad'
When asked if charges of child molestation against the dethroned "King of Pop" will stick, guests at jameswatkins.commentary said:
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No, he'll "Beat it"Yes, he's "Bad"It's not so "Black and White" |
35 percent48 percent17 percent |
With the questionable credibility of his accusers, I think he may just "moonwalk" right out of court. Here are some past commentaries:
- He may be 'freakish' but is Jackson felonious?
- Memo to Michael: Grow up!
Sunday (04.24.05)
welcome Micah Gabriel and Hannah Elizabeth!
Paul and Amy's Micah arrived weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces at 20 1/2 inches. Faith and Mike's Hannah weighed in at 8 pounds at 21 1/2 inches. (That's Hannah at right, asleep in Grandpa's arms.)
- Daughter, Faith, is one tough mother [new]
- Most recent pic of Faith, Mike, and Hannah [new]
- I'm a "grandpa"!
Last week's commentaries
top ten worst names for new pope, civil unions . . .
. . . more pics of Faith and Mike with newborn Hannah, The Amityville Hoax, Planned Parenthood's "high standard of prenatal care," and more.
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