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Does the Apostolic Decree Command Christians Not to Eat Thanksgiving Turkey? Musings on Food and an Appeal to Reduce Meat Consumption

Nov 6, 2018

The time was almost ten years ago precisely. Maybe you remember the shocking video I was watching. On my screen was Sarah Palin (in one of her many regrettable public moments), conducting an outdoor interview about pardoning turkeys, casually sipping her coffee, while two turkeys were being strangled to death behind her. I have neither the heart nor stomach to post the video—it isn’t hard to find on your own if you’re so-inclined. The point...

Conscientious Consumption: There’s an App for That

May 17, 2013

Being socially conscious is hip. In the past few years social media has made advocating a particular cause convenient and, dare I say, prestigious. Need proof? Scroll through your Facebook friends and see how many of their profile pictures include the pink equals sign on a red background for marriage equality, an image with a red “X” marked on the back of the hand, or perhaps a face with red tape over the mouth. Perhaps you or...

Bread, Circuses, and The Hunger Games (Guest Post)

Apr 21, 2012

NO SPOILERS AHEAD Twenty-three children must die. This is all I knew about the “Hunger Games” before walking into the dark theater to watch the very popular film with my little sisters. If you know me at all then you might be shocked to hear that I would endorse such a movie being not only a pacifist but also a future social worker (The “Hunger Games” would be a child protective service nightmare). Throughout the...

Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and House

Apr 6, 2012

In the past three years, I have moved three times. Each time I call upon the great physical strength of my friends – an area I am decidedly lacking in – and then offer them pizza. They don’t care about the pizza; it’s just a gesture. As we lug all of mine and my wife’s stuff down stairs, into a moving truck, and then back up stairs again, two thoughts occur to me. The first...

Exit Through The Spiritual Gift Shop

Mar 30, 2012

On bridges, in dark alleys, under freeway overpasses, in the middle of busy streets, and anywhere else there is room, a group of visionaries are making their art. They’re doing it on the city itself. From a familiar British phone booth murdered and left bleeding to the obscure yet iconic face of André René Roussimoff – better known as Andre the Giant – plastered across broad and tall surfaces all over LA, street art is...

Does the Apostolic Decree Command Christians Not to Eat Thanksgiving Turkey? Musings on Food and an Appeal to Reduce Meat Consumption

Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and House

Exit Through The Spiritual Gift Shop

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Does the Apostolic Decree Command Christians Not to Eat Thanksgiving Turkey? Musings on Food and an Appeal to Reduce Meat Consumption

Conscientious Consumption: There’s an App for That

Bread, Circuses, and The Hunger Games (Guest Post)

Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and House

Exit Through The Spiritual Gift Shop

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