"Explorers On Global Warming Expedition Stranded in North Pole by Cold Weather"
(Fox News today)
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Big Love vs. Prop 8
I just read the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint's statement on the Big Love temple episode.* I thought it was well-written. Here's the link.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma
The Church's statement notes HBO assured the Church that it would not bring mainstream Mormonism into the series but would instead focus on the polygamy-practicing factions in Utah, Colorado and Texas. I wonder about the timing of HBO's violations of these assurances. Prop 8 is not that old, and a few months later sacred LDS ceremonies are broadcast to the world.
I had a conversation the other day with an attorney friend of mine--who is also a PR guy for the Church--about the Big Love series. I suggested to him that the series was created in part to desensitize society to the idea of plural marriage. Such desensitization could weaken the slippery slope argument often wielded against same-sex marriage (i.e. allowing same-sex marriage will lead to allowing plural marriage). He said that that is unquestionably the case. He knows the two writers of the of Big Love series, Mark Olsen (a lawyer and member of the NY bar) and Will Scheffer. Both writers are openly gay and are, in fact, gay partners. Perhaps the Big Love temple episode was merely retaliation for Prop 8. Surely, Tom Hanks, Big Love's best-known producer, is on board with that.
Don't be surprised if HBO's next series revolves around an incestuous family.
*Even though it appears that no one (including my wife) reads my blog, I will continue to blog away for the sake of posterity; my posterity at least.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma
The Church's statement notes HBO assured the Church that it would not bring mainstream Mormonism into the series but would instead focus on the polygamy-practicing factions in Utah, Colorado and Texas. I wonder about the timing of HBO's violations of these assurances. Prop 8 is not that old, and a few months later sacred LDS ceremonies are broadcast to the world.
I had a conversation the other day with an attorney friend of mine--who is also a PR guy for the Church--about the Big Love series. I suggested to him that the series was created in part to desensitize society to the idea of plural marriage. Such desensitization could weaken the slippery slope argument often wielded against same-sex marriage (i.e. allowing same-sex marriage will lead to allowing plural marriage). He said that that is unquestionably the case. He knows the two writers of the of Big Love series, Mark Olsen (a lawyer and member of the NY bar) and Will Scheffer. Both writers are openly gay and are, in fact, gay partners. Perhaps the Big Love temple episode was merely retaliation for Prop 8. Surely, Tom Hanks, Big Love's best-known producer, is on board with that.
Don't be surprised if HBO's next series revolves around an incestuous family.
*Even though it appears that no one (including my wife) reads my blog, I will continue to blog away for the sake of posterity; my posterity at least.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Inalienable rights
Someone asked me the following question last night: "So what are and who defines the inalienable rights of the people of CA?" I answered the question already, but I am curious to know how would you answer this question. (I anticipate many comments to this post because I know my blog is all the rage in the blogging community.)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Best guitar solos of all time (in my unbiased opinion)
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb
(could also include Dogs and Shine On Crazy Diamond)
Frank Zappa: What's New In Baltimore
Steve Vai: Call It Sleep
(could also include For the Love of God and Tender Surrender)
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
(could also include Dogs and Shine On Crazy Diamond)
Frank Zappa: What's New In Baltimore
Steve Vai: Call It Sleep
(could also include For the Love of God and Tender Surrender)
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
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