On Masspike Miles, "Sex Compass"
Dave, I know you say it's not you in that story about the guy from college, but starting out with a typo like "I guy I knew" is not doing anything to allay our suspicions on that score.
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On Your Ultimate Oscar Ballot Cheat Sheet for Nominated Shorts
Tuba Atlantic is unbelievably wonderful. I have resolved to watch it every time I think too long about death. I think La Luna will win Animated, because Pixar and heart-tugging. The books one? Yeah, if you have to make a movie about the glories of reading, you've got some internal conflict in your project.
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On The Possibility Of Life On Other Planets
@Nicholas Robinson@facebook Is The Awl full of drivel that seems original and compelling only for elementary school children? Sure, why the hell not.
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On The Architect, The "It” Girl And The Toy Pistol That Wasn't
She was also a model for Charles Dana Gibson, I believe.
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On Arcade Fire Performs "We Used To Wait" At Austin City Limits
My uncle in the deep background at 2:38. I know, it's horrible to point that out. But I'm just so tickled.
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On The Cathovangelical: Rick Santorum's Quest for a National Abortion Showdown
@jfruh That's a fine question. Mormons, to the best of my knowledge, have a differently Christology - regarding Christ as the first creature as opposed to the co-eternal Word. Hence the popular debate about whether Mormons are really Christians. I do think the Church would recognize any Christian baptism.
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On The Cathovangelical: Rick Santorum's Quest for a National Abortion Showdown
@Mr. B It is indeed a tangle. But it does start with Scripture. Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, etc. And it's not that hard to get an answer from Church leadership. The Catechism is online: "In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist 'the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained.'"
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On The Cathovangelical: Rick Santorum's Quest for a National Abortion Showdown
@jfruh Lord knows there have been some scandalous annulments granted by the Church. But this maybe isn't one of them. Marriage is permanent, in the Catholic view, because it is a sacrament, that is, a visible sign of God's grace, as indicated by St. Paul's claim that the union of husband and wife is a sign of the union of Christ and His Church. And because Christ and his Church cannot be separated, therefore, sacramental marriages cannot be separated. In an annulment, the claim is made that said sacramental marriage never existed - and yes, a poor understanding of what is meant by "sacramental marriage" would be one way that for such a marriage to not take place. Because the sacrament is made by the will of the spouses. If the will is not properly informed... Sorry to ramble. As for the whole Catholic weddings question, the Church generally views all Christian marriages as binding in this way, because they all share that understanding of St. Paul on the union of Christ and His Church.
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On The Cathovangelical: Rick Santorum's Quest for a National Abortion Showdown
@Mr. B Yeah, the Catholic Church has taught the whole "When Jesus said, 'This is my body,' it really became his body" thing for a long time. Ignatius of Antioch was calling the Eucharist "the flesh of Jesus Christ" back in 106 AD. So I don't know if the point is conservative or liberal, but transubstantiation is certainly what the Catholic Church says is going on.
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On Talk About Yourself Happy
That first comment (Deleted by User) is pretty much a perfect rejoinder.