(Ir)religiosity

I simply cannot overstate how important and influential both Peter Rollins’ books (here and here) have been in terms of my thought and theology.

That being said, I’ve had this post (I love the subtitle by the way, “The good news of forsaking heaven and embracing worldliness”) from his blog sitting in my Google Reader starred items for a while now.  I finally got around to reading it today.

While I wholeheartedly sympathize and agree with the political and “green” interpretations of the film, I think Rollins’ interpretation deserves attention. Here are a few quotes. Read the rest of this entry »

Commercials usually don’t grab my attention when I’m watching TV, but this ad by Discover Card stopped me the other night.

“We’re a nation of Consumers,” the voice matter-of-factly announces, “and there’s nothing wrong with that.”  “After all, there’s a lot of cool stuff out there.”  The commercial then goes on to assert that the “material world can be made brighter” if you would only use Discover, which will somehow keep you from spending too much — never mind the fact you’re still spending money you don’t have — while still allowing you to accumulate more things and thereby, according to the announcer, improving your “quality of life.” Read the rest of this entry »