Is it me, or are hecklers become more common or just more reported? This week, President Obama was called the “Anti-Christ” as a protester shouted directly to Obama from the front row of a fundraiser speech. Here is what we can make out from the video: “The Christian God is one and only true living God! The creator of heaven and the universe! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is still our God! Jesus Christ is still God! You are the Antichrist!” President Obama listened the man and was concerned about his jacket. Obama agreed some of the heckler’s claims: Jesus Christ is Lord. I agree
Monthly Archive:: September 2011
It’s not often that us lowly non-celebs get replies on Facebook or Twitter from big time Hollywood types. Fans frequently annoy stars to interact with them online. Usually, celebrities carefully decide who to follow on Twitter (mostly other celebrities). A few months ago, I befriended TIME magazine’s witty and very funny Joel Stein. For years, I enjoyed reading his column and articles, which covers such topics as: a quest exploring circumcision for his son, ridiculous privileged preschools, lamenting the influx of Indians in his hometown (Edison, NJ), doing improv for mega church Pastor Rick Warren, and how he nearly killed VH1. Speaking of VH1, you might remember him from the
Almost every church has some form of an offering or a way for people to give donations. Most churches pass offering plates to congregants while music plays or a soloist sings. A church in New Jersey is trying a new approach to the offering: a reverse offering where congregants receive money from the church instead of giving. CNN reports on a Morristown, New Jersey nondenominational church that collects $30,000 in weekly offerings from three church locations. About 2,000 people its services and plans to give about that same amount – $30,000 . Attendees receive envelopes containing $10, $20 and $50 bills. The idea of this reverse offering came from the
Mark it. Wednesday, September 21 2001, Facebook changed the look of the website. Again. What else is new! Many on Twitter and Facebook are currently commenting about how much they lament the changes to Facebook. For a free service that you don’t have to use, I’m amazed that people are so angry about it. We’ve already seen stories about how “everyone” dislikes the new Facebook, but is it really that bad? Come on folks, is it really the end of the world? With tweets like the three below, we get a sense of people’s reactions: “Zuckerberg apparently hired the genius behind New Coke to run Facebook.” — @MarkArum “Facebook continues to
With the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 approaching, many Americans are sorting through their minds and hearts. How have I changed from 10 years ago? What do I feel when I think of September 11, 2001? Where was I on that fateful day? Why am I still sad? Where can our country go from here? Ten years ago on September 11, I was in college. I was getting out of a Tuesday morning class when I heard people talking about an airplane crash. As I walked back to my apartment, I heard more and more information. I walked by a utility truck and heard words on the radio, “World