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A La Carte (12/15)

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Thursday December 15, 2005

Entertainment: Hollywood has gone gay, according to FoxNews. This year’s Oscar favorites are dominated by films dealing with (and glorifying) homosexuality.

Canadiana: The Liberal Party is slipping in the polls against the Conservatives. Here’s hoping they fall flat on their faces. For those interested in Canadian politics, here’s a little video an old friend of mine put together.

Du Jour: Dan at Cerulean Sanctum has been working on an interesting series entitled ” The Hidden Messages of American Christianity.” It doesn’t apply to Canadians, of course, but you may benefit.

Theolog: A rather jolly blogger and the Parableman are interacting politely about views of the Sabbath.


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