I might have seen that movie if I had read this

[pompe]

Chuck Norris, veteran hero of such quality films as The Octagon and Missing In Action III, does not endorse The Golden Compass.

It isn't entirely clear if Chuck has seen the movie. But...

On the surface, "The Golden Compass" comes across as another fantasy-filled movie like "Harry Potter" or "Chronicles of Narnia." What lies beneath, however, is

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In Defense of Such Fundamentalists

[schizmatic]

"I love it when anyone concludes with "biblically speaking.' Sort of makes the entire argumentation unnecessary."
It doesn't make argument unnecessary, it just furnishes a different set of axioms.

Re: In Defense of Such Fundamentalists

[pompe]

Ha! You are of course entirely correct! Theology is certainly not free of argumentation!

What I mean, sort of, is that if argumentation in the end will boil down to what the Bible says anyway, it is a waste of space to argue about other things. Why should a good fundamentalist family father be told how little Harry at times is respectful of his elders and how evil the evil wizards are? It is a book where the protagonist uses sorcery, sorcery is bad because the Bible says so, don't let your kids read this occultist evil would be argument enough.

I can respect real fundamentalists, it's these apologist ones who try to hide their literalism behind a layer of phony tolerance and semi-modernism who I really can't respect. It is like the Intelligent Design crap. A straight "God Did It, Because The Bible Says So" is at least honest.

/root canal influenced mode off

[gwdanton]

Chuck Norris also supports Mike Huckabee's candidacy for US President, a man who's openly questioned evolution and supports the "creation museum" in Kentucky. As such, I'm surprised you even found him somewhat credible in the first place. ;-)

[pompe]

Of course I know Chuck supports Huckabee! (I've seen him on TV behind the good governor. I even saw Huckabee on Jay Leno and thought: "Wow, he sounds like a likeable, fun guy. Pity he is a lunatic.")

For Norris credibility, try his web site. I think it is chucknorris.com. Heh.

Meanwhile, I note Stallone "Rambo IV" supports McCain whose foreign policy seems about as sane as Rambo III. McCain really scares me.

[gwdanton]

"...Meanwhile, I note Stallone "Rambo IV" supports McCain whose foreign policy seems about as sane as Rambo III. McCain really scares me."

Hence today's vote for Barack Obama. ;-) No matter who wins, I think people here have had enough of division and lunacy in American politics and we may yet find some sort of national consensus.

[pompe]

Positive thinking, huh.

Still, I guess McCain might be less protectionist, and that'd be good. But I saw some statement of his which was positively sabre-rattling scary, complete with Shining City on the Hill rhetoric. I get Dead Zone vibes, the skies burning behind that old man's strained smile.

Funny enough, today our right-most regular party, the liberal-conservative, today had the leader tell us he favored Obama too because his policies (a notable lack of free trade and carbon tax aside) were the same as Sweden's governing right-wing coalition.

Aw hell, so much for me staying out of US politics. Sorry.

[interamnia]

What "real charms" summon up "occult" forces? I demand to know!!!

[pompe]

That was actually one of my first thoughts too. These fundies sure know a lot about sorcery. If one would be conspirational, one might get ideas.

Re: Off Topic -- Swedish Embassy

[pompe]

Well, I hope the vodka was sponsored. Wait a second, the state owns the vodka producer...