Posts Tagged with "religion"

Where You Don’t Want to Be on Sunday

June 24th, 2012 at 1:27 pm by Mark
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Is it better to be chewed up and spit out, or …

Why God Asked Abraham to Kill His Son

June 10th, 2012 at 1:20 pm by Mark
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It’s been a long pondered question as to why God asked the Biblical Abraham to kill his son Isaac. Most simply consider it a test of Abraham’s faith, given that the order was rescinded…

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The Trouble with Tattoos

May 25th, 2012 at 5:08 pm by Mark
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Several years ago, I posted a photo of a Japanese man that went viral — he was wearing a white t-shirt with a single word on it: “BITCH.” He loved the idea of English, and bought the shirt because it had English written on it, but didn’t understand what the word meant.

The same goes for Tattoos. So often, Americans will mark themselves with any number of Asian languages, claiming to know its origins and meanings. The trouble with Chinese, especially, is that the words carry an entirely different meaning when taken out of context.

I guess what I’m saying is … You can make a perfect ass of yourself with a tattoo in English, so why bother getting something offensive in a different language?

Easter 2012

April 8th, 2012 at 11:34 am by Mark
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Approximately two thousand years after one guy was nailed to a tree for asking, “Hey, wouldn’t it be great if we could all be nice to each other?” most people still just don’t get the point.

Happy Easter!

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Fishing With Moses Must’ve Been a Pain in the Ass

April 1st, 2012 at 1:44 pm by Mark
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Could have been worse. He could’ve been water skiing …