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Should We Ditch Netflix over Radical Transgender Ideology?

July 29, 2020 by Randal

This tweet from Christian philosopher James Anderson caught my eye. Anderson is reacting to a clip from an episode of a Netflix show called The Babysitter’s Club which addresses a transgender child. In the clip, the older girl reprimands the doctor and nurse for not recognizing that Bailey (a biological male) is, in fact, a girl. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: James Anderson, Netflix, transgender

Conservative Christians find sex and violence offensive. But what about mediocrity?

October 15, 2017 by Randal

The other day I found myself in conversation with some Christians about Netflix. One lady stated that she had decided not to get Netflix because she found some of the content offensive — pornographic, she called it. I was puzzled by this reaction. “No doubt the city library also has content one might find offensive,” […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian film, film, Netflix, Pureflix

Making a Murderer: A Review

December 27, 2015 by Randal

Imagine being convicted for a crime you didn’t commit, the horrid crime of a violent assault and attempted rape. And then imagine going to prison for 18 years for that crime. And then imagine that you are finally exonerated of the crime after DNA establishes your innocence. And then further evidence comes to light that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: criminal justice, documentary, jurisprudence, Making a Murderer, Netflix, review, Steven Avery

Lament for the Video Store

January 9, 2012 by Randal

In the early twentieth century well meaning missionaries introduced the steel axe to the Yir Yoront aboriginal society of Queensland, Australia. And why not? The steel axe was a far superior piece of technology and would greatly improve life for the Yir Yoront. Or so the missionaries thought. Unfortunately the stone axe’s role in Yir Yoront […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: culture, Netflix, technology, video

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