It’s undignified to mock @realDonaldTrump’s health issues. That’s off limits. Let’s focus on issues. Hope you recover, Mr. President. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 15, 2020 Focus on issues? Health (mental and physical) is an issue. As for the propriety of mockery, it is wrong all things being equal. But in this case, all […]
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Lessons from the Sarcastic God (A subversive quiet time meditation)
The other day I was reading Job 38 with my daughter. This is the point when God finally answers Job with a blast of poetic rhetorical supremacy from on high. God includes with the verbal dressing down of Job lines like this: “What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness […]
Reflections on Ricky Gervais, satire and sarcasm
I am a Ricky Gervais fan. His work on the BBC series’ “The Office” and “Extras” in particular was sharp, witty, and edgy. (Not that I recommend you show either series to your church youth group. They are also at times rather vulgar.) “Extras” in particular was an incisive critique of celebrity culture and the wider culture of […]
