It’s Father’s Day, so I wanted to pose a question here about honoring one’s parents when it comes to faith. I think many of us still believe that the commandment to honor one’s father and mother should be followed, at least to some extent. Especially when it comes to young children, we expect [...]
Honoring Parents and Faith
June 21st, 2009
Laughing at Advertising
June 18th, 2009
By Jim Vining
“I need to see that movie. It will make me laugh!” shouted my 5 year old son as we drove past a local movie theater.
My first thought, “Wow, he is a great reader!”
My second thought, “Wow, the advertisers already have him.”
I knew that it was time to act. It was time to defend [...]
Girls in Movies
June 1st, 2009
Over at one of the NPR blogs today, Linda Holmes had a great post titled “Dear Pixar, From all the girls with Band-aids on their knees.” In it she comments that although she loves their movies and the messages they portray, she would like it if for once a major cartoon was made about girls [...]