Christian Piatt's Blog, page 29
May 9, 2014
Exploding Whales, Quiverfull Scandals and Scary Russians (CultureCast)
Yes, we’re late on getting this post-Easter show out. Whaddaya want, your money back? As we try to recover from our collective post-Easter hangovers, the topics range from stomach-turning in the gross sense to stomach turning in the scary sense. Nothing like variety! Andy quizzes the CultureCast team on the best way to remove a [Read More...]
May 6, 2014
Church Sign Epic Fails, “Longer Than Sex” edition
You know, it’s bad enough trying to compete with the media’s portrayal of beauty and sexuality without God being better at THAT than me too…
May 2, 2014
Sarah Palin’s Dying Breed of Christianity
Few of us were surprised when we heard the clip of Sarah Palin making the uncouth and insensitive remark at the National Rifle Association meeting about how “waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” Clearly she lacks self-awareness or will do or say anything to grab a headline. The unfortunate and disturbing truth is that she [Read More...]
April 30, 2014
Why I Feel Sorry for Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling, eccentric billionaire and owner – at least for the moment – of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, learned firsthand the weight of his own words on Tuesday. After allegedly being recorded making numerous racist remarks about African-Americans (both on his team and otherwise), the National Basketball Association handed him a lifetime suspension from association [Read More...]
April 28, 2014
Church Sues State for Marriage Equality
Never before has a major Christian denomination sued state government in the United States over their marriage laws. At least until today, that is. This morning, representatives of the national body of the United Church of Christ filed a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina for violation of their right to religious freedom under [Read More...]
April 23, 2014
Doing the White Guy Shuffle…
There is a seismic shift of sorts underway in the landscape of late-night television. Jay Leno has been replaced by Jimmy Fallon. Letterman will soon be replaced by Stephen Colbert. Seth Myers also is entering the late-night fray, along with the current stable of talking heads, like Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart… Noticing a [Read More...]
April 22, 2014
Heartbleed, Holy Chickens and Hancocks (CultureCast)
Amy shows off her yodeling and confesses that she and Christian *might* have a problem with Candy Crush. In the echo chamber, Andy talks about the Heartbleed internet security flaw and why maybe you should hold off on changing all your passwords. The crew talks about how Chick-Fil-A may be getting back into their good [Read More...]
April 20, 2014
Church Sign Epic Fails, “Anal Egg Hunt” Edition
This is what you get when the blog you follow is run by a guy who works at a church. But these were worth waiting for.
April 18, 2014
Advance Copies of BLOOD DOCTRINE? We’ve Got That!
Yeah, I hear you. All of your friends listen covetously as you brag about how you were a part of the movement known as the BLOOD DOCTRINE novel project. They’re secretly seething through their forced smiles and gritting teeth, wishing they had jumped on the train when they had the chance. Well we shouldn’t leave [Read More...]
April 17, 2014
Blood Doctrine: Prologue
A video reading of the prologue from BLOOD DOCTRINE, my debut novel, coming out May 1, 2014. In it, I ask the question: “What if we used modern science to bring Jesus back to life?”
