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The horror of divine holiness
Remember 41 years ago when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas provided a startlingly potent and accurate cinematic depiction of biblical deity in the Ark opening ceremony from Raiders of the Lost Ark? Then The Onion did the same thing in 2014. Some thoughts on the personal and cultural impact of such things:
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Re: The horror of divine holiness
For whatever reason, I have an aversion to many words surrounding religion.
Divine, sin, holy, etc. Although, I can think of about fifty exceptions. | |||||||||||
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Re: The horror of divine holiness
I'm glad I could hit two of your triggers in a single forum post title...
"Holy" sounds so much cooler when Robin says it. | |||||||||||
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Re: The horror of divine holiness
It does. If anyone wants just a fun read, I heartily recommend this memoir. I read it due to a very favorable review in Entertainment Weekly magazine. It's hilarious. Also, Burt Ward and Adam West made out like bandits with the ladies. | |||||||||||
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