By Gina Dalfonzo|Published Date: November 19, 2009
As New Moon, the second Twilight film, is about to open, here are a few articles of interest:
BreakPoint editorial assistant Molly Wyer has written an insightful guide to the series that will be helpful to kids and parents alike.
Touchstone magazine (print version only, so far) has a fascinating article by John Granger that examines the role of author Stephenie Meyer's Mormon faith in the series. I don't agree completely with Granger's reading of the books (Bella shows signs of "resistance" toward Edward? Since when is OMGILOVEYOUPLEASEHAVESEXWITHMERIGHTNOW a sign of resistance? Even when she runs away from his kidnapping family, it takes her all of five seconds to forgive and forget -- emphasis on "forget"). But he has some very interesting and convincing things to say about their worldview.
Finally, although I've never been much of a Roger Ebert fan, he just went way up in my estimation for this gloriously snarky review of the film. I'm trying to decide whether my favorite line is "Long pauses interrupt longer ones," or "Sitting through this experience is like driving a pickup in low gear through a sullen sea of Brylcreem." Or possibly the line about the Joker.
Into the Fray
By: Alan Eason|Published: February 8, 2012 6:57 PM
We are very excited about all the great commenting that goes on The BreakPoint blog. It is growing and more people are getting engaged. Only one hitch -- it is pretty much "among Christians."
I'd like to invite you (even those have not commented here yet) to go out to the front lines with us -- to the Colson Center YouTube channel. Click below to find out why.
Eric Metaxas, who for two years was a member of the BreakPoint writing staff, was the guest speaker at this year's National Prayer Breakfast, held a few days ago at the Hilton in D.C. See him pictured here, making President Obama laugh. But after the jokes, Eric gently spoke truth to power regarding abortion, just as Mother Teresa did some years ago when she spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast.
In another case, a 15-year-old Wisconsin student was threatened and verbally abused by school superintendent of Shawano High School for writing an op-ed in opposion to gay adoption. Ironically, the article was a school assignment.
Five or six years ago Focus on the Family released “The Truth Project” DVD series, and I went through it as a discussion leader of a small group. I haven’t looked at it since, so when a friend of mine said a group was going to go through it and invited me, I agreed. I thought it would be good to refresh what I learned from the DVDs and maybe learn some new things I missed the last time.
What a sad statement about the growing culture of death in the Netherlands: Advocates for euthanasia and assisted suicide are celebrating a decade of their legality by hosting a weeklong film festival called the "Week of Euthanasia."
Sadly, after getting their foot in the proverbial door, the advocates continually redefine the criteria for which people "request," voluntarily or involuntarily, suicide. READ FULL ARTICLE »
