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Daily links Wed., Nov. 30: Five things that make you go hmmm (and not in a good way)

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1. Tim Tebow’s antics (yes, antics) as Advent lessons [1] (As a friend’s mom responded upon reading this editorial, “There are other ways to prepare for Advent than thinking of Tim Tebow.”)
2. Tim Tebow v. Jesus comparisons [2] (Though, in Stephen Prothero’s defense, he at least points out that “Tebow is, at best, a mediocre NFL quarterback,” emphasis mine.)
3. Intelligent Design [3]
4. Insisting that Christmas trees be called Christmas trees [4] not “holiday” trees because after all, their roots are 100% Christian and the word holiday has absolutely no meaning whatsoever for Christians.
5. Learning about Mass texts that were rejected [5] in favor of Mass texts that are frustrating on so [6] many [7] levels [8].

In other (better) news, the iPhone voice-activiated app, Siri, might just be pro-life [9]. It isn’t exactly helpful when you ask it where to find an abortion clinic. It also has this to say [10]about University of Florida’s football team (Tim Tebow’s alma mater).

Ooh, look [11]: an ornament for your holiday tree:

 

 


Created: Wednesday, November 30 2011 3:24 PM

Source URL: http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2011/11/daily-links-wed-nov-30-five-things-make-you-go-hmmm-and-not-good-way

Links:
[1] http://thecatholicspirit.com/opinion/editorials/an-advent-lesson-courtesy-of-quarterback-tim-tebow/
[2] http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/29/my-take-is-tim-tebow-performing-miracles/
[3] http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/11/intelligent-design-atheists-to-the-rescue
[4] http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2344280&spid=37719
[5] http://www.uscatholic.org/../../../../../../../../blog/2011/11/prayers-you-could-have-heard-first-sunday-advent
[6] http://www.uscatholic.org/../../../../../../../../church/2010/06/lost-translation
[7] http://www.uscatholic.org/../../../../../../../../church/2010/10/mass-disruption-new-translations
[8] http://www.uscatholic.org/../../../../../../../../church/2011/10/poorly-worded
[9] http://www.uscatholic.org/../../../../../../../../blog/2011/11/another-case-steve-jobs-sainthood-pro-life-iphone
[10] http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=296291907071788&set=a.245345838833062.66547.242040149163631&type=1&theater
[11] http://www.cafepress.com/+ornament_round,433776826