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Friday, February 06, 2015
Fifty Shades of Genesis 3:16
The Twilight Series was a lighter version of Fifty Shades of Grey. Call it what you want – erotic fiction, BDSM, or in the Twilight Series, paranormal young adult fiction. But the bottom line of both series is the same -- Good Girls fall in love with Bad Boys. These particular series made the news because the individual books and movies reached a mass market audience, but "romance" novels involving the "hero" treating the girl badly and the girl wanting him anyway (with the hope of reforming him) have been hugely successful among women for hundreds of years.
The popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey doesn't surprise me, because God predicted it in Genesis 3. The woman's desire or strong craving (addiction if you will) will be for the man, and he will rule over her. THAT is why Fifty Shades of Grey, the Twilight Series, and countless other lesser known masochistic "romance" novels have flourished over the years. When Christ is removed from our relationships, that is what is left – men oppressing women and women lapping it up, even if it's just in fiction. I imagine men will not appreciate that characterization any more than women will. Yet, apart from Christ and God's common grace among unbelievers, this is where both sexes default in my humble opinion, and I think history affirms my view.
This is not to say that, apart from Christ, we don't have countless societal coping mechanisms for dealing with this phenomenon. I see feminism as the major coping mechanism. I'm thankful for aspects of feminism, particularly the first wave of feminism. I see it as a great manifestation of God's common grace. Feminism didn't change anyone's heart, but the movement did help to restrain sinful oppression of women in many countries and in many different walks of life. But for every educated, take charge feminist woman you know, there remain hundreds in the shadows of life contributing to their own sexploitation. After 3 waves of feminism, countless laws, and much education, millions of women would still run after the sulky vampire in their fantasies, choosing to suck blood for the rest of their lives rather than living in the light.
As for Fifty Shades of Grey, while it is in many ways like Playboy for men, there are motivating factors for women that are very different than a man's for pornography. I think that understanding the reason that so many women are flocking to this book/movie can be a powerful tool to pointing them back to the gospel's answer for the dark longings in their heart. To that end, I hope this analysis is helpful.
For many women reading this (and men too), a lot of this may sound completely foreign. If you're saying to yourself, "That's not MY husband or MY history," then praise God! Perhaps as a child you were raised to know Christ and His Word. You recognized early on your creation in His image and your worth as His honored son or daughter. For the most part, that's our family, though occasionally I get glimpses into my tendencies apart from redemption. I would have lapped up the Twilight Series hook, line, and sinker during my teenage years. I thank God regularly that He kept me from the kind of guys I would have been willing to date when I was too naïve and immature to recognize this in myself.
There is something much better than secular coping mechanisms that are helpful in some ways and detrimental in others though. Christ has broken the curse and is slowly but surely redeeming His children from its effects. In Christ, women have the rescuer we need. We have a need to submit, and we need one who dominates our life. But only One, Christ Himself, can fill those needs in a way that invites light, not shadow. I'm reminded in all this that we will offer our best solutions spiritually when we best understand the root issue.
My heart aches for women longing for their Christian Grey. That is not his real form, and he morphs into something dark and disturbing when you least expect it. In Christ, we can recognize this dark fantasy for what it is and then move away from the dark towards the light to live in the real relationships God has given us.
It helps a lot if you understand Genesis 3:16.
This is a reworked version of a post I first wrote in 2012.
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- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2015 at 1:28 PM
Great Post! When I read the tweet, I thought oh great, another 50 shades of this stuff. Pleasant surprise to read a biblical post on this Thanks.ReplyDelete
This is FANTASTIC. I literally applauded when I finished reading. Thank you so much for speaking this truth!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Marie!Delete
Wendy, a lot to think about here. I was wondering, when you say "[i]n Christ, women have the rescuer we need. We have a need to submit, and we need one who dominates our life" are you saying that women need these things because of the curse, or something else? Just reflecting on the basis for saying women "need" those things, and honestly wondering what are the consequences and implications of such needs.ReplyDelete
I think that when God created us, He created us dependent on relationship with Him. He created us with a need to submit in relationship to Him. At the fall, the woman transfers too much to the man, and the result is a desire for the man that only God can satisfy. Then, when a woman in Christ is in right relationship again with God, she can be the help to the man he needs without the cloying need for more than the man was ever intended to provide her.ReplyDeleteReplies
That was meant to be a reply to you, Emily, but I messed up the formatting. :-)Delete
Agreed with what you say but that is a different sin...Delete
a honest reading of the Bible as opposed to feelings gives a different interpretation of desire.
also to many men depend on their wives for fulfillment instead of depending on God. so what you are talking about applies to both Genders
Wendy, thanks for the thoughtful response.Delete
Good truth as always. I honestly don't see any appeal in 50 shades but know a lot of hurting women that want a God replacement and may not even realize it. Even in a completely secular worldview 50 Shades is not only twaddle or smut but poorly written. In a Christian worldview there is no place for a book or movie like this. Thank you for this thoughtful post.ReplyDelete
"I would have lapped up the Twilight Series hook, line, and sinker during my teenage years." - Oh, so true of myself as well. Ah! I'm thankful it was not around then! — Excellent article. I was actually thinking about Twilight vs. 50 Shades the other day, that they are similar, just "age-appropriate" (I use that term very loosely) in their level of sexual content. I had never linked it to Genesis 3:16 but you're absolutely right.ReplyDelete
So thankful to hear your "why would a believer want to watch or read" response to 50 Shades. I'm so tired of reading apologetic tip-toeing around the subject, as if there might be a category of Christian who might "need" to read it or "benefit" from it in some way.ReplyDelete
I enjoy your blog, Wendy. I was wondering(perhaps I've forgotten something from the books, but I don't understand the comparison of Fifty Shades to Twilight. As far as I can remember, Edward never hurts Bella. Not purposely anyway. As I remember it, he does all in his power to protect Bella and is mortified at the thought of hurting her. Other than that it's a romance, I don't understand the comparison.ReplyDeleteReplies
He's a vampire. Enough said? :-)Delete
The story is written where he, the blood sucking vampire that can't live in the light, is actually sacrificially loving of the innocent heroine. But I submit that the same thing is done with Christian Grey -- scarred hero rescuing the innocent heroine as he introduces her to his dark life. I believe that these are destructive fantasies.
I haven't read the Shades books although a cursory glance gives one a good idea of the content. I have however read the Twilight books and think people read too much into a silly vampire fantasy novel when they compare it to the Shades stories.Delete
Actually, I just found out that 50 Shades of Grey was originally developed from a Twilight fan fiction series. It's on wikipedia.Delete
"The Fifty Shades trilogy was developed from a Twilight fan fiction series originally titled Master of the Universe and published episodically on fan-fiction websites under the pen name "Snowqueen's Icedragon". The piece featured characters named after Stephenie Meyer's characters in Twilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. After comments concerning the sexual nature of the material, James removed the story from the fan-fiction websites and published it on her own website, FiftyShades.com. Later she rewrote Master of the Universe as an original piece, with the principal characters renamed Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele and removed it from her website before publication."
Whoa. Well, that explains it. I haven't read 50 Shades, only the Dave Barry synopsis (which is quite funny, if you forget about how sad it all is) and the comparison I saw was this ridiculous plot construct of the beautiful girl who doesn't know or believe she's beautiful being chased by the dangerous dark man who really wants to be good. Why does that "beautiful but doesn't believe it" appeal to us so? Is it an attempt at humility?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2015 at 7:42 PM
Wendy, I haven't/won't be watching/reading 50 Shades of Grey, but have you read Twilight? I fail to see where you are coming from. "He's a vampire. Enough said?" I kindly say, not at all. A fantasy novel or fantasy character is not evil by default and 50 Shades being based on Twilight fan fiction would indicate it's based on just that - someone other person's fan fiction, not the series itself. Every male lead in the actual series seeks to become a better man despite his circumstances, none of them are 'bad boys', and they all compassionately care for the women they love. I'm by no means defending the series, rather questioning how you consider it a YA version of a raunchy BDSM series. The comparison is baffling.Delete
I do fall into your category of "For many women reading this (and men too), a lot of this may sound completely foreign. If you're saying to yourself, "That's not MY husband or MY history," then praise God! Perhaps as a child you were raised to know Christ and His Word." so perhaps something is there for you that wasn't there for me. It's so apples and oranges to me personally that I have a hard time taking the rest of what you say seriously. I mean that with respect, and not as a criticism; perhaps I, as a content-in-her-role 30-something SAHM, am not your target audience and that's okay. I would just say that if something is going to be used as an example or a comparison, that thing should be familiar enough to a writer to use with accuracy for the better understanding of whomever the target readers are.
I think a good idea is to 'show' women how to sow the word of God into their heart. While the cost of all these dirty romance novels remains above one dollar...... the kjv bible is only one dollar. Show tips to incorporate the word into ones life.ReplyDelete
I appreciate that though you self-identify as one who was mostly raised to know your value in Christ, you are able to get behind the eyes of those of us to whom this topic is not foreign. When Challies highlighted several women bloggers, I remember that he referred to your blogs dealing with difficult topics. Perhaps that is why he linked to this one, again. Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2015 at 6:21 AM
"It helps a lot if you understand Genesis 3:16."ReplyDelete
but people don't need to agree with you about that, to agree with the natural heart predicament, male and female (Jer 17:9) about sensuality
Mark 7:22; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19; 1Pet 4:3; Eph 4:19; 2 Pet 2:2Replies
Yes, but I'm saying there is a deeper issue than sensuality going on in the heart of a woman that resonates with this series in a way that it doesn't with, say, Magic Mike.Delete
Dominatrices have had male clients for centuries. Mostly from the privileged elite.Delete
We should not suggest to women that violence and domination is something that they have asked for as women because of how they have been created. This can be used by abusive men. In fact, men can be the clients/victims of violence also.
This is very dangerous teaching that can be used against women, as in "you provoked it, you wanted it," etc.
Men and women have similar issues but expressed in culturally different ways, but not that different.
We should read Gen. 3:16 in the context of the book of Genesis as intended.
No, i don't think it says women want to dominate men, and I don't think it says women want to submit to men. It likely comments on the plight of women in a society where their only access to land and livelihood was through bearing a male heir.
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2015 at 12:31 PM
Wendy -don't know anything about the specific plots lines of either you mention because I'm not interested, just thought from the general hype, simplistically, the reading/watching was just about the pursuit of sensuality -the same forbidden gratification Eve was deceived into – "good for food, delight to eyes, desirable to make one wise" Gen 3 6Delete
"We have a need to submit, and we need one who dominates our life."ReplyDelete
Aren't you referring here to the need a human, male or female, has for the creator? Men can be caught up as a sub in BDSM also.
Gen. 3, on the other hand, most likely refers to the dilemma of Sarah, Rachel, Leah, Hannah, Elizabeth and many more. Childbirth will bring pain but these women desire conception and childbearing more than life itself. This is how Rashi read this, and it is true to the Biblical narrative. We should not read modern psychology into the ancient texts. Let us be true to the text. At no time are Hebrew women shown to desire domination by men.Replies
Dinah's lover loved her with all his being and spoke tenderly to her. He was killed for this. He comes across as much more gentle than her brothers.Delete
(Just moved my comment.)
He was a kind rapist. Yet, therein is the very issue. I do agree though that her brothers and fathers were equally culpable in her painful treatment.Delete
The Hebrew doesn't say she was raped, nor does the KJV so I missed that entirely. It is one of those additions to the English translation. He took her, as a man might take a wife, and lay with her having sexual union. Did she consent or did she cry out? It does not say. The boy himself wanted her as a wife.Delete
It is clearly a disputed point. In any case, Genesis is more about Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Leah, Tamar and so on, whose ultimate goal was to bear children. Dinah is a unique story. Later Tamar, David's daughter really is raped, and she begs for release, she begs her rapist to stop, he doesn't and she mourns for the rest of her life. Not that David did much to help.
Regarding abuse in a relationship, I don't think that women staying with abusive men says any more about women than the many men who stay with abusive wives says about men. Why set up this pattern that men and women want to be treated differently when clearly both men and women want to make decisions for the good of themselves and their family. Some men and some women don't want full responsibility. This is not a God-given attribute but withdrawal from our duty as human beings.
Suzanne, we disagree about the Hebrew there. The NAS, which is the most careful English translation in my opinion, says he took her by force. But there's no point in debating that. I understand what you are saying and hope you will re-read the longer Genesis 3:16 article and perhaps just consider my reasoning on it.Delete
Is there even one woman in the Hebrew Bible who wants to be dominated by a man? Mot Sarah, Rachel and Leah. Not Rebekah who is taken to Sarah's tent. These women had their own domain, their own household. Not Hannah, who said a husband was not enough. Not Ruth who gave her first born to Naomi. Not Michal who scolded David. Maybe Bathsheba, but do we know? Wasn't she a powerless victim of a monarch?Delete
The pattern for Hebrew women was that they pursued their goal of childbearing with self determination in any way they could. And a few other women were prophets, judges, civic leaders, one or two here and there.
Did you read my Genesis 3:16 article? This is not about women inherently wanting to be dominated. That's a result, not a cause. You've missed the whole underlying point.Delete
I don't know how citing the NAS furthers a discussion of Hebrew. You need to read the Hebrew. English translations reflect historical gender ideas. But from what point in history is anyone's guess.Delete
I really like your earlier refutation of Susan Foh, and in fact, almost always agree with your blog posts. But this time you make a point which I have heard from egalitarians as well but I don't see it in the text.
It's important to read a verse in the context of the book in which it was written. That is how the Bible comes to us. I don't see this referred to in the post.
I once heard someone say that abused wives are closet masochists. They contribute to their own abuse by subconsciously wanting it. How terrible for an abused woman to hear that! And, as others point out, men can be abused too, although maybe predominantly psychologically. Do we say they are asking for it.
I feel in this matter, safety first. Abused women, men and children must be affirmed. They did nothing to cause or bring about their abuse, but they get caught in it, and have a hard time knowing how to get out. They feel that seeking their own good, their own health, is selfish, but it is not. They are taught submission and suffering in imitation of Christ. But this is wrong. Allowing someone to dominate you does not further the kingdom of God.
Okay, I missed something, a result not a cause. But wouldn't it be the same then for a man? Aren,t men to have the same relationship with God? Don't men have issues with BDSM? How does all this relate to Gen. 3? Now I feel muddled by your point. My fault, I'm sure. Too much focus on what Gen. 3 really means.Delete
Yes, I did read your article.Delete
"men oppressing women and women lapping it up,"Delete
This is the part that I disagree with. Lapping up abuse is an aberration, a small subset of men and women. Historically, men control decision-making and women resist in any way they can, if they can. This is what women in the Bible do, by creating control in their own households, by appealing to God, by tricking the men, by working together as women. They have goals, they seek to fulfill these goals, usually goals about creating a bloodline.
I very much disagree with Keil and Delitzsch, but saw that at the time as a minor point in your refutation of Foh. Have you read God's Word to Women by Katherine Bushnell? As a missionary doctor, she was shocked and deeply disturbed by the harm done by this interpretation of Gen. 3:16.Delete
This is such a dangerous teaching, either way. I hope you will think it over. So many women respect your blog.
Let me sum it up another way. Apart from Christ and the redemption brought by way of the gospel, a lot of women stay in harmful relationships because they feel needy of the man and unable to stand on their own without him. Apart from Christ, we try to give women ways out and we speak to their self esteem. We makes laws to restrain abusive men and so forth. But in Christ, women can have the deepest longing of their hearts met in the only One who can cause them to stand. When He is worshiped (desired if you will) in place of the unhealthy desire pointed at the man, the order is righted. A woman worshiping God alone, confident in her identity in Him by way of Christ, can engage a man not from a position of need but from a position of help (ezer). If he is an abuser, she can walk away knowing that he does not define her. If he is God's man in her life, she can help him from a position of inherent honor in God's good design that equips her to submit or help without feeling disrespected by a "lesser" role.Delete
We live in two different worlds. Most of the abused woves I have known were devout Christians and have gone on to live lives not defoned by their husband. But the teaching of the church held many in bondage and did not help women walk away. I don't know any women who got help from their church in any way. It was always, pray, submit, be cooperative and please your husband.
You benefit from the awareness brought about by feminism not by Gen. 3:16. At least this is my feeling. I don't disagree with what you last said, but let's not pretend that 20 years ago, the church taught women how to walk away. Grudem tainted our church teaching, and Ware also with his submission talk, and telling women not to chafe and buck against male authority. Who will make them understand the suffering some women experienced from such warped teaching?
Wives .... Defined ....Delete
In brief, "men oppressing women and women lapping it up" does not appear to me to be a real assessment of history or reality today among the majority of adult secular women. I don't think it's helpful either. Please consider whether or not this is true of the women you know. Not true of any women I know outside of conservative churches. It is in the church that women lap up negativity about women since they are taught to accept suffering "for a season."Delete
I am saying that when this shows up in conservative churches, we need to recognize it as a result of the fall, not godly Christian submission. Christian submission involves men leading strong women, not men lording authority over weak ones. And building such strength starts in the woman, not the man.Delete
As for it not being in the secular world, I am saying that 50SofG shows it is very much in the secular world and that the coping mechanisms given us in feminism have been ineffective at ultimately changing hearts.
You have graciously let me have my say. Thank you.
You're welcome, Suzanne. Thanks for interacting.Delete
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I agree with most of what you said except for the "Twilight series". I have never read the books, but watched most of the movies and I never considered the character of Edward a "bad boy" treating the good girl badly. If anything it's the opposite as he protects and defends her when necessary. I never took it really seriously since vampires don't exist anyway. But still great post.ReplyDelete
this is just baloney...ReplyDelete
all this is is sin.
women all over want to take the role of men, be the provider protector the leader etc...
the same word for desire is used differently to what you think it is all over the Bible...
if women natural sin state was to desire men like you suggest feminism would not exist...Replies
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:39 AM
Feminism exists because women got fed up with being treated unequally. Not because they want to control or usurp men.Delete
Not that I'm uncritical of feminism. I'm with Wendy: I have no problem with first-wave feminism. I would not be on board with everything current secular feminism stands for.
'Women all over want to take the role of men, be the provider protector the leader etc...'
No, they don't. Ask the oppressed women under the Taliban, or Islamic State, or living in Saudi Arabia - women being punished for not dressing top to toe in a burqa, women being forced into marriages at the age of nine, women being forced to undergo FGM, etc. - if their secret desire is to 'take the role of men'.
I'm a lay preacher in my Anglican church. I enjoy being a woman. I have no desire whatsoever to be a man. I never have done.
This idea that women's deepest desire is to control and usurp men is a pernicious and worrying one, but it very much explains the attitude of some sections of conservative evangelicalism to feminism. Such a view makes all women automatically suspect, as if we need to be controlled (or worse). Of course controlling women exist, just as abusive men exist. But to regard all women as potential usurpers is as destructive as regarding all men as potential rapists.
There is plenty of evidence that intelligent women stay with abusive men out of a mistaken desire to 'change' the guy, or because they have such a deep desire to be loved that they will put up with atrocious behaviour. The awful, shocking reality is that when it comes to murder statistics, women are far more likely to be murdered by their partners, or ex-partners, than by random strangers.
And of course there are male victims of abusive female partners, too.
- Philippa
you would be surprised at the number of Christian women that watch magic mike.ReplyDelete
Their husbands are made to sit at home and look after the kids while their wives go to perv on men... ( all this done in the name of Sacrificial love of the husband-see how Pastors manipulate men...)
yet you go any Christian church men are mocked for ponography etc and they pretend women are holiest of the holy and are praised...
don't believe me?
listen to any father's day sermon vs a mother's day one...Replies
Akash, are you a man? I definitely agree that men bashing by male pastors (a la Mark Driscoll) has done a number on godly male leadership in the church. But it sounds like the result for you has been to grow bitter at women as a result. Both genders have issues and both genders need a Savior. We have great hope in Christ that these things don't have to characterize either one of us. In fact, I see the evangelical church growing greatly in these areas. For this post, I'm just explaining the root causes of the incredible success of these two dark series.Delete
Good thoughts of 50SoG- but while it's important to rescue Gen 3:16 from the Patriarchy Prooftext Dungeon, I just want to comment here (slightly o/t) that probably the most accurate reading of Gen 3:16 is about the distortion of power dynamics in a marriage- that prior to the curse, men and women enjoyed a perfectly harmonious relational dynamic, but afterwards their relationship would be characterized by struggles for power over the other. This makes sense as the cleanest, smoothest reading of the passage, (retains the parallel thought structure of the verse) and makes the most sense of 'teshuqah' (the Hebrew word in question), both rhetorically and contextually. Wayne Grudem has, probably, the clearest exegesis of this verse in his Systematic Theology and other work.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's not a power struggle, it's a desire struggle. Teshuqah is best translated strong longing/craving/desire. Which is why it's always translated that way in all English translations.Delete
NLT and NET don't render it this way...ReplyDeleteReplies
The NLT is not a translation. It's a paraphrase. I don't know what the NET is. Check the KJV, NIV, NAS, ESV, ASV, and HCSB. It's desire.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 4:01 PM
Mostly agree, however: "As for Fifty Shades of Grey, while it is in many ways like Playboy for men, there are motivating factors for women that are very different than a man's for pornography. "
Not sure men's desire for porn is any simpler than women's. I would argue that, even though it is vastly more harmful and sinful than women's romance/erotic novels, because it involves real women being destroyed to make it, unlike a text coming from an author's imagination, it also comes from a spiritual and anthropological disconnect that can be traced back to Genesis 3. Ie, by using porn as a coping mechanism (like many women use ice-cream...), whenever they are hit by unpleasant emotions, men both express their inbuilt need for women, and rejection of them. As if they hate the fact that they need feminity, but can't control it. So deep down, it's an expression of self-hatred, a rejection of the created order, of God's calling on their lives, of his provision in giving them the woman to fulfil their mission, and also of their inability to leave who God made them to be entirely behind. As a woman, when I go back to Genesis 3, I both feel a certain compassion for men who look at porn, because I know what it's like to long for and fear the opposite sex. I know , as a single woman, how the siren call of unhappy men still has some hold over my life, and I wonder how much it is holding me back from the real-life, positive relationship with a man in healing that God wants to give me. I know how easy it is to be self-defeating. At the same time, I don't buy the fact that men "need" porn, that it's just about sexual pleasure, that that's just the way men are, and i have to accept the lesser view of women it communicates as my destiny. I just don't buy it. I'm not sympathetic. Not sure how all this ties in with specific wording of Genesis in Hebrew, but I'm certain both sexes are entangled in their desire issues, which is all about being convinced God doesn't have the best gifts for us, and we have to grab second-best by ourselves,even though it's not even what we really want...
I agree with much of what you wrote, and the reference to Genesis definitely thought provoking.ReplyDelete
However, you say, "I doubt Christian women need a lecture against reading the book or going to the movie."
Based solely on friends, acquaintances, colleagues, etc... an unscientific sample.... it seems church or not, there isn't ANY DIFFERENCE in the number of women who have read this book. The movie might be different, I don't know.
But I know MANY women I would consider honorable, God loving people who read the book. FWIW.
Im not so sure about Gen 3. It seems like a lot is made of this verse these days that isn't actually there. Maybe I'm wrong but I've never read Gen 3:16 and got half of the weird ideas that I have heard about it lately. It just seems to me that the verse is saying that the physical pains of childbirth will be worse and that although the women will long for a good relationship with her husband it will be broken and fallen. I don't think it means that she will always be looking to undermine him or that he will always be a dictator. Just a thought.ReplyDelete
Great article.ReplyDelete
I think it's important that we represent a Christian viewpoint in the
whole debate. We can't just be opposed to it, we need to have something
to present that engages those hoodwinked by the original 50 shades
enough to show them that Christianity has a valid (better) alternative.
I've talked to people til I'm blue in the face about the movie and domestic
violence and respect etc etc but it's hard to make them listen. I did
though find a Christian fiction alternative that is mirrored on the
story but presents God's love not the fake and manipulative 50 shades
love. I've found a few of my secular friends have said, oh okay if
you're just giving me a novel I'll read it whereas they wouldn't have
engaged in a full blown debate over it.
Two of those friends have now started to (periodically) attend church. One said to me 'I didn't know you had a bigger love until I read that book.'
Drawback is it's only on kindle though
I guess what I'm saying is we need to engage somehow not just be negative or act like it's nothing to do with us.
Hi Wendy,ReplyDelete
I loved your analysis of Genesis 3 and in particular this quote, "Really, folks, changing our interpretation of Scripture for a reason that surfaced in the last 0.08% of human history should trouble conservative theologians."
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The staff was warm and friendly. The breakfast was good. It included waffles cereal, danish, coffee, juice, yogurt and fruitcup. The rooms and property were clean. It is conveniently located off of Route 91 South, less than 50 yards from the ramp.
The room was small. There wasn't much space to walk around the room. Also there was a lack of electrical outlets; I had to unplug the lamp next to my bed in order to plug in my CPAP machine. They didn't shovel the walks the next morning after it snowed.
Needs updating
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Everything was dirty. Some toilet amenities appeared to have been used. Remote control had to be used with a plastic bag over it because it was so dirty.
Carpet new and recently painted
Very close to downtown Hartford
Had to drive to restaurants
Very basic breakfast
It was a crime infested cesspool. We would have felt safer staying in the local jail.Don't go there if you value your life.They should make zero stars a rating option.
Everything was very clean especially the bathroom.
Only had cookies and coffee. For breakfast and not much at that.
Our room reeked of cigarette smoke but it was only --- a night. The staff was super friendly and our room served it's basic purpose.
Broken deadbolt lock. Non working over bed lamp. Shower curtain with holes. Bad smell in room
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Now that blu-ray won the format wars, consumers can look forward to paying an extra 10 per BRD. How great.
I can't believe there are idiot out there paying 25+ for a BRD. Ludicrous. Take the power back.
It is very expensive for customers with Blue Ray as the only HD DVD from Sony. Watch out for all the bugs Sony putting into its system.
Sony believes that its worldwide customers are thieves to steal from them.
No wonder Sony keeps losing market share and customers.
Once again... nice meaningless post. It's "simple" to insult people, but it's difficult to actually make sense or have an argument.
...but you already knew that.
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so brd's should not follow the inflation trends of consumer products? did it ever cross ur mind that prices rise over time? how bout brd movies being of better visual fidelity than dvds?
Ok, raise the price a couple bucks... but 10-15 dollars per BRD?
Now, let's double everything (or a 75% premium) you buy and see how you like it... It's highway robbery. Technology has advanced with digital quality, thats all... Digital is just the way it is now, there is nothing fancy about it. Burning DVD/BRD is pretty much the same...except for the one time purchase of some new equipment.
My point is, the pricing went from $15 a DVD to $30 a BRD overnight. Kinda like gas prices.
You need to compare the cost of the Blu-ray discs against the Collector's Edition DVDs, as the cheaper DVDs tend not to have any special feature contents. If you look at it that way, BR media are not more expensive than the older media.
Currently Blu-ray (and the defunct HD DVD) is mostly for videophiles. Blu-ray will gain when more people switch over to higher resolution HDTV. If you still own a tube or small 720p HDTV, DVDs still look OK. However, DVD resolution looks dowdy on a 45" HDTV, even if you own top-of-the-line upconversion equipment.
Maybe Sony should create a BRD with the same content of a regular DVD, and a BRD with "special features". That way, the people that want to pay the extra 10-15 for special features are more than welcome to. The rest of the people that could give a crap about the "special features" could pay $13-20.
I have a 42" 1080p TV and normal DVD's look pretty good on it. Granted, it's no Blu-ray quality, but it sure beats the 32" tube I got rid of. HD on my cable looks great. HD movies downloaded from my XBOX 360 look great.
I think the only reason HD players are for videophiles is because they probably have extra money to burn. Your average Joe isn't going to pay $400-600 to buy a BRP to watch BR movies. When the pricing gets under $200 for a BRP, more people will adopt.
Upconversion is pretty much a marketing JOKE.
How many times are you going to post this woodie?
I will say it again. Nobody is forcing you to go Blu Ray. It all depends on what you want. If you don't care about having the best of what technology has to offer, than stick with DVD. Blu Ray is the future, just get used to it. Prices will come down too. DVD was $1000 for a player when it first came out.
INFOSMART (IFSG.OB) will produce BRD with lower cost and lower prices, with the license of SONY.
Actually, on-demand is the future... BRD will be around for a while though.
It bothers me because people, apparently like yourself, allow these corporations to walk all over you. Granted, it's your choice. You'd probably pay 40 for a BRD if that's what they asked...
You probably have no problem paying 4.00 for a gallon of gasoline either. You don't have to buy it... When does an exorbitant price actually gouge the consumer? I don't really want to know...I would rather pay a fair price.
DVD players may hove cost 1000, but the movies didn't. The were reasonably priced. It's just a different DVD stamper, the movies are the same.


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text: Posted September 2, 2010 Won't see this article in Philly.... The Braves are in first place. Why is the ballpark half-empty? http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/09/01/the-braves-are-in-first-place-why-is-the-ballpark-half-empty/?cxntfid=blogs_mark_bradley_blog Well, Atlanta ranks 14th (just above half) in average attendance this season. Mind you they have an enormous stadium to it always appears there are less people there: http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance Also, Philadelphia's population is 1,547,297 (6th in the US) whereas Atlanta's population is 540,921 (33rd in the US): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population And lastly: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Villanova's baseball season began with a three-game series this past weekend against the nation's fourth-ranked team and SEC powerhouse, the University of Arkansas.
Coming off of a 2011 season where Villanova was an underwhelming 20-32 with just a 7-20 mark in the Big East, the team looks to make a move toward the top of a Big East conference that is seemingly up for grabs.
In this early part of the season, only two Big East teams are nationally ranked: St. John's and Louisville.
In what was a tough matchup, the Wildcats did not fare very well.
During their trip to Fayetteville, Villanova was routed in all three games, beginning on Friday.
The three-game set commenced with what actually turned out to be the most respectable contest of the trio, with Arkansas topping Villanova, 11-5.
Arkansas quickly put the result of this contest out of doubt, with a six-run first inning off of senior left-hander Kyle Helisek. Three runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth gave Arkansas an 11-1 lead entering the seventh inning.
Senior outfielder Matt Fleishman led off the sixth with a double to the gap in right center, and subsequently scored on a pair of groundouts.
The lone highlight of the day for the Wildcats was a seventh inning grand slam by Fleishman.
The game, played at Arkansas' Baum Stadium in front of a crowd of 7,312, was the first of the season for each team, as Arkansas became 1-0 and Villanova ended the day at 0-1.
With the loss, Villanova fell under the .500 mark (5-6) in season openers under Head Coach Joe Godri in what was only the fourth series matchup against SEC teams during his tenure.
Things did not get much better as the calendar turned to Saturday, and the same two teams battled again at Baum.
Once again, the Razorbacks hung an early six runs, on the 'Cats this time in the second inning against sophomore right-hander Pat Young.
A run in the fourth put Villanova on the board, but Arkansas answered with two in the bottom of the inning and three more just two innings later.
The score had ballooned to 11-1, and the final tally was 13-1. The Wildcats had no trouble getting men on base, but left nine of them there, and when combined with three errors in the field, the result of this game was never in doubt.
Arkansas senior outfield Sam Bates went 3-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI to propel the Razorback rout.
With the win, Arkansas was now 2-0, and had already won the three game set, with their eyes already set on completing the sweep the next day.
In the Sunday finale of the season-opening series, it was safe to say that the tumult continued, this time, to a tune of a 17-1 steamrolling by Arkansas.
Once again, the Razorbacks put together a big first inning, this time with a four run outburst.
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One of the greatest pulp characters of all time is now re-launched into the 21st century! The world knows Richard Wentworth as a decorated war hero and the son of a wealthy industrialist - but only a few confidants know the truth. As New York City slides into violence and despair, Wentworth has transformed himself into a force of justice as The Spider! With only his wits, his technology, and his pistols to aid him, he fights a one-man man war against crime, but when a mysterious new villain threatens the city with an unspeakable horror, it may be more than even The Spider can handle. How far will a sane man go to restore order to an insane world?
Life Span: May 2012 - Current
Genre: Action Comic
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Issues in This Volume
Issue 16
The Spider (Dynamite) #16
Dec 18, 2013 Richard Wentworth may be down, but he's not out... not when the city still needs the Spider. With his eye on both a ring of crooked cops and a deadly gang uptown, The Spider sets up a carefully orchestrated scheme to take out two birds with one stone. But when an honest cop comes along for the ride, he's got to protect the life of an innocent while making sure the guilty suffer.
Issue 15
The Spider (Dynamite) #15
Oct 23, 2013 Richard Wentworth has been brought low, but the Spider must still protect New York! As a terrible new wave of violence sweeps across the city, the Spider faces a terrible new enemy who will stop at nothing as he seeks his twisted revenge. But how far can the Spider go to save an innocent who may the key to this murderous spree. It's pulp mayhem, Spider style!
Issue 14
The Spider (Dynamite) #14
Sep 11, 2013 When The Fly raises the technological stakes, The Spider is bested at his own game. With his network crumbling, his company failing, and his friends helpless, Richard Wentworth faces enemies on all fronts. With fierce battles on New York streets and in skyscraper boardrooms, has The Spider finally met his match?
Issue 13
The Spider (Dynamite) #13
Jul 17, 2013 It's the beginning of an epic showdown that will change The Spider forever! The Fly is the Spider's most dangerous enemy - a wealthy madman with no goal but power - and no hesitation to kill. Richard Wentworth has sacrificed happiness in order to protect the city he loves, but is he prepared for the betrayals to come?
Issue 12
The Spider (Dynamite) #12
Jun 5, 2013 The unthinkable has happened. Richard Wentworth has been arrested for the crimes of the Spider, while the unholy alliance between the Fly and the Lawgiver threatens to destroy New York's Police force. With the Spider on the run, and Commissioner Kirkpatrick abducted, the deadly endgame begins and there is no one to stop a deadly attack that will leave the city without government or law enforcement. Be prepared for a shocking conclusion!
Issue 11
The Spider (Dynamite) #11
May 1, 2013 The Fly has beaten and humiliated the Spider! While the victorious villain recedes into the shadows, a new threat known as The Lawgiver targets every cop in the city. The Spider's enemies are closing in... but it's Commissioner Kirkpatrick and the entire police force that may suffer in the most shocking ending of any comic this year!
Issue 10
The Spider (Dynamite) #10
Mar 20, 2013 Every great hero has a worthy nemesis. At last, the Spider's great pulp-era enemy, The Fly, is reborn in the modern era. A wealthy playboy, with all the power and resources of his enemy, The Fly is as committed to the perfect crime as the Spider is to perusing justice. Determined to destroy the Spider before he can get in the Fly's way, he issues his challenge, and the Spider must find a way to save a building full of innocent hostages while avoiding the tightening noose of the police. Now the Spider will have to face the one man who has the drive, the means and the intelligence to bring him down.
Issue 9
The Spider (Dynamite) #9
Feb 20, 2013 Sabotage! Murder! A crazed hypnotist out for revenge! Terrorists are plotting to destroy Wentworth Industries while the mesmerist who calls himself The Hater targets The Spider's closest allies. With the clock ticking and lives in the balance, The Spider must figure out how to be in two places at once - and how to stop a friend used as a puppet to commit murder.
Issue 8
The Spider (Dynamite) #8
Jan 23, 2013 Richard Wentworth never wanted anything to do with his father's arms-dealing corporation, but control of it has landed in his hands - along with a whole lot of trouble. When weapons go missing from within the company, Wentworth begins an investigation that leads him to a dangerous terrorist plot that threatens to destroy the company, and much more! Meanwhile, Nita Van Sloan begins an investigation of her own - one that leads her into the hands of a master hypnotist with a grudge against Nita's husband. Mayhem and mind-control clash, pulp style, as one of the original Spider supporting characters makes his first appearance in the new series.
Issue 6
The Spider (Dynamite) #6
Nov 21, 2012 A ruthless crime lord is on the rise. The clock is ticking on a politician's life. Only The Spider stands a chance of stopping the Wingman before he strikes and sends the city spiraling into chaos, but can he do it alone? It's the return of Ronald Jackson, one of the pulp-era Spider's most trusted associates! Get ready for some roof-hopping, gun-toting, vigilante action.


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What has happened to this wonderful product?
We will toss out the entire bag we have and not purchase it again. This is so sad because it used to be so good.
I once gave it 5 stars, I hardly ever give a bad review, but I must be honest, maybe we just got a bad batch or hard stuff, but we cannot take a chance. So hence, the 1 star. Sorry.
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Both my dogs got sick from these. And they have been eating these and other nylabones for years without problems.Published 10 hours ago by Johnny B
Wish they would continue to pack these in a Baker's dozen like they did a year ago.Published 10 days ago by Lesley A. Kelly
These treats are what make our dogs get out of bed in the mornings! Our youngest dog, who is 2 years old and is poodle/australian shepherd mix, is often not interested in his dog... Read morePublished 11 days ago by Gen-Xer in TN


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After all the news about rampant sexism in the tech industry and the lack of women entering the field, here's some good news: a record 40% of incoming students enrolling at Carnegie Mellon's Computer Science program are women.
Yes, that still means women are a minority in the program, but it is an all-time record for the school, the university said in a press release:
"The last time that a class of first-year computer science majors came close to including 40 percent women was in 2000 during the first dot com boom."
And a school record for CMU is fairly significant because it tends to have higher than average graduation rates for women with computer science degrees, it says. Women earned just 14 percent of bachelor's degrees in computer science in the 2012-13 school year nationwide, according to the most recent Taulbee Survey.
However, at CMU, 22% of its computer science grads were women that year. It's been averaging 21% women grads since 2008, it says.
This record may be beat as soon as next year. Enrollment of women in the program has been steadily increasing: about 29 percent and 34 percent of the 2012 and 2013 freshman classes, respectively, the university said.
Plus, the university also received a record number of applicants for the computer science program overall — almost 6,200 — indicating that more young adults are looking for careers in the tech industry where the jobs are plentiful. It expects to accept 142 freshmen into the program in the fall.
Now, it's true that enrollment numbers are not the same as graduation numbers, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.
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