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24 May 10

LOST Finale Reflections Part 2: Nauseating Religious Soup (SPOILERS)

[ . . .  continued from part 1]
In addition to the shallow switcharoo (IMHO) ending, to me the reunion at the interfaith church was just so eerily and obnoxiously warm and fuzzy, that it made me think that the LOST gang was some sort of creepy suicide cult. I liked it better when the show [...]

7 Comments Posted in lost, pluralism, religion, religious diversity by Patrick George McCullough
17 May 10

UCLA’s Center for the Study of Religion Gets a Facelift

For the past academic year, the Center for the Study of Religion (CSR) at UCLA has been going through a transition from one director to another. My doctoral advisor, Scott Bartchy stepped down from his tenure as director for the CSR after over a decade of skillful and passionate leadership. Another professor with whom I [...]

0 Comments Posted in csr, religion, ucla by Patrick George McCullough
9 Nov 08

Away with All Gods: Possibility or Fantasy?

On Thursday afternoon, The Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA hosted a debate between Sunsara Taylor and Scott Bartchy, my doctoral advisor. I was not able to make it to the debate, but was happy to find this tidbit giving what appears to be a fair report of the debate. The report is [...]

3 Comments Posted in God, bartchy, communism, debate, religion, sunsara taylor by Patrick George McCullough
10 Dec 07

A Muslim, a Morman, and a Jew Walk Into a Bar

I was listening to the radio program, “Chanukah: A Time for Schtick,” this evening and I heard a great story about a comedy trio of, well, a Muslim, a Mormon, and a Jew. They intentionally address religious stereotypes and misunderstandings. Some of the bits they played were great. The Mormon guy talks about the “rules” [...]

2 Comments Posted in humor, religion by Patrick George McCullough