This ad ran in the Berkeley Barb from 1970 and it might be the most honest depiction of the paid-clergy profession that I've seen. It's totally bogus credentialing that's more about signifiers than substance with an eye on the money to be made. It's not clear what one would be getting for the 20 bucks other than a certificate, some Bible lessons and instructions on baptizing and burying.
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The Five Chinese Brothers
I start volunteering with a reading program at a neighborhood grammar school this week, and I've been reflecting on my experience with...
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As you closely read the two photographs above -- Sally Mann's "Candy Cigarette"(top) and Diane Arbus's ...
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The release of a new Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) feature film is an event for cinephiles because the decidedly quirky and celebrated auteur...
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Christopher McQuarrie has directed the four most recent Mission: Impossibles; the earlier installments were directed by a variety of other...
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