The discovery that earth was not the center of the universe caused a similar stew 500 years ago. Being the third planet from the sun is not the scriptural description, but that’s the way it is. Young children accept that earth orbits the sun. Religion tells us how to live. Science describes the universe. Let’s […]
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Point: Legislate morality
The church-state separation fetishists are at it again. Now the Oklahoma chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are decrying efforts by the Oklahoma Legislature to teach creationism in public schools, create vouchers or other mechanisms for school choice and define the beginning of human life. The creationism debate will not go […]
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip was born on Friday the 13th, which Steven declares is his lucky day. It is. Over a five-year period, Russell escaped from Texas prisons four times, each one on that date. Sounds too unlikely to be true, right? Little do you know. This film is adapted by directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, co-authors […]
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Cent-ered
2nd Annual Opolis Toydrive with Penny Hill, Samantha Crain, Ali Harter and more8 p.m. Thursday, Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org $7 with a gift, $10 without Penny Hill with The Workweek and The Mustard Beards10 p.m. Saturday The Blue Note 2408 N. Robinson 600-1166 $5 You probably remember a girl from high school much […]
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My Dog Tulip
It may be only coincidence that the animated feature “My Dog Tulip” is distributed by New Yorker Films, but Paul and Sandra Fierlinger’s film looks like cartoons torn from the pages of The New Yorker: erudite and engaging, but hardly realistic-looking, and likely not to be understood by the average person. The brisk film plays […]