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High Contrast: Thomas Kinkade’s Art, Life & Controversy

On By The Social CriticIn Art & Entertainment, Media & Social Media2 Comments

There is something attractive about defrocking a figure of faith-and-family-values virtue, particularly one of great commercial success who has endeared himself to an endangered minority: the American middle class. The late Thomas Kinkade, who died of unnamed causes Friday, made an easy target. The self-anointed "painter of light" specialized in idealized scenes hearkening to a more …

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Sen. Pearce vs. Cardinal Mahony: Leaders Behaving Badly

On By The Social CriticIn Faith & Philosophy, Media & Social Media, Politics & Public Policy1 Comment

When church and state leaders on opposing sides of a divide sling mud we all lose: Why Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce and Los Angeles Archbishop Cardinal Roger Mohony need to "think different" about how they debate immigration reform.