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"Art Film: R.I.P." -- Camille Paglia goes at it

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clarkjohnsen

And as usual she says some very unexpected things, just like her high-testosterone sister-in-arms Ann Coulter, the very balls of their gender. (Will I get in trouble for saying that?)
Excerpt:
Now, in contrast, aspiring young filmmakers are stampeded toward simplistic rejection of religion based on liberal bromides (sexism, homophobia, etc.). Religion as metaphysics or cosmic vision is no longer valued except in the New Age movement, to which I still strongly subscribe, despite its sometimes outlandish excesses. As a professed atheist, I detest the current crop of snide manifestos against religion written by professional cynics, fl�neurs and imaginatively crimped and culturally challenged scientists. The narrow mental world they project is very grim indeed -- and fatal to future art.
My pagan brand of atheism is predicated on worship of both nature and art. I want the great world religions taught in every school. Secular humanism has reached a dead end -- and any liberals who don't recognize that are simply enabling the worldwide conservative reaction of fundamentalism in both Christianity and Islam.
[Amen!]

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Edits: 08/08/07

Follow Ups:

More 'TWO Cultures" Bullshit, eh? - Timbo in Oz 23:17:08 08/10/07 (0)
Sigh!

Camille Paglia is a rabid talker as a writer, still - just more dense non-sense!

There are FAR too many 'missers of the point' than just Camille, aren't there!?

Lord Snow was just plain wrong, and so are you Clark, and Camille!

Religiosity has always been a dead end! As top-down authoritarianism in the West, doomed to failure through the transparent hypocrisy of the rich and powerful.

Just as transparent as yours is, CJ!

As a guide to action for people like Bonhoeffer and others - Christ's challenge 'to live in and through god's love' - remains as apt and as valid as ever!

F'whoooop again, eh, Clark!?

And thuddddd, into the wall behind you!!

Warmest
Timbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger
And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
Liberals are to blame for religious extremism? - dave c 13:56:27 08/08/07 (2)
Shirley some mishtake
- Not so, it is a reactionary response to the threat of liberalism and its effect on religion. * - mr grits 11:14:59 08/11/07 (1)
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  Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
  - Yes. Before the threat of "liberal" materialism there was no "Christian right". nt - clarkjohnsen 09:46:13 08/13/07 (0)
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