Comments on: Michael Vick: On Judgement and Participation

By: Jasonderr@mac.com

Jasonderr@mac.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:31:49 +0000

How do i contact Poptheology.com. i have found to email addys on the site, neither of which seem to work.

I will post my letter below.

Jason

I was wondering if i could be a contributor to your site. I have an MA
in Theology from the Vancouver School of Theology and an AS in film/
video production from Florida Metropolitian University. I also have
most of a BA in Creative Writing. I am a published author of short
fiction and poetry, have worked on film sets and in production
offices, i created the concept for the ‘Canadian Super Heroes Project’
from Moonstone comics (supposedly forthcoming!) and am waiting to hear
back about a possible job in the story room of a video game company. I
have published one theological article, contribute to the Canadian
Lutheran and am theological consultant with the Progressive Christian
Alliance.

Thank You
Jason Derr

By: Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:06:30 +0000

You know, as offensive as what Vick did was (and I have a beautiful husky mix at home that helps me remember how bad it was), the facts are: 1) he was convicted and served his jail term, and 2) what he did had absolutely nothing to do with playing football, except having the incredibly stupid amount of money to bankroll this offense. We talk about prison as paying for our crimes, but we never want convicted criminals to ever get out from under. Why shouldn’t the man play football again? Part of redemption is being allowed to re-enter society. If he worked with dogs, that would be different.

I think people are angry because he can make a lot of money at football. Sorry, it is not his fault that we are willing to support this bloated salary system. What job should we allow him to do, and who gets to decide that? It is certainly a better option than taking his means of making a living away and then hearing in two years about how he was killed while robbing a bank.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:48:20 +0000

and of course, pj…lost in all this is the whole dante stallworth situation…i guess he’s sending the eagles a gift basket

By: P. J. Lee

P. J. Lee — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:46:04 +0000

Parker – I agree the Vick situation should cause us all to keep quiet our commentary long enough for self-examination. However, as you hinted, Americans are too busy jumping to the next sexy headline to pause long enough to actually worry out the “plank” in their/our own eye. Wasn’t too long ago we were talking about a certain Governor’s “hiking trip,” the circumstances surrounding Michael Jackson’s untimely death, and the President’s nomination of a “Wise Latino.” I would like to hope the Vick situation would cause us all to think about how our daily habits impact the treatment of animals, but I’m afraid we will all continue to walk the dog yet “eat more chikin.” That being said, here’s to us all pausing lomg enough this week to do some actual thinking and even self-examination. We can all do better. Keep up the work.

By: tripp fuller

tripp fuller — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:15:27 +0000

word up