Christian publishing giant Zondervan pulls ‘kung fu’ book

Evangelical publisher Zondervan has pulled a leadership book featuring a kung fu theme after Asian-American Christian leaders led an online protest against its imagery.

The book, Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership, and its related curriculum included Asians in ninja garb with the words “character creep” and videos that featured “Caucasians speaking with fake Asian accents,” said the Rev. Soong-Chan Rah, an associate professor at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago.

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Church making too much noise, asked to move out

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The low-key spot at the end of a strip center off Highway 183 near North Lamar attracts big talent to Austin.

Capital City Comedy Club has plastered stand-up comedian and sitcom star D.L. Hughley’s name, of The Hughleys, across the tall marquee out front.

The night Hughley is scheduled to step on stage, the church next door, Fresh Oil Family Fellowship , has planned a protest against the comedy club in the parking lot.

“It’s called the ‘Jokes Against Jesus’ march,” said Bishop Nathan Thomas.

In September, Thomas’ church set up shop in the space next door to the comedy club. The wall located directly behind the church band and the pulpit is the same wall comics stand in front of to deliver their jokes to large audiences.

Club co-owner Margie Coyle said sound from evening church services bleed through the walls during the week.

“We thought, ‘What a great fit,'” said property manager Brett Pearson. “The space sat empty for a while.”

Pearson was under the impression the church would only be worshipping on Sunday mornings.

When he found out the seats inside the church were filled on Wednesday nights, too, – when comics take the stage – he contacted the church.

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Bag of Political Randomness

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Bag of Randomness

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  • The Cowboys start December play soon, which means our season is now over.  Giants, Chargers, Saints . . . oh my!
  • A lot of people have said Vince Young doesn’t have what it takes to make it as an NFL quarterback, even after making the Pro-Bowl and being named an NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.  This year, his team hasn’t won a game until he was placed as the starting QB, and all he has done was win five straight.  Last night he threw for 387 yards, no interceptions, and threw a last second game winning touchdown.  For all those that still think he doesn’t have what it takes to be an NFL QB, their argument holds little water.  His most amazing stat from last night . . only eight yards rushing – and people said he would only rely on his feet.  He may never win a Super Bowl, but they guy is a talent, and can certainly play QB.
  • I do my best to never shop on Thanksgiving or Christmas, I don’t want to give a reason for the big wigs making decisions for the front line workers in making them work those holidays.
  • The Texas/TAMU rivalry seems to be less bitter since the bon fire collapse ten years ago.  Not sure if that has to do with the tragedy or TAMU not being competitive in the national rankings.
  • The Tiger Woods car crash story sure is interesting, mainly because of his avoidance of facing the issue.  But since the vehicle he crashed was a Cadillac, I wonder if his OnStar system came on.
  • Speaking of golf, WifeGeeding and I saw Justin Leonard at the Las Colinas Corner Bakery after church.
  • Speaking of church, I found this book in the church library.  The author probably should have chosen a different title.
  • WifeGeeding is at that stage where she has to go to the bathroom about four times an hour.
  • IKEA has the coolest hand dryers.  Just put you hands in and slowly pull them out.
  • Speaking of IKEA, WifeGeeding and I visited the store this weekend and it wasn’t as crowded as I expected.  As we were making our way from the parking lot to the store, I noticed some left over sushi on the dash of a Mercedes.  It was in one of those small six pack containers where it’s usually cut up for a grab-and-go.  I know it wasn’t particularly hot that day, but man, I bet that would stink up a car.
  • Wrecking ball hits a moving mini-van – it was probably done for a movie or commercial
  • Susan Boyle is a thumb sucker?
  • Computer storage data explained
  • Found at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Official Web Site: Negotiating a Reasonable Bride-Price
  • Just in case you ever travel back in time, here’s a nice cheat sheet to bring you fame and riches.
  • 7 Lbs, 16″ Long, 4″ Diameter hotdog
  • At Fatburger, you can order a Hypocrite – a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.
  • Twitter, a billboard, and the local news – a bad combination
  • Here’s a story that I’m really surprised didn’t get more national attention, but it could have just got lost with Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  A medical student died in a Utah cave.  It’s so difficult to reach his body, the family and authorities are just going to leave it there and seal the cave, entombing the body.  Here’s a short article, but here’s a news video segment about it.
  • I fear caves, the sea, and heights.  Oh, and children singing, especially in choirs – it just creeps me out.
  • In case you ever wanted to search for four things at once: googlegooglegooglegoogle.com
  • The Globetrotters are out.  Grrr.
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