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    Dispatch from Perry's (A)political Prayer Rally

    AUGUST 8, 2011 7:50PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: rick perry, the response, apolitical, (a)political, reliant stadium, christian contemporary, contemporary christian, charismatic, evangelical, fundamentalist, shallow south, call and response, machiavellian, prince of peace, rove, doctor dobson, aclu, first amendment, freedom from religion, oil patch, joel osteen, young evangelicals, houston, changing of the gods, august 6 2011, twilight zone, unconventional worlds, book of joel, emerging church, unitarian universalists, nonpolitical, non partisan, (non)political, daniel rigney, danagram, open call, for sale, belief/religion, comedy, family, environment, economy, feminism, gay/lesbian, fox in lamb's clothing, state religion of texas, official state religion, state administered prayer, state organized prayer, sadness of joy, burning city on a hill, congenital curiosity, perry watcher, perry prayer zone, fundamentalists and other evangelicals, praying for prayer, gullible birther, semi-secular, music, news, television, politics

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    Dispatch from Pride Houston 2011

    JUNE 26, 2011 3:59AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: glbt, gay pride parade, montrose, social pod, dispatch from pride houston 2012, silverbacks, deep south, shallow south, pride houston, social pods, rice university, university of houston, houston chronicle, stonewall+rosa parks, rosa parks moment, river of humanity, they also serve who stand on the curb, pflag, nasa, macy's gay parade, rainbow flag, houston chronicle, affinity groups, transgender, celebration time, we are family, mlk march+san antonio, houston museum district, unitarian-american, transgender, houston pride band, belief/religion, conservatarian, family, feminism, gay/lesbian, music, news, open+call, politics, daniel rigney, danagram, houston pride, houston pride 2011, unitarian, unitarian universalist, logcabicans, first unitarian universalist houston

    • 2 Ratings
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    God and Death in Houston

    AUGUST 13, 2011 11:32PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: contemplating the eternal variables, politics+religion, politics, comedy, humor, gentile woody allen, existential uncertainty, half-packing, man about home, tragicomedy, don’t overthink, prayerapalooza, political prayer, perry+prayer, gov. perry, rick perry, anti-intellectualism in american life, anti-intellectualism, intellectual misdemeanor, don’t overthink this, act of intellect, comic relief, existential dread, sickness unto death, fear and trembling, houston, houston, back porch players, what is open call anyway?, open call, danagram, daniel rigney, play it again sam+woody allen, god and death, without feathers, woody allen, always look on the bright side of life+monty python, news, family, belief/religion, shallow south, notoriously non-christian, shallow south, pondering the imponderables

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