Category Archives: Family Guy

Book Write-Up: Amish Society

Posted on May 11, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

John A. Hostetler.  Amish Society: Revised Edition.  Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1963, 1968, 1971. I bought this book a while back at the Goodwill.  It looked to me like an informative, detailed, and judicious discussion about the … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: God, Please Rewire My MADFATS

Posted on October 5, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

James Bars and Blake Bars.  God, Please Rewire My MADFATS: How to Change Your Life.  Hope of Love Publications, 2012.  See here to buy the book. “MADFATS” is an acronym for Motives, Affections, Desires, Feelings, Actions, and Thoughts.  In this … Continue reading →

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Scattered Ramblings on Sarcasm (With a Detour About Hell)

Posted on February 23, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

These past days have been the sort of days in which crap from my past enters my mind.  I was remembering an incident this morning.  I was an undergraduate in college over a decade ago, and I said something sarcastic … Continue reading →

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Quagmire’s Mom and Matthew 5:23-24

Posted on February 11, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

In last Sunday’s Family Guy, Quagmire breaks the law and faces the possibility of twenty years in jail.  Quagmire blames his mother (played by Allison Janney) for his sexual deviancy, for she herself was promiscuous when Quagmire was growing up.  … Continue reading →

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