So… random, and certainly quite small in the grand scheme of things, but I have it on good authority that Jonathan Spinks and famously penitent actor Stephen Baldwin
will be appearing at the Pentagon for a prayer breakfast (“scheduled for 0700 hrs”) on August 8. Quoth the interdepartmental email posting/invite: “Jonathan has traveled throughout the United States with the OSU Tour, providing care for our troops and families. Stephen is a Hollywood
celebrity, who loves God and our country too! …Come join us for prayer and a meaningful message.”

Those thinking the phrase “culture wars” is so much empty theater, designed to stoke the flames of partisan politics… well, they’re right, actually. But they do also exist, and are ongoing. Sometimes a single word says a lot. Take the above tag “too,” for instance. It ostensibly refers back to Spinks, but its juxtaposition works two ways — the second and somewhat unnerving implication, of course, being that big ol’ liberal celebrities and shady Hollywoodites certainly don’t love God or country.