Britney Spears
Posted on 04/23/2010 2:58:40 PM PDT by sodpoodle
Just a sample - but they are funny;)
*Brolin, James, American actor - birth name: James Bruderlin *Bronson, Charles, American actor - birth name: Charles Buchinsky *Brooks, Albert, American actor - birth name: Albert Lawrence Einstein *Brooks, Donnie, American singer - birth name: John Dee Abohosh *Brooks, Mel, American film director - birth name: Melvin Kaminsky *Bruce, Lenny, American comedian - birth name: Leonard Alfred Schneider *Burns, George, American actor/comedian - birth name: Nathan Birnbaum *Burstyn, Ellen, American actress - birth name: Edna Rae Gillooly *Burton, Richard, Welsh actor - birth name: Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr.
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Live Blog from the ACL Conference (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
April 21st, 2010 Charles Henrickson 3 comments
“CONFESSING THE FAITH: IN LIGHT OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS” is the theme for “A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions,” sponsored by the Association of Confessional Lutherans and the Luther Academy, held in Bloomington, Minnesota. Excellent line-up of speakers: Holger Sonntag, Glenn Huebel, Rolf Preus, Fredrik Sidenvall, Gene Veith, Matt Harrison, David Scaer, Rod Rosenbladt, Detlev Schulz. Good-size crowd here–looks like a couple hundred people. I’ll be live-blogging some notes on the presentations, periodically updating this blog as we go along over the next couple days.
The Lutheran Confessions: The Model for Christian Confessing, by Holger Sonntag.
Confessional Prolegomena and Their Application to Christian Worship.
1. What is confessing? The word for “to confess,” whether in Hebrew, Greek. or Latin, means “to acknowledge,” especially “to acknowledge what was formerly denied.” Hebrew, yada, “to thank, praise, confess.” Greek, homologein, “to say the same thing as.”
2. What is the relationship between what is Lutheran and what is Christian? Our teaching is not reduced to only what all Christian groups can agree on. The Lutheran Confessions claim to confess what God’s Word says, not just what Luther says. At the same time, Luther is held in esteem as our foremost teacher. We believe it is possible for us fallible men to put God’s Word faithfully into our words, to preach and proclaim.
3. How are the Lutheran Confessions the model for Christian confessing? We hold to the truth of God’s Word in our confessing, in both content and formulation. Content and form–both are important.
4. The application: The Lutheran Confessions on Christian Worship. The means of grace are the Lord’s forms and must not be changed. Word and Sacrament inevitably take concrete form, in rites and ceremonies. The rest of the worship service should not contradict the content and form of the means of grace. The COP’s recent theses on worship are not as strong as they should be on these points. President Kieschnick’s new book is weak on the relationship of doctrine and practice
I had a Fiero once!!! (just one *R*)
It used to be that names were changed because their real name was too hard to pronounce so the agent picked them a name. Always wondered what happened to Efrim Zimbalist Jr.
Today it doesn’t matter. Such as McConaughey.
And don’t forget the Duke. I don’t think he would have made it as Marion Michael Morrison.
Its birth name was "POS Plastic Car."
I liked the line in the movie La Bamba when the promoter changed the name from Richie Valenzuela to Richie Valens. The older brother said, “You can’t go cutting his name in half, man.”
Natalie Portman does this. Portman was, I believe, her grandmother's maiden name. She's tried her best to keep her true surname private.
I think it’s disgusting these people changing their names like that. You wouldn’t catch me doin’ something like that.
Sincerely, Tula Ellice Finklea.
I always wonder how famous people who change their names feel when adressed by their real names. Like Mickey Rooney, “Hey Joe!” does he respond favorably?
Katy Perry was Katy Hudson. Already a Kate Hudson in the entertainment biz. Didn't want to confuse people.
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr
Because nobody would ever be intimidated by someone named Marion Morrison.
Bronson was actually the child of Tatars from Crimea who had taken a Russian name after serving the Tsar.
NObama wins again as he has more previous names than anyone listed...at least three other names as i recall...numerous SS # and passports too
Growing up with that name is probably part of what made him strong. :)
Ashley Simpson
Cameron Diaz
Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones
The Beckhams
Gwen Steffani
Hillary Duff
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lopez & Mark Anthony
Johnny Depp
John Travolta (This in my opinion is the best one)
Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen
Pamela Anderson
Paris Hilton
Sarah Jessica Parker (Just horsing around)
Sharon Stone
Tara Reid
Tom Cruise(uhm, k)
It’s been going on for DECADES. It’s marketing just like anything else. sheesh
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