http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/feed/atom/ 2011-04-06T21:25:15Z Green Oasis One Mormon boy's iconoclastic quest to remix and rectify his notions of truth, mind, myth, love, life, and transcendence. Copyright 2011 WordPress http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2008/03/18/just-like-a-prayer/ <![CDATA[Just Like A Prayer]]> 2008-03-19T00:17:34Z 2008-03-18T18:49:51Z Jonathan jonathan@blakeclan.org http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/ It’s funny to think back on the controversy Madonna stirred up with her video for Like A Prayer. Some just couldn’t get past its burning crosses.

Update: Just for comparison, how about Heart-Shaped Glasses (NSFW) by Marilyn Manson?

Update 2: Actually, I meant to include Personal Jesus (also NSFW).

]]> http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/11/02/emptiness-ii/ <![CDATA[Emptiness II]]> 2007-11-02T18:46:05Z 2007-11-02T18:46:05Z Jonathan jonathan@blakeclan.org http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/ Madonna’s Love Profusion just popped up on my playlist. I discovered that the balance between despair for knowing the truth clearly without illusion and the soft, loving gratitude to life portrayed in this song reflects a part of my unnamed mind state.

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