Permapost Nominations

When I first mentioned that there would be a redesign of the blog coming, one reader mentioned that he hoped there would be an updating of the permaposts.

There has been.

I've now included a section in the new nav bar across the top for permaposts. This allows me to re-order the permaposts and put them in different categories (previously the software required that there be only one category), it allows me to update them much more easily than before, and it allows me to include a larger number of them without clogging the left margin.

So I thought I'd ask you–the readers–what you think ought to be a permapost. Is there a post from the past that you find yourself searching for whenever a particular question comes up–either here on the blog or elsewhere? Is there something you thought was especially informative/interesting/entertaining/funny that you'd like to receive special attention rather than just sitting there in the archives?

I'm open to suggestions! I may not take every single one, but I'd like to make the blog more user-friendly by letting the users weigh in on what they think ought to go in the specially-called-out, easier-to-find category of permaposts.

Nominations are now open.

Make your nomination in the combox or email me at jimmyakinblog@gmail.com. 

Oh, and please include a link to your nominated post(s)!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

15 thoughts on “Permapost Nominations”

  1. When I first mentioned that there would be a redesign of the blog coming, one reader mentioned that he hoped there would be an updating of the permaposts.

    Yes, the same reader who rather ungraciously criticized the redesign when it was revealed. Oh well, there are all kinds of cranks on the ‘net.
    Anyway. I nominate all the posts dealing with Cardinal Ratzinger’s role in the sex scandal:
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/03/so-now-theyre-trying-to-link-pope-benedict-.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/03/how-the-cdf-handles-priestly-abuse-cases.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/03/what-really-happened-in-fr-murphy-case.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/04/the-inside-story-on-the-fr-murphy-case.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/04/smoking-gun-memo-finally-translated.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/04/maybe-you-can-answer-this-question-.html
    The abuse scandal has now hugely surpassed the Holocaust, the Inquisition, and everything else as the great public sin or supposed sin that Catholics are expected to answer for, along with the perceived tacit approval of Church authorities. These posts are an essential resource for anyone who wants to be informed on the issue.

  2. I’d like to nominate the Genesis posts (like “Interpreting Genesis One”) though not sure which one is the best one or if all should be grouped together.

  3. I second both of Joe’s nominations.
    When I read about your idea to nominate new posts, Jimmy, I immediately thought of those two entries. They are two of my favorite blog posts ever, actually.
    (I didn’t expect anyone else to nominate them first [at least, not at once], but I’m glad to see someone did).

  4. I nominate the “Interpreting Genesis One” series. Here are links to the individual ones that I found, though I don’t know if I have all of them, or if they are in the right order:
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/interpreting_ge.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/the_dayage_inte.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/the_revelatory_.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/the_gap_interpr.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/the_ordinary_da.html
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/the_framework_i.html
    Or it appears that all of these posts are consolidated into a single post here, so this would probably be the best one to link:
    http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/genesis_one.html

  5. I second the nomination of the torture series. It’s a major contribution to the discussion.

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