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Christianity and Therapy
Over the weekend, I attended a two day workshop for clinical therapists on the topic of sex and sexuality. There was one incident that got me thinking very seriously about the negative impact of popular Christian beliefs on American culture. A great deal of the material dealt with breaking down the cultural myth of two … Continue reading
Why is Gay Marriage Even an Issue?
With President Obama’s landmark endorsement of gay marriage, the United States has taken a significant rhetorical step forward in the First World. The barrage of hate and vitriol spewing from the Far Right seems farther and farther removed from the opinions of workaday Americans, who appear to be coming around to the belief that things … Continue reading
The Story of Easter, Updated for 21st Century Readers
The Plan, Part 1: In the Beginning Approximately six thousand years ago, a magical being called “God” set a plan into motion. He’d been waiting and doing very little for several googols of googols of years, so this was a very important time. All that brain power had just been sitting around, formulating the most … Continue reading
Shania Twain and the Welfare System: America’s Fixation on Beating the Odds.
What could Shania Twain and the U.S. welfare debate have in common? It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but I believe there’s something very profound to be discovered in the comparison. If music is indeed a reflection of our culture, then I believe Shania’s greatest hit reveals a profoundly dysfunctional fixation with … Continue reading
Christmas: Not really so Christian after all.
If you believe the pundits pushing the notion of a godless “War on Christmas,” you might be shocked to learn that America’s history of Christmas isn’t especially Christian. In order to turn Christmas into the kind of historical rah-rah Jesus festival many Christians would like to believe in, you have to do some very creative … Continue reading
Tebow Annoys NFL Peer with Too Much Jesus.
It’s funny how a bit of fame can turn the most trivial of statements into full-blown scandal. Former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer, best known for his one good year with the Denver Broncos (13-3 in 2005), had some disparaging things to say about controversial pseudo-quarterback Tim Tebow: “Tebow, regardless of whether I wish he’d just shut … Continue reading
The Penn State Scandal Makes the Church Look Even Worse.
The Penn State Scandal has moved beyond sports news into the mainstream, and for very good reason. If you’ve been under a rock, here’s the short version: Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has been accused of numerous counts of child molestation during his tenure at the university. Head coach and football demigod Joe Paterno has … Continue reading
Mississippi to vote on worst anti-abortion amendment yet.
Mississippians will soon be voting on whether to extend the definition of “person” to the moment of conception. Initiative 26 asks: Should the term “person” be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof? (LINK) The most glaring and frightful consequence of such a sweeping change is … Continue reading
GOP Candidates Compete for “Most Anti-Abortion” Title in Iowa
Atlanta based Pizza Baron Herman Cain joined five other GOP presidential hopefuls in Iowa to show off in front of approximately a thousand Christians. The theme of the night centered around each candidate’s commitment to ending legal abortion in America once and for all. (LINK) Said Cain, “I believe abortion should be clearly stated as … Continue reading
SC Senator sneaks unconstitutional anti-woman amendment into unrelated bill.
Continuing South Carolina’s tradition of ultra-conservative anti-woman politics, Senator Jim DeMint has tried to sneak a blatantly anti-woman and unconstitutional amendment onto an unrelated bill focusing on agriculture and transportation. The main effect of the amendment would be to prohibit doctors from discussing abortion or abortion-related healthcare over the internet, even if a woman was … Continue reading
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