Life Without a Net
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Tim Minchin in Atlanta
If you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, it’s possible you haven’t heard of Tim Minchin. If, however, you are familiar with the Interwebz phenomenon known as Youtube, you know all about Tim, his crazy hair, and his scathingly witty invectives against everything woo. You know his feelings about the … Continue reading
Interview With an Ex-Atheist
The “holy grail” for Christians has always been the genuine “ex-atheist.” Someone who was actively and fervently campaigning for atheism, and then changed his tune and became a “True Christian™.” I recently found myself privileged to spend an afternoon with just such an ex-atheist. With his kind permission, I’m going to relate his story along … Continue reading
Abortion: It’s Not Really About Murder
I’ve been doing some thinking about the anti-abortion position, and asking myself some basic questions: What do anti-abortionists say they believe? What do anti-abortionists do? Are these two things consistent? As far as I can tell, what they do and what they say are at odds. Either they do not really believe abortion is murder, … Continue reading
More Lies About Homosexuals from the Religious Right
The Family Research Council has fired another salvo in the debate on legalizing same-sex marriage with the release of a new documentary that details the harm same-sex marriage can inflict upon a society. (LINK) Here we go again. The “dangers” of same sex marriage. Anybody want to take an over-under on how much unbiased science is going … Continue reading
Open Letter to Moderates and Agnostics
If you are still riding the fence about whether non-believers are moral people, here’s a little tidbit from the Pew Research Center. White Evangelical Protestants agree at a startling 62% that torture can sometimes or often be justified. One out of five thinks we ought to use it often. Significantly less “unaffiliated” (psst… non-believers) agree … Continue reading
Judge Allows Death Threats Against Abortion Doctors
Thousands of people are already looking into your background, not just in Wichita, but from all over the U.S. They will know your habits and routines. They know where you shop, who your friends are, what you drive, where you live. You will be checking under your car everyday-because maybe today is the day someone … Continue reading
Tax Day
I know everyone’s probably stressed out today, so I’m not going to bog you down with anything complex. I’m just going to do some simple math. NPR – In 2010, NPR revenues totaled $180 million. New York Yankees – In 2011, the New York Yankees are paying 25 players a total of nearly $197 million. … Continue reading
Here’s a Taste of Hell, Fag.
UPDATE: Shame, shame! It appears that this is now being listed as a false report. We’ll see how it pans out in the end: LINK If it’s true that this is a boy crying wolf, then it’s a damn shame, since every word of my post is relevant to any of the actual assaults that … Continue reading
It IS a Problem with the Texts
Keemonta Peterson, 29, of Portland, told police she decided to circumcise her baby at home after reading the Bible. She said she watched some YouTube videos about circumcisions before making the attempt in October, according to The Oregonian. (LINK) Yeah, yeah. Another crazy person taking the Bible a bit too literally. Are we surprised? Do … Continue reading
Religion and Politics: Musings
I hope you’ll forgive me a little diversion today. I’ve been tossing around some thoughts about the current state of politics and religion in America, and thought it might help clarify things by putting them down in print. Here’s a blog post I found over the weekend. It’s a neat idea: List what the Republicans … Continue reading
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