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How Does One Answer the Arrogance of a Stephen Fry?
I confess to never having heard of Stephen Fry until this week. He apparently is a hero to many atheists. Apparently. What follows has given many an atheist... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2015 SOCIETY -
"This is Not the Proper Way And, It is Indecorous for This Court to Pretend...
Shouldn't be hard for many of us to agree with this: The Supreme Court is inappropriately signaling it intends to clear the way for gay marriage across the... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2015 SOCIETY -
God at Times Steps into Your World Less Than Subtly
I love how He works. I do. And it's not usually, at least in my life, as obviously as He did today. A couple of hours ago, in frustration admittedly, I put... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 SOCIETY -
Pope, on a Whim, Visits a Shantytown in Rome
The fact that there are Catholics who continue to hate on this man I find to be stunning. Via the Sydney Morning Herald: Pope Francis made a surprise visit to... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 SOCIETY -
"Simply, Euthanasia Has Arrived in Canada..."
Fr. Denis Lemieux is lamenting what's going on in his home country: On Friday the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the section of the Criminal Code that... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2015 SOCIETY -
"I Don’t Believe in the Deity of Mary nor the Saints"
Continuing the series of posts responding to Pastor Pete's numerous objections to the Catholic faith (start at the bottom of the link and work your way up)... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2015 SOCIETY -
Compare & Contrast; Jihad/Crusades, Mohammed/Jesus
Guest posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Even though it's Friday, due to the events of the last week I thought a music video seemed rather inappropriate. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2015 SOCIETY -
What's Wrong with the Brian Williams Apology?
Deacon Greg, himself a former writer for major network (CBS), is counting the ways: 1. There’s the deflection in the first sentence. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2015 SOCIETY -
Obama's High Horse Comments at the Prayer Breakfast
This is going to get lots of air time today, particularly in cyberspace: The president said that while religion is a source for good around the world, people... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2015 SOCIETY -
"The Scope of the Problem is Huge"
At some point, the world will have to unite to kill these butchers: Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2015 SOCIETY -
“We’re Still Trying to Figure out Exactly … What Their Motivations Are.”
In the wake of the horrific video and pictures chronicling the murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh, I found this piece by William Kilpatrick to be... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 SOCIETY -
"Some People Say That We Ought to Abandon the Religions We Have, Like...
Love this piece by David Mills: Our old dog eats deer poop. The neighborhood cats stalk, torture, and kill our chipmunks. The spider whose web I see in front... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 SOCIETY -
We (Christians) Are to Love Those We Don't Like
This is deep... and true... and hard... and necessary: “The Divine Command was not like thy neighbor but love thy neighbor, because it is hard to like certain... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2015 SOCIETY -
A "waste Play" That Wastes Away a Super Bowl
Pete Carroll, on the play call questioned around the world: "Let me just tell you what happened," coach Pete Carroll said afterward. Read more
Posted on 02 February 2015 SOCIETY -
Mashup Friday
Guest Posted by tim, The Godless Heathen In an every increasingly insane world it's most important to keep one's sense of humor. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 SOCIETY -
How Do You Rationalize These Word Games?
This is beyond stupid: Just days after an Obama administration official went to great pains to explain that the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group,... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 SOCIETY -
"It is Not Considered Acceptable in Polite Company to Entertain This Possibility"
An atheist takes on comparing and contrasting religions: The Charlie Hebdo massacre once again has politicians and the media dancing around the question of... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 SOCIETY -
Catholic Democrat Tim Ryan Puts Politics Over Faith, Compromise Over Principle
The cultural and political pressure to set aside central tenets of one's Catholic faith is too strong for some: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a longtime opponent of... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 SOCIETY -
"Do Not Be Anxious..."
Though The Anchoress is doling out wisdom within the context of what Pope Francis is (or isn't) doing and the Catholic reaction, her words actually have a much... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 SOCIETY -
“Divinity is Always Where You Least Expect to Find It”
“The modern world looks for Divinity and the solution of its ills in the superman of H.G. Wells, in the sexualism of Sigmund Freud, in the naturalism of modern... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 SOCIETY