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Contextual Criticism
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A blog dedicated to political and religious criticism.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 397 )
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A Shooting in Connecticut
The latest news reports indicate that a person or persons entered the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, this morning - armed to the teeth -... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Landfill Harmonic Film Teaser
from Landfill Harmonic on Vimeo.Youngsters form an orchestra playing instruments made of trash. The word, "inspirational," doesn't begin to cover it! h/t to my... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ted Cruz - Another Republican Wingnut from Texas
[Photo from wbez.org]Ted Cruz. Remember that name. He's Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann in pants. He's from Texas. He graduated from Harvard Law, "Magna cum... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Illogic of Debate by Art Woodstone
I want to express my appreciation to Art Woodstone for this fine essay!John T. Reed: "Some people will, on the slightest provocation, fire off a statement or... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
5-Point Guide To The Fiscal Showdown
We've been hearing a lot about the so-called "Fiscal Cliff" in recent days. Many people are confused as to what it all means.The following is the essence of an... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Secession and Division
We wish to thank a "Citizen of the Enlightened States of America" for what follows. Unfortunately, we do not know his or her name. So, we'll also thank our... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Following is Reprinted with Permission by The Freethi...
The following is reprinted with permission by The Freethinker. In Custody By Ophelia – September 24, 2012Posted in: FeaturedNational Public Radio’s religious... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare a Winner! Go Jon Stewart!
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook[Please watch this entire video. Read more
Posted on 14 November 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Christian Fanatics and Obama
There is weeping all over the land, only you won't notice unless you belong to a Roman Catholic Church, a Mormon Temple, or one of the myriad fundamentalist... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
USA: Do Southern States Really Want to Secede?
"Hey, y'all, we shore don't like that black guy up thar in thet White House! Let's git all our kind together and run the guy out of town!""Sorry, Bubba, thet... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Nominee for President in 2016 Is...
Thank goodness and all the gods that be that the election is over, that we've seen the last of the nasty television ads and can once again turn on the TV withou... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
God Arranged Obama's Election
[Thanks to Atheist Cartoons for the depiction above]Obama was elected by God. Or so says one Christian blogger in his article titled "In God We Trust."It may... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Soup of Ignorance and Stupidity
Once upon a time I had a friend. Then I found out he's truly unhinged. Something is wrong with his mind and his ability to reason. He lives in San Francisco.... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Greed and Jesus with Obama in the Middle
He's the CEO of a big company. He's a good Christian. He loves Jesus. He begs forgiveness from his Lord as greed overpowers his religious intuitions. Read more
Posted on 10 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Outrage and Seeking Solutions
[Photo from digitaltrends.com]This is a guest post by my good friend, Art Woodstone.To Liberals and other Good People:Don't let our part in Obama's re-election... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Boehner and McConnell - A Cause for Weeping
The Republican leaders in Congress are children. The United States is being led by people who know not how to act as adults. The limp-wristed McConnell, Senate... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Party of NO Knows Now: "The Best is Yet to Come"
When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, Republican leaders in Congress - such as O'Connell and Boehner and Cantor - and elsewhere vowed that their... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Silver Spoon
Do you hear the sound of cheering? It's all over the world! People are cheering. Except for Mittens, Karl Rover, Donald Trumped, the Kochy Brothers,... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Christian Fascism Threatens the U.S.
Fascism is defined thusly: "A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Mitt Romney is Fundamentally Flawed
.It is one thing to stretch the truth a little bit; to tell a "white lie," as if there were such a thing. It's quite another to live a lie, to pretend to be... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY