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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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Holy Water is Full of Crap!
[Image from here.]Researchers have discovered that while Holy Water may be "holy" it is also filled with crap. Evidently the magical "Holy Spirit" has fallen... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Words of Wisdom from Bob Poris
The following consists of two brief essays by my friend, Bob Poris, who is one of those truly wise older men! He's been around a long time and he's seen it all. Read more
Posted on 15 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Falling Into History
It's a day too late in the sense that a 9/11 essay should have been printed on 9/11, but on 9/12 it still resonates. I found it on "Mock, Paper, Scissors," the... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Report on Ken Cuccinelli by People For the American Way
Ken Cuccinelli: The Attorney General of the Tea Party Table of Contents: Intro Health Care Abortion Rights Immigration Gay Rights Voting Rights Education ... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Christian Radio Host Says Gays Who Marry Should Die
The so-called "Christian" radio host has a name. It's a rather common name. Kevin Swanson. Mr. Swanson "believes" the Bible and if the Bible says something is... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 DEBATE, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Pithy Thoughts on U.S. Wars and Syrian Intervention by Art Woodstone
I am less interested in determining whether one war of another we engage in is legal than I am in whether they are logical or just. As far as I'm concerned, non... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Our Leaders Always Tell Us the Truth
That was then. This is now.Not a hill of beans of difference. Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Use of Chemical Weapons
CounterPunch / By Jeffrey St. Clair America Has Deployed Chemical and Biological Weapons on the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, China, North Korea, Vietnam,... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Good News from Moveon.org
Sometimes there is good news which needs to be shared. Moveon.org is dedicated to making this country live up to its promise, to righting the wrongs and the... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Islamic Society Files Grievance in Tampa Bay
Down Tampa Bay way in Florida, the Islamic Society of the Tampa Bay Area has filed a grievance with school administrators to allow children of Muslim parents... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Clinging to God and Guns in Caldwell County, Texas.
Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea if at least parts of Texas seceded from the Union. Those good ol' boys could redo the U.S. Constitution so it's more to their... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Shanah Tovah - Happy New Year
Rosh Hashana being celebrated in Berlin, 1945.Rosh Hashana began at sundown, September 4. Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה, literally "head [of] the year"), is... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Alternative Way to Deal with the Syrian Crisis
"A grassroots progressive in Oklahoma, Tom Guild, is an independent thinker and is going to have an open mind. 'Syria is a basket case,' he told us, 'with... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jon Stewart - Obama, Syria and The Red Line
Jon Stewart was back from his summer vacation with a vengeance this Tuesday and he let the Obama administration have it for the push for military intervention i... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
So What's Changed?
Nine years ago, Uncle Rummy spoke of the need to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction.So, what's changed?The names. Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Let's Be Damned for Not Blowing up the World!
One of the surest signs we ought to step back and reconsider Obama's desire to send the American military to blow Syria apart is the fact that Boehner and Canto... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is the US Working with Al Qaeda Against Assad?
[World War I gas masks]According to an article appearing in the Daily Beast "Cheat Sheet," U.S. spies intercepted various phone calls and other communications i... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chemical Weapons Used In Syria
Knowing the value our government puts on "truth," I'm not ready to accept Secretary of State John Kerry's assertion that chemical weapons were used in... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plutocrats' New Pitch: Let Us Rob You Now So You Can Plan Ahead for Poverty
(Note: This article is reprinted from Alternet and is used with permission.)Pete Peterson Co. kindly want to take your Social Security away to prevent you fro... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
On Intervention in Syria - by Art Woodstone
A Republican senator figures the President will retaliate "in a very surgical and proportional way" against Assad, sometime in September. Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY