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“Bill Maher accused of Islamophobia”
I have to admit that it doesn’t bother me overly much to see the execrable Mr. Maher catching such flak as this: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/05/bill-maher-accused-islamophobia-joke-zayn-malik-boston-marathon-bomber His sin in this case isn’t, maybe, the worst possible. But it’s a pretty obvious case of ethnic stereotyping. Can you imagine the indignation that would erupt [Read More…]
“Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA’s Chief Scientist Predicts”
Fun times. Though, unfortunately, we’ll probably be talking more about algae-like things than about Emperor Ming the Merciless or Ewoks. http://www.space.com/29041-alien-life-evidence-by-2025-nasa.html [Read more…]
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Still amazingly (sadly?) relevant: http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com/2015/04/some-thoughts-from-some-authorities.html [Read more…]
Email and punctuation
“What the hell was it about e-mail that made everybody forget the stuff they learned in second grade, like capitalizing I and proper names, and using periods? Hello? We all learned how to do this less than five years out of diapers!” MaryJanice Davidson [Read more…]
Thoughts on religious or church-affiliated colleges and universities
Food for reflection: http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com/2015/04/becoming-more-catholic.html [Read more…]
“What does it say about me that I want a Jesus who looks just like me?”
A thought-provoking article from (I’m guessing) an Evangelical Protestant woman: http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/04/06/i-care-what-jesus-looks-like/36515 I’ve always been bothered by portraits of the mortal Jesus that make him look . . . say, Swedish, or like a good-humored California surfer dude. [Read more…]
I’m far from a political supporter of Harry Reid
And I think his complacent satisfaction about his lie regarding Mitt Romney’s taxes is utterly shameful. But this is grotesquely inappropriate and, really, quite disgusting: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/petition-for-the-excommunication-of-senator-harry My hope is that it will draw few if any signatures from active, believing Latter-day Saints. I dislike it for a whole host [Read More…]
“Thy faith hath saved thee”
The 117th scripture roundtable posted by the Interpreter Foundation features Cassandra Hedelius, Craig Foster, John Gee, Martin Tanner, and Bruce Webster in a discussion of 2015 Gospel Doctrine lesson 19, which is built upon Luke 18-19 and John 11: http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/scripture-roundtable-117-new-testament-gospel-doctrine-lesson-19-thy-faith-hath-saved-thee/ [Read more…]
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