Monthly Archives: February 2011

Question to the Homeless: Would You Cross God Off Your Sign for $20?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Mike Lee, the religiousantagonist, is back with a new video. This time, he’s not reshelving books in a library. Instead, he’s trying to cut a deal with a homeless person: Will he remove the word “God” from his sign in … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Richard

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Congratulations to resident advice guru Richard Wade for winning the “Best Chat with the Bishop, Mishies, or Other Church Leaders” poll at the Main Street Plaza blog! I know it’s an online poll, but the accolade doesn’t surprise me at … Continue reading →

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Steering the Conversation in the Right Direction

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Guest Contributor

This is a guest post by frequent commenter Claudia. … Often the circumstances that surround an event tell us more than the event itself. We all know the stories of the manger scenes around the holidays: City puts up a … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Female’ An Offensive Term? Part 2

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Is the word “female” offensive? Tom Slowikowski offers up a thought experiment to test that out. He urges people to substitute the word “male” anytime a synonym is used — by yourself or others. “Those guys” becomes “those males.” “That … Continue reading →

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Voting Time

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Today’s a big Speech Team day — It’s the Sectional tournament where we find out who will make it to next week’s State tournament. So I’m out of commission for a bit longer… In the meantime, I would appreciate any … Continue reading →

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Christian Store Ends ‘Read with Discernment’ Program

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Guest Contributor

LifeWay Christian Stores has decided to get rid of its ridiculous “Read with Discernment” program, in which certain books were marked with stickers encouraging people to “read cautiously.” I posted about this program a couple years ago. Since most of … Continue reading →

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Ask Richard: Lone Muslim in Atheist Family Trying to Censor Their Discussions

Posted on February 11, 2011 by richard wade

Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Dear Richard, Compared to the letters you normally answer, my problem is very small. The thing is, it’s progressively getting worse and I want to nip it now rather than … Continue reading →

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How Important is the Darwin Day House Resolution?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I got a stack of emails yesterday referencing how wonderful it is that House Resolution 81 was introduced in Congress: Representative Pete Stark (D-CA) just introduced H. Res. 81 to Congress, expressing support for designation of February 12, 2011, as … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Female’ An Offensive Term?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I stop focusing on this site for a week and all hell breaks loose in the blogosphere — sexism, feminism, who said what, whether something was interpreted as intended — I haven’t kept up with much of it myself. But … Continue reading →

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When the Pastor Drives a Cadillac

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Guest Contributor

There’s a (very, very) long anti-Scientology article by Lawrence Wright in the latest New Yorker that deserves a skimming. I won’t go into detail here — but I think several of you have experienced something similar to Paul Haggis in … Continue reading →

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