Category Archives: Morality

In the Closet with Pastor Ted

Posted on October 19, 2010 by thegirlcanwrite

by Lorette C. Luzajic Part 29 of Pillars of Faith Trapped by Fidelity Pastoral trysts with twinks are blamed on everything from queer demons, to weak flesh, to tests of faith. The most obvious reason- “I’m gay”- seems unthinkable. In … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris & Jon Stewart

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Sam Harris was recently on The Daily Show, talking about his new book, “The Moral Landscape”: Great quote: “The Catholic Church is more concerned about preventing contraception than preventing child rape. It’s more concerned about preventing gay marriage than preventing … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Science, Videos | 15 Comments

Adoption and Unhelpful Moralizing

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Krista

Often during the abortion debate, adoption is proffered as a solution which might make abortion unnecessary in most cases. Most people on both sides of the debate find adoption at the very least less problematic than abortion, and wish to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Morality, Politics | 38 Comments

GOP House candidate says AIDS is punishment for sin of homosexuality

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Bigot Jeremy Walters, some Republican douche running for office, outed himself on facebook (as a bigot, not a homosexual… yet): When the Bible says homosexuals should be “put to death; their blood shall be upon them,” the blood is really … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Politics | 79 Comments

Moral Disgust

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vorjack

I found this interesting. An article from the Boston Globe about the relationship between moral feelings and disgust. This is the argument that some behavioral scientists have begun to make: That a significant slice of morality can be explained by … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Science | 69 Comments

Californigaytion

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Jon Stewart on the Prop 8 overruling:

Posted in Morality, Sexuality, Videos | 5 Comments

Judge Overturns Proposition 8

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Woot: A federal judge in California on Wednesday knocked down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that voter-approved Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution — handing supporters of gay rights a major victory in a case that almost all … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Politics | 18 Comments

Negotiated Infidelity

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Former mistress and author Holly Hill has written a book about “negotiated infidelity,” where a couple agrees the other is allowed to “stray”: Hill’s memoir, “Sugarbabe” details her yearlong adventure with a series of so-called “sugar daddies.” The book sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality | 113 Comments

Why capitalism must fail.

Posted on July 30, 2010 by fatemeh

by Custador (Note from Florien: Since I’m a capitalist, this does not reflect my views.) I saw this video a few years back and was thinking about it today; it’s basically a mathematics lecture which proves that capitalism cannot work … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Environmentalism, Math, Morality | 184 Comments

Pastor Outs Coach for Being Gay

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Steve Gaines doesn’t like gay people. He banned a woman from coaching in his church’s softball league because she admitted to being gay: Bellevue Baptist Church pastor Steve Gaines told his congregation Sunday that any church leader found in serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Fundamentalism, Morality | 22 Comments