After his final home game, Ray Lewis gave an interview in which he talked about how good god had been for allowing him to play football and for winning his final home game. This confused me. The god of Ray Lewis is a god that could end starvation, war, etc., but instead chose to help him win a football game. To Lewis, this makes god good. To me, this makes him an asshole. Read more
I get to go in for oral surgery this week Thursday at the latest. It’s a two-day procedure, and there’s part of me that wants to say “Sorry, but I’ll be doped up for a few days, so content will be light and possibly non-existent while I’m laid up on the couch looking at all the pretty colors.” Fuck that noise. This is the perfect time to spit all over the adage that you write drunk and edit sober. I... Read more
The principal of a Southern Ohio Middle School is about to lower the quality of education in his school because of his religious convictions. The local school district’s superintendent of schools says he won’t remove the picture with an order from the school board or a judge. He says the display comes from a student’s initiative, which makes its permissible for display. The portrait hangs in the school’s “Hall of Honor,” among other faces. Look no further than Ahlquist v.... Read more
Here’s some good news. The American Humanist Association has procured a new president: Rebecca Hale of evolvefish.com. The American Humanist Association (AHA) is pleased to announce the recent election of Rebecca Hale, co-owner of EvolveFISH.com in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as president. In addition to Hale’s new role, she will also serve as a member on the AHA board of directors. I love the EvolveFish people, and I love this pick. I especially like this pick because, while the AHA is... Read more
So, if you’ve had ESPN on any time during the last week, you know that the BCS national championship game is tonight. Look, here’s the deal…Notre Dame eeked out victories against Purdue and Pitt. Manti Te’o has so many tackles because Notre Dame’s defensive line couldn’t stop a box turtle, even against the often meager competition they’ve been playing. On the other hand, Alabama emerged out of the top of the SEC, playing teams ranked nationally more often than not... Read more
The first bill of the 113th Congress has been introduced. Yesterday, facing a House and a Senate both featuring fewer Republicans than the last Congress, Michele Bachmann put forward the 34th attempt to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act. How much will it cost the US of A to entertain and then bury another foredoomed attempt in this vein? According to a report by CBS News in July, the then-33 unsuccessful attempts by House Republicans to repeal the law had... Read more
A Senator in the state of Indiana has just introduced legislation that could allow some schools to have a mandatory recitation of the lord’s prayer. The bill, introduced on the first day of the new legislative session by Republican Senator Dennis Krause, outlines Kruse’s reasoning for requiring school prayer: “In order that each student recognize the importance of spiritual development in establishing character and becoming a good citizen, the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority of... Read more
A Catholic priest recently had to phone 911 for a little help with some handcuffs…in the rectory. The pastor of St. Aloysius church on Springfield’s north end has been granted a leave of absence after he called 911 from the rectory and told a dispatcher that he needed help getting out of handcuffs. “I’m going to need help getting out before this becomes a medical emergency,” Father Tom Donovan told a dispatcher who sounds a bit incredulous during the Nov.... Read more
It’s no secret that young people tend to fall out of faith when they attend college. There’s something about meeting new people who don’t share their views and learning that is toxic to the survival of religious faith. Matt Zerrusen, president of Newman Student Housing Fund, has the solution: make sure Catholic students live around other Catholic students when they go to college. This will help them resist the devil, who likes to sneak around amidst diversity. Texas A&M and... Read more
Oh fuck the hell yes. Maybe I can convince Michaelyn to go to grad school in the Netherlands. German Dutch is a fun language… Read more
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