Do you think it's time for the semicolon to go back to wherever it came from? Read more
Do you think it's time for the semicolon to go back to wherever it came from? Read more
To clear up what I know has amounted to a little bit of confusion: the reason Carrie Prejean and her representatives tried to get Prejean’s ex-boyfriend to lie and say that she was 17 when she made the porno tape of herself is because if she was 17 when she made the tape (she wasn’t; she was 20), that would make it child pornography—-which would make it illegal for anyone to show or sell. I also wrote: Christians, Can We... Read more
It’s been my experience that what the statement, “It’s not Christ I have a problem with; it’s Christians,” invariably boils down to is, “I have a problem with Paul.” What do you think is the proper Christian response to that? Is there anywhere, you think, where Christ ends, and Paul begins? If so, what if anything does that distinction mean to you? More to the point, what if anything do you think it should mean to the non-Christian wondering about... Read more
Here's how to use the Beatitudes to this year be a blessing to yourself and your family when you meet with them over the holidays. Read more
Following my recent and completely unfun foray into group blogging, I received a number of suggestions that I start my own group blog. At first I dismissed the idea; but it kept returning to me, and slowly but surely grew on me. I’m now at the point of thinking that it might in fact be a fun/good thing to run a group blog. The blog I’m thinking of would be in the form of an online discussion, wherein a group... Read more
You write a check; you get a prescription. Badda-bing, badda-bong. Read more
If you’ve never heard of the seminal American rock guitarist Link Wray, his Wiki page is here. By way of remembering Wray, who died four years ago yesterday, I thought I’d share with you the below, (more…) Read more
[In the afterlife.] Atheist: Wow. I can’t believe I’m dead. God: Believe it. Atheist: Whoa! Didn’t see you there! Who are you? God: Hi. I’m God. Atheist: Ha, ha. No, but seriously. Who are you? God: I’m seriously God. It’s nice to finally meet you. Atheist: You’re God. You’re telling me that you’re God. (more…) Read more
Finally, the truth can be told: all we Christians are, in fact, ignorant, narrow-minded, self-righteous, intolerant, intrusive, hypocritical, fear-driven, gay-hating misogynists. Read more
After I posted yesterday’s Why Won’t the U.S. Christian Community Return My Phone Calls?, my phone rang. It was them! Here’s how my conversation with the U.S. Christian Community went: My phone: Ring. Ring. Ri— Me: Hello? U.S. Christian Community: Is this John Shore? Me: Who wants to know? (more…) Read more
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