From the Daily Kos. To be fair, there is only so much that one can blame on sidekicks. Clearly one's concept of God must by definition be wrong, if it is incompatible with the fact there are people who say and do the exact opposite to the themselves, who also genuinely believe that they are God's appointed crime-fighting partners. Read more
The news is just breaking that former South African president, and famous leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, has passed away at age 95. My condolences to his family, my South African friends, and Allan Boesak, colleague at Butler University and director of the new Desmond Tutu Center. Read more
If you are a Pastafarian and were beginning to feel left out in the midst of all the Christmas music, I have good news. Hemant Mehta shared the above Flying Spaghetti Monster version of the Carol of the Bells. Read more
Enjoy this Star Wars version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Really pay attention to the lyrics and the video. Some of it is just hilarious, with some things that anyone will enjoy, but a whole lot that Star Wars fans alone will get – including some that require knowledge of Star Wars books and stories beyond the movies. Read more
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The Butler Religionists club had a discussion about same-sex relations as viewed by a variety of religious traditions. I mentioned that Acts 15, with its depiction of a decision by Jewish Christians about what Gentiles needed to adopt from Jewish customs in order to make it possible for Jews and Gentiles to have fellowship, neglects to mention the topic, at least explicitly. While the Jerusalem council’s decision mentions the vague term “porneia” (itself missing in some manuscripts, although judged by... Read more
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In case you missed this video of Capt. Picard singing his own special version of “Let It Snow” with help from other crew members. Read more
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