Today’s Speed Bump, by Dave Coverly Read more
Today’s Speed Bump, by Dave Coverly Read more
You might think that this is a post about what atheists or proponents of other religions do (or some of you might even think that this is something that I do and am sharing tips on for others). But no, some Christians, or at least people who claim to be Christians, do at least as good a job as any opponent of Christianity could do, if not better. Here’s a survey of just a few that have come to my... Read more
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As I continue my Doctor Who re-watch, I suspect that I am going to end up with two streams of it – not inappropriate for a time-travel series in which the Doctor’s various regenerations intersect, I dare say! As I continue working through from the beginning, because there are so many lost episodes, I will probably listen to most of them in audiobook form, watching some of the existing episodes when I have the opportunity. But having watched several Peter... Read more
John Morehead shared a call for papers over on his blog TheoFantastique, for the online journal Preturnature. Here are some of the key details – click through for more information: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PRETERNATURE 2.2. MONSTROPHY: THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF MONSTERS Monstrophy: The Academic Study of Monsters ”Monstrophy” is a term referring to the academic study of monsters as representational and conceptual categories, which has gained recent currency in several related fields of study (literary and cultural history, sociological theories... Read more
Deane Galbraith has posted a reminder that the 69th Biblical Studies Carnival will be at Remnant of Giants. Please submit posts from your own blog and others which relate to Biblical studies from the month of November 2011. Send your submissions to peloni_almoni [at] yahoo.com or visit Remnant of Giants for more information. I’m not aware of anyone being signed up yet to host Biblical Studies Carnival LXX, but it seems as though having it be on the theme of the... Read more
The Torchwood episode “Meat” touched some more sensitive nerves and emotions than even some of the most powerful and touching episodes thus far. Initially, we simply became aware that someone was selling alien meat. Then, we discovered that they were keeping an alien imprisoned, and cutting pieces off of it while it was still alive and suffering, since it would grow back whatever was cut off. That someone would want to take advantage of such an opportunity, a seemingly endless... Read more
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Sam’s Club pulled The Brick Bible from its stores after complaints. And according to a story on Reddit, a Christian store refused to put 1 Timothy 2:12 onto a t-shirt for a customer, because doing so would be disrespectful of the storeowners’ religion. Why then is it not disrespectful of Christianity when fundamentalist Christians put that verse on signs and placards and wave them around? These stories illustrate the problem at the heart of Christian fundamentalism – such Christians cannot... Read more
I made this cartoon myself (as if it didn’t show). I had the idea for it and thought I’d try my hand at making the cartoon if I could. If the realization is a bit rough (I used the cutting edge in artistic software: Microsoft Paint), hopefully you’ll still get a chuckle from the concept! Read more
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