"Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live. I defiled them through their very gifts, in their offering up all their firstborn, in order that I might horrify them, so that they might know that I am the Lord." Read more
"He was anti-abortion. ... Rusty had an issue with feminine rights. He was opposed to women having a say in anything." Or, in other words, the pattern continues. Also: Still calling bal tashhit on an illegal occupation; Operation Rescue liars make up quotes from RBG; and a fossil from the Garden of Eden. Read more
Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins don't have to bother with any research into the economic implications of a single world currency or why anyone would ever want such a thing because this conspiracy theory is for them, literally, an article of faith. They believe this will happen as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Specifically, they believe it is foretold in Revelation 13:16-17: "[The beast] also forced everyone, small and great, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark ..." Read more
We all can see this. We all know this. The pattern is so overwhelming and obvious that it goes without saying, and so we rarely mention it. But it's something we should discuss and explore. Mass shootings are a lethally violent form of male behavior. This is a thing that men do. Why? Read more
We live in a world of boundaries that seem as inconceivably vast as the distances of the solar system. We have rules and roles and they stunt our imaginations, turning us into small people with small thoughts about a small God. Pentecost blows away those rules and roles and boundaries. Read more
"The pathologist and the technologist have been known to clasp hands over the body, even cross themselves or say a silent prayer before the first incision is made, especially if both have children. I have stood at that table and searched for the elusive cause of death to give a family grieving the greatest loss imaginable an answer to the question they must have an answer to. 'Why me? Why my baby? Why???'" Read more
I don't really know what a professional ethicist going into private practice would look like, specifically, but I still wish that were a thing. Also: ME is a heartbreaking disease that merits research funding; more fake news about Antichrist cakes and fetus McNuggets; and a bit of news from the Big Box. Read more
"Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah." Read more
Wherein I respond to the question of why I have been silent about Operation Rescue's dishonest attack video by pointing out that I actually wrote quite a bit about it this week. And by pointing out that I've been writing quite a bit about this video for years before it was even recorded. Read more
How the frustratingly untranslatable Britishism "cheeky Nandos" can help us understand where our Bibles come from. Also: No, Iowa is not "more American" than New York; there's a 2-out-of-3 chance Seattle will still exist in 50 years; and why the Ghostfacers gang should consider a new name. Read more
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