"For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." Read more
"For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." Read more
Tim Whewell of the BBC reports from the Central African Republic, where "Christian" genocidaires are slaughtering the Muslim population. In the remote western village of Carnot, the few surviving Muslims for hundreds of miles have found refuge, at least temporarily, thanks to a Catholic priest named Justin Nary and a handful of African Union peacekeepers. The story is horrifying on every level. Read more
"This woman right here? Believes in killing babies. That man believes in killing babies. That woman over there, that woman over there, that woman right there, that woman right there, believes in killing babies. That is against the law of God. ... They want to kill babies." Read more
Tom Junod: "It was the condition of those children that was the true profanation of the funeral of Fred McFeely Rogers, , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2003, and it is eerie symmetry that the day of Fred Phelps died is also the day Fred Rogers would have turned 86. I am tempted to call it karma, and to crow that such coincidence offers indisputable proof that in the mind of God, the good Fred wins." Read more
If you look back on Fred Phelps nasty activism and you zoom out a bit to see the bigger picture, you’ll see that wherever he went there was always also someone else who was trying to help. The world only spins forward. Look for the helpers. Read more
If you ever heard of Gothard's Institute and his teachings, then you also heard rumors or stories about some of the families involved with all of that. It cannot ever be said that it is a surprise to hear such stories. Gothard's teaching is all about hierarchy, which is to say it's all about power -- power over other people. It attracts and creates adherents who crave power over other people. Bullies, in other words, abusers, predators, and little petty tyrants of every sort. Read more
Can't nothing bring me down when I've got Thursday morning links, including: Maria Bamford, Pete Holmes, a persecuted beard, phosphorescent reindeer, a lost kingdom, Ice T on D&D, Stephen King, hipster independents, time-traveling Frisbees and more. Read more
PCC's president, Troy Shoemaker, has addressed allegations of sexual assault at the school in a chapel message to students that, unfortunately, seems mainly intended to deflect any legal, moral or financial liability. Shoemaker isn't launching an offensive to ensure that Pensacola rids itself of this problem. He is carrying out a defensive exercise to deny that Penscola has any such problem. Read more
Is it not a tricky business answering negative questions? On "fools for Christ" and "jerks for Jesus." Ex-gay therapist says get rid of those Adele CDs. "Sociologist" finds that regularly receiving the sacraments prevents Catholics from getting divorced. The dismantling of Cedarville University. Housing discrimination functions exactly as it was designed to do. Level up: Jack Chick's "Dark Dungeons" is becoming a movie. Read more
It has happened before and, as Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux shows, it is happening again. History will, again, be rewritten. The Bible will, again, be rewritten. So write yourself a note and seal it in a time capsule. Remember. Read more
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