Somewhere in Arizona there is a man named Naum and he seems to read everything. And then he culls the good stuff and posts links and excerpts at his Tumblelog AZspot. Lots and lots and lots of the good stuff. Read more
Somewhere in Arizona there is a man named Naum and he seems to read everything. And then he culls the good stuff and posts links and excerpts at his Tumblelog AZspot. Lots and lots and lots of the good stuff. Read more
"Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe." -- Arundhati Roy Read more
Tenets do not pay rent. Al Mohler says, yes, he is coming for your birth control. "This, my friends, is why churches have buildings." vorjack on the exasperatingly dim claim that "secularism is a religion." Jelani Cobb on how the desire to perceive themselves as victims leads the powerful to resent those who actually are victims. Read more
"Are Women Human?" is a question to be reckoned with, which makes it a good name for a blog to be reckoned with -- a blog that, like that question, offers a challenge and a reminder and a defiant declaration. Read more
"Who did Cain marry?" you asked back in Sunday school. And what you may have been told was an odd babble of legends, half-remembered allusions to other legends, and improvised-on-the-spot ideas. You were probably given an "explanation" that involved Cain marrying some previously unmentioned sister -- followed by some reassurance that this would have been perfectly fine due to some mumbled rehash of a pulpit myth mangling both genetics and Mosaic law. Read more
Jane Lui covers Kermit the Frog, plus some midweek links, including: the problem with literal readings; the inevitable end of the Gospel of Mark; celebrating small first steps; one simple trick to ripping off the credulous; lunar salad recipe needs work; if you liked your Doctor, you still won't get to keep him. Read more
"Homo sapiens evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago, and then humans expanded out of Africa 60,000 years ago, after which they interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans. So, yes, many people on Earth today are have direct ancestors that were Neanderthals. Some have direct ancestors that were Denisovans." Read more
Blasphemy laws are being used for extortion because that's what blasphemy laws are for. The "doctrine" of Hell is the worst imaginable slander against God. A positive step in Israel likely to cause religious right heads to explode in U.S. Sasheer Zamata is funny. Southern states determined to keep leading nation in unintended pregnancy. Read more
Jason Pitzl-Waters reads and gleans a lot, offering a wide cross-section of diverse views, ideas, opinions and happenings in the Pagan community. If you're looking for one-stop shopping to keep abreast of all things Pagan then ... well, then you're probably asking too much, because that movement is too sprawling, vibrant and diverse for any one site to cover everything. But the Wild Hunt is a good place to start. Read more
"John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) was perhaps the most well-known Mennonite theologian in the 20th century. While his work on Christian ethics helped define Anabaptism to an audience far outside the Mennonite Church, he is also remembered for his long-term sexual harassment and abuse of women." Read more
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