Why on earth were U.S. soldiers repainting classrooms in a country with massive unemployment? Wouldn't it be both more efficient and wiser to involve the Iraqi people themselves in this effort? Read more
Why on earth were U.S. soldiers repainting classrooms in a country with massive unemployment? Wouldn't it be both more efficient and wiser to involve the Iraqi people themselves in this effort? Read more
A barbershop sermon for the ages; the religious right is not in retreat; a Dozen Moms vs. Dracula; "the world is leaving them behind" and they're scared; pious parents serve their piety by lying about vulnerable children; right-wing lawyer finally suspended; why God is not "the exclusive possession of the victors and owners of the world." Read more
“Bible prophecy” teaches gullible Christians to mangle the words of the Bible. So I guess it’s not surprising that those poor folks would turn around and apply the same interpretive method to the songs of Midnight Oil and of 1980s hair band Europe. For those who can’t watch the video, it’s an earnest word of “prophecy” from a man who has apparently bought the deluxe package of bamboozling BS from the “Bible prophecy scholars.” He’s sure that the Rapture will occur... Read more
101 apocalypses come highly recommended. Liberty University welcomes The Cooch. Adoption is a Good Thing, but "child laundering, where children are illicitly obtained through fraud, kidnapping or purchase" isn't either adoption or a Good Thing. Hawaii and New Mexico race for No. 15. From strongman to strawman: Kevin Sorbo cast in Bad Christian Movie. Martin Luther King Jr. on school prayer. Hope for a David Barton vs. John Cornyn primary in Texas. Read more
They want the world to be like this. They want the world to be easily divided between heroes and villains, and they want to be able to count themselves on the heroic side of that divide. And if you really, really want something to be true -- if you really, really, deep in your heart, wish you deserved to be able to think of yourself as the heroic rescuer of imperiled babies -- then declaring it to be true isn't really lying, is it? Read more
The Dow Jones index has come roaring back to record highs after the Great Recession. Church-giving has not rebounded because employment and wages have not rebounded. Church-giving corresponds with the fortunes of the 99 percent, not with the fortunes of the 1 percent. Read more
A woman widely despised for a life of service to others in need. "Magdalene’s legacy illustrates much more about us than it reveals about her as a historical figure." Hollywood's favorite scream. Gold-bug fright-peddler scams the fearful. American broadband is slower and more expensive than it should be. "No woman, no drive" -- a Saudi take on Bob Marley. Read more
It's unsettling. Rewriting history from earlier generations is one thing, but this is a change that occurred within my lifetime. This is history that can only be rewritten with the consent and participation of people who ought to be able to remember the truth. Read more
A real-life parable about Vitamin C. "What kind of jerk refuses to tip a waiter because he's gay?" Yeah, that kind. Three-fifths of American households await the year of God's favor. "Why do people think that I'm you? Answer me!" "I think you know." The Bible was written by writers who, like all writers, made choices. "We are no inclined to so ignore law, precedent, and reason." An Earth-bound Love Song. Read more
Snarky, juvenile and a bit mean-spirited, yes, but you can't hope to change a subculture without making it aware that it is a subculture. Read more
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