It seems that One Million Moms and the American Family Association — because they don’t have anything better to do — have launched a campaign against Schweddy Balls, the newest flavor at Ben & Jerry’s (based on one of the greatest SNL sketches of all time). Joel has posted a letter that all of us with senses of humor can sign and pass on to Ben & Jerry: I wouldn’t dream of demanding that the women at OMM and AFA... Read more
The Burner Blog has posted an anonymous letter from a youth pastor who wonders if she doesn’t get the kudos, the gifts, and the invitations to Sunday dinner that her colleagues do because she’s a woman: I have been with my church for 10 years. I can’t help but feel like I’ve not done a good job, nor does anyone want to “thank” me. Again, I don’t (well, maybe I do!) expect any “goods or services” from people, but when... Read more
Kate Blanchard, a religious studies professor, pushes back on Lillian Daniel, whose post about spiritual but not religious became a meme a couple weeks back: But most Sundays I don’t go to church because, frankly put, it bores me; I am tired and church fails to provide any compelling reason to get out of my pajamas. (Were I living in a large, cosmopolitan city where churches with high liturgy, weekly Eucharist, beautiful architecture, and trained musicians abounded, my story might... Read more
Well, he’s the guy who will be the lead teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan when Rob Bell leaves that post at the end of this year. He also happens to be one of my best friends. Shane was in my brother’s class in high school, so he was around the house a lot. At least one year, I was his counselor at church camp. Then, in the late 1990s, Shane moved back to Minneapolis after... Read more
Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in public education 3. Corporate tax loopholes (Tuesday) 2. Medicare (Wednesday) 1. Money in politics Conclusion (Friday) Quite simply, I think that money in politics is the single biggest problem in our society. It has corrupted the system upon which liberal democracy is based almost completely. And it is ultimately responsible for all of the other problems I’ve highlighted. As the video above shows, the recent SCOTUS... Read more
We clergy sometimes complain about our jobs, to be sure. But my experience bears out the results of the General Social Survey: most clergy are very happy with their jobs. They might get frustrated with the people in their congregations, and they think they’re underpaid, but they generally like their job. Interestingly, if you click through to the article, you’ll see that most of the unhappiest jobs are in technical fields. Psychologist, firefighter, and clergy are included in the list... Read more
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Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in public education 3. Corporate tax loopholes (Tuesday) 2. Medicare (Wednesday) 1. Money in politics (Thursday) Conclusion (Friday) Our healthcare system is broken. Super broken. IMHO, the only thing more broken is our politics, and we’ll talk about that tomorrow. Healthcare is broken for a number of reasons, but if we’ve got to pick one, it’s got to be Medicare. Yesterday, an Op Ed in the... Read more
Becky Knight has some thoughtful words about the kerfuffle with Pat Robertson’s recent comments regarding Alzheimer’s: As I discussed this with my husband, I told him that I would not want to him to stay married to me if I became incapacitated by Alzheimer’s (or any other debilitating disease or condition). Make sure my medical needs are taken care of, yes, but please don’t stay married to me if I’m emotionally and mentally incapable of reciprocating. I understand that some... Read more
Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in public education 3. Corporate tax loopholes (Tuesday) 2. Medicare (Wednesday) 1. Money in politics (Thursday) Conclusion (Friday) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c I Give Up – Pay Anything… www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook In each of these posts, I am basically trying to claim that we’ve lost... Read more
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