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Credit Where It’s Due

Friday, October 26, 2007 – 11:29 am

As do many bloggers, I like to acknowledge when one of the op/ed columnists I routinely slam writes something that is almost entirely correct. In that spirit, I’ve had nothing but contempt for Michael Gerson since he became a regular writer for the Post, but he really hits the nail on the head with […]

By andrew | Also posted in Albus Dumbledore, JK Rowling, Harry Potter, books, Religion | Comments (0)

Religious People Can Be So Creepy While Trying To Be Pure

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 – 4:40 pm

I’m pretty sure that when I was nine, I had some vague notion of what sex might be, but little practical understanding of the concept. I believe our first “family life” class (sex ed. in my school district) might have been at age ten, but I seem to remember it mostly involving instructions […]

By andrew | Also posted in sex education, religious right | Comments (0)

Evangelicals Finally Do Something Jesus Might Have Liked

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 – 4:22 pm

It’s not exactly enough to make me fall in love with the evangelical movement, but one of their major organizations is finally taking a stand against some of President Douchebag’s most egregious violations of human dignity:
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), which represents about 45,000 churches across America, endorsed a declaration against torture drafted […]

By andrew | Also posted in Bush administration, torture, human rights, Religion | Comments (0)

We Believe Robot Jesus Was Built And That He Was A Very Well Programmed Robot, But He Wasn’t Our Messiah

Monday, February 26, 2007 – 4:01 pm

“King of the World” James Cameron is here with the latest religious controversy sure to provoke much outrage, fury, and other assorted idiocy:
It looks like things got rolling, buzz-wise, with a TIME magazine blog whisper on Friday, which outlined details on 90-minute documentary in which Mr. Cameron, along with journalist Simcha Jacobovici, say they […]

By andrew | Also posted in James Cameron, Religion | Comments (0)

Christian Riots

Friday, September 22, 2006 – 4:18 pm

Mike sends me the following:
Christian mobs freed hundreds of prisoners, torched cars, and looted Muslim-owned shops across eastern Indonesia after three Roman Catholics were executed Friday for leading a 2000 attack that killed 70 Muslims.
On the island of Flores, where the three men were born, machete-wielding youths terrorized residents and police fired warning shots […]

By andrew | Also posted in Indonesia, Religion | Comments (0)

American Fundamentalism

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 – 9:37 am

Via digg, here’s a heartwarming tale of inclusion and tolerance:
Mary Lambert, who has taught Sunday School at Watertown’s First Baptist Church for 54 years, said she received a letter from church leaders telling her she can no longer teach at the church.
Lambert showed 7 News the letter, which states that church leaders adopted a […]

By andrew | Also posted in fundamentalism, New York, Religion | Comments (0)

Explanations

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 – 2:16 pm

I don’t know about you, but at least three to five times per week I wonder, “Why exactly are we in Iraq?” Via The Carpetbagger Report, here’s one possible reason provided at a Focus on the Family forum in Colorado:
Rayburn, a retired Air Force major general, framed several answers in terms of what […]

By andrew | Also posted in Focus on the Family, Colorado, war, Iraq | Comments (0)