Lots of self-identified religious folk in the U.S. whine about religious freedom…or rather how they are being persecuted/denied that freedom. They don’t notice that almost all the hospitals are named for saints or christian denominations. They don’t notice the Muslim … Continue reading
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Soraya Chemaly: A Message to Girls About Religious Men Who Fear You
Fear lives in the shadows of our hearts. It’s easy to exist there, close to the ground, so you don’t have far to fall. Courage gives us the strength to stand up and warm ourselves in the sun. Remember the … Continue reading
Anti-sciencers Should Stop Stealing Science
One of the things that really irks me is unabashed hypocrisy. Take, for example, the recent report that a growing number of conservatives are increasingly distrustful of science. Fine. Distrust science; you can believe what you will. All I ask is that you stand by your convictions and stop using this science that you find so onerous. Continue reading
Tennessee legislature boldly sets the science clocks back 150 years | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
I also wonder how the Tennessee lawmakers would feel if, say, teachers used this potential law to teach about Islam, or astrology, or Wiccan beliefs. That would be interesting indeed. This is what I’ve been saying. via Tennessee legislature boldly … Continue reading
Grasping For Sanity in a Nation Gone Mad
I’ve written a number of articles that haven’t been put out for public consumption. You see, when the world goes mad, it can be like a minefield when you try to shine a light on it. You are never completely sure when you might take a wrong step and have everything blow up in your face. And yet, silence isn’t a viable option. Continue reading
Women as chattel – (Nobody Knows Anything)
My friend Diane nutshelled the insidious religi-political attack on women by a bunch of misogynistic poopy-heads. I’m frankly ashamed that so many regular citizens buy into this anti-women rhetoric…and even embrace it. If only women had actually done something to … Continue reading
Pondering Amber Benson’s Relationship Question
On her blog, Amber Benson asks, Why Are Relationships So Hard? Scrolling down to the post’s comment section, you see that simple question generated a flood of comments in a very short amount of time. Apparently, this is a subject very much on people’s minds. And yes—mine, too. Continue reading
Science In Action
There is still a lot of buzz going on about the announcement from CERN over the possibility that they had detected neutrinos traveling faster than the unfettered speed of light. Whether or not the results overturn that element of relativity is neither here nor there. The thing that does matter is that it shows the world how science works. Continue reading
Belief in God Boils Down to a Gut Feeling – (LiveScience)
“people who went with their intuition on the math test were found to be one-and-a-half times more likely to believe in God than those who got all the answers right.” Don’t know what this article says about God, but it … Continue reading
I Now Have a Political Litmus Test
All my adult life, I have avoided applying any political litmus test when choosing candidates for office—especially for Congress or the Presidency. I held that people running in an election should be evaluated by the balance of their stands on issues, not focus in on just one small area. My stance on this has now changed. Continue reading
Ku Klux Klan Says It Doesn’t Condone Tea Party or Koran Burning – (GOOD)
A clear sign that perhaps you’ve gone off the deep end? When even the Ku Klux Klan tries to distance itself from your actions. via Ku Klux Klan Says It Doesn’t Condone Tea Party or Koran Burning – Culture – … Continue reading
I Don’t Believe, But I Still Have Faith
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I like to think I have an inquisitive and rational mind. Many around me with a similar bent are content with thinking that life is just what it is. Nothing more. As closely as I toe that line of reason, the fact is that I simply can’t bring myself to go all the way to eschewing any thought of something more regardless of the lack of incontrovertible evidence. Continue reading
Sarah Palin is Wrong About John F. Kennedy, Religion, and Politics
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend takes Palin to task for being the religious ethnocrat her rhetoric colors her as. Sarah Palin is wrong about John F. Kennedy, religion and politics.
If Thy Rifle Scope Offends Thee, Pluck It Out
There sometimes comes a point when I can only shake my head and sigh. The Scarecrow had more brains. If thy rifle scope offends thee, pluck it out (via Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine)
Debate? No. Demagogy? Yes!
It’s really interesting to me (and not in a good way) how the sheeple in the public and Congress are so easily swayed by “The Big Lie”. Then again I’m also amazed (and not in a good way) that people hang on every venom-coated word spewed by the “fair and balanced” pundits Continue reading
