(Something a little more rant-y to set off the intellectual bits from earlier…) The Christmas carols over loudspeakers and “Merry Christmas” wishes have already started, despite the fact […]
rant / religion
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Hypocrisy makes me all frothy….
…and religious hypocrisy is worst of all. Of course, never mind that the Pope told Bush to not go to war in Iraq. THAT, of course, is conveniently […]
homosexuality / rant / religion / status update
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Religion Ain’t Values
I’ve had a long and stormy relationship with religion, Christianity in particular. Often, the biggest problems I’ve had are when people and organizations that identify themselves with Christianity […]
politics / rant / religion
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On any given (pro-life) Sunday
I hate the “pro-life” Sundays. There’s two or three of them a year, now – though one is “respect life” and another occassions Roe v. Wade. It’s not […]
religion / sociology
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Authoritative Love
God’s authority is absolutely arbitrary. This isn’t an original thought – George Herbert Mead had it almost a century ago. The basic idea is this: any other person’s […]
rant / religion / sociology / tolerance
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Assuming Tolerance
“Do you know how to pray?” my customer asked. I was glad she couldn’t see me. I was just far enough around the corner getting supplies. I felt […]