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Smiting and Smoting

The Great Book of Amber, by Roger Zelazny – I had wanted to read Nine Princes in Amber after seeing it on a list, and since the library had this complete volume of ten novels, I went ahead and read … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Celtic, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Economics, Families, History, Humor, Judaism, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, William Shakespeare | Tagged amber series, bible, cyrus the great, demons, donald trump, fairies, god knows, homophobia, joseph heller, king david, king saul, king solomon, michal, nine princes in amber, ogres, religious right, robert jordan, roger zelazny, satanic panic, sphinx, talia lavin, the dragon reborn, the great book of amber, the wheel of time, transphobia, trolls, wild faith |

Everyone Who Counts Loves Ned Flanders

I’ve been looking at TV Tropes, and I’ve noticed several mentions of how Ned Flanders has changed over the many seasons of The Simpsons, to the extent that they use the term “Flanderization” for a character’s traits being vastly exaggerated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Politics, Religion, Television, The Simpsons | Tagged bart simpson, edna krabappel, flanderization, homer simpson, maggie roswell, marcia wallace, maude flanders, ned flanders, religious right, reverend timothy lovejoy, rod flanders, the simpsons movie, todd flanders, tv tropes |

Grave Duggars

From what I understand, Mike Huckabee has taken a break from trashing Beyoncé to explain that he stands behind the Duggars after it was revealed that Joshua sexually molested several girls, including his sisters. I guess wearing revealing outfits while … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Current Events, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Television | Tagged 19 kids and counting, bill cosby, bill murray, bill o'reilly, chris brown, duggars, homophobia, hypocrisy, jim bob duggar, joshua duggar, kirk cameron, mike huckabee, quiverfull movement, racism, reality television, religious right, rihanna, schadenfreude, toddlers and tiaras |

Another Corporate Nightmare

I guess I’m addressing the Supreme Court decision about Hobby Lobby a little late in the game, but hey, I’ve been away from my computer for a while. Besides, I think I already covered it pretty well back in March. … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Politics, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged affordable care act, apple, chick-fil-a, corporate personhood, health care, hobby lobby, mitt romney, religious right, supreme court of the united states, taxes, whole foods |

Now We’re Calling You a Radical, a Liberal

Recently, an article at Unreasonable Faith addressed the link between atheism and liberalism. As the article says, obviously the correspondence isn’t absolute, but it does seem like a fair number of vocal atheists are also rather progressive in their views, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion | Tagged atheism, authority, conservatism, liberalism, libertarians, religious right, republicans, selfishness |