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Impure Evil

One Bible verse I’ve heard a fair amount recently is from Isaiah 5:20: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Education, Gender, Language, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Sexuality | Tagged bible, faith, homophobia, homosexuality, idols, isaiah, jesus, kirk cameron, mary miller, morality, national day for prayer and repentance, patriarchy, racism, ritual, romans, sin, st. paul, transphobia |

Resistance Is Blasphemous

I sometimes wonder if there’s a connection between being deeply religious and following authority without question. In the most popular holy books, God does often come across as a rather cruel, petty dictator. Of course, that’s not really how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, History, Judaism, Middle East, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged authority, bible, gideon, high places, israel, jeremiah, jesus, jezebel, john of patmos, judah, judges, king ahab, king david, king saul, nebuchadnezzar, obedience, priests, prophets, revelation, romans, samuel, st. paul, the family |

You Fool! You Foolish Fool!

Today’s sermon is on Romans 1:22: “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.” This verse is very popular with the anti-intellectual fundamentalist preachers, because they can apply it to pretty much anyone with a secular education. The gist of … Continue reading →

The Wars of the Father

I don’t know that I’d ever heard of Helen Thomas before the recent incident that led to her resignation, and I’m not saying I’m proud of that. She apparently had a long career, covering presidents since 1960. As stupid as … Continue reading →