Monthly Archive: July 2012

Brief Remarks on Bigotry

Brief Remarks on Bigotry

Doug Mataconis looks to the definition of a bigot to show that the word does not accurately characterize all opponents of same-sex marriage.  He is correct. Bigotry involves obstinate devotion to one’s hatred and...

Critics of Religion

Critics of Religion

Ross Douthat wants more candor from religion’s critics and detractors: It may seem strange that anyone could look around the pornography-saturated, fertility-challenged, family-breakdown-plagued West and see a society menaced by a repressive puritanism. But...

‘The Hobbit’ To Be Three Films

‘The Hobbit’ To Be Three Films

Peter Jackson breaks the news: We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain...

Single Virtue Voting

Single Virtue Voting

Not being the sort of voter who decides am0ng presidential candidates based primarily on their stances on issues, I am far from ever being a single issue voter.  I could justly be called a...

How Much of Our Fidelity Is Acting?

How Much of Our Fidelity Is Acting?

Maybe it’s just an illusion of gossip-heavy mass media, but it sure seems that celebrity couples rarely stay true to one another till death do them part.  The latest “news” of celebrity infidelity involves...

God: The Decider

God: The Decider

Popular theologian and preacher John Piper, a Calvinistic Baptist, professes image of God that I call “The Decider.” Here’s Piper, playing defense for his genocidal deity: It’s right for God to slaughter women and...

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