Imagine if this exchange took place in a state legislature between a legislator and a Christian minister who was testifying about what should be taught in a science class: Legislator: I’m trying to understand this so-called “Christian philosophy” that you… Continue Reading
I’ve tried to not get drawn in to lengthy arguments on the Internets. You rarely convince anyone of anything that they didn’t already agree with you on. What I look for, though, are well-argued positions and every once in a… Continue Reading
Also in today’s Fish Wrapper, you can read about the Supreme Court taking on a case in which local public officials have not bowed to the inevitable (as they did in Cumberland County, Tennessee) – Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.… Continue Reading
In today’s Fish Wrapper, I’m tempted to think that someone has run an April Fool’s joke. Jonah Goldberg attacks the Darwin Fish. The reason? He just watched the recently banned anti-Muslim movie Fitna and thinks that evolution advocates are smug… Continue Reading
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is on display on the grounds of the courthouse in Crossville, Tennessee. No joke, there’s a statue of the Diety of Noodles and Gravy on public display. Read all about it here. Sheer awesomeness. The mayor… Continue Reading
Ray Comfort is an interesting individual – a quasi-celebrity Christian preacher who likes to confront non-believers, particularly atheists. An untrained but fervent convert to evangelical Christianity, he uses a considerable intelligence and glibness to his advantage in debates. I recall… Continue Reading
This is a guy who at age 17 had accumulated a lengthy rap sheet of violent crime, and appears to have spent at least half his life behind bars. He was first charged with first-degree murder when he was 14… Continue Reading
Today was one of the most interesting days in Supreme Court history. District of Columbia v. Heller involved a challenge to the District’s gun control laws, which pretty much outlawed all firearms in private residences within the District. Heller was… Continue Reading
Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen at Balkinization uses the Spitzer scandal to attack Lawrence v. Texas. It’s an interesting legal amusement. It’s also, I think, a plausible extension of the theory of Lawrence v. Texas, albeit a highly unlikely result of… Continue Reading
You can read all of the briefs here. If you’ve the stomach for it, you can watch the three-hour oral argument here. I don’t have time for that tonight. The Fish Wrapper reports that three Justices seemed skeptical of the… Continue Reading