A trend in middle eastern nations, even allegedly secular ones, is to use “hisba” litigation to challenge and stifle dissent against Islam. Apparently, as sensitive as Christians (or at least, certain Christians) are to challenges and critiques of their faith,… Continue Reading
There’s lots and lots of panties in a wad over atheists and Christians and their various billboards and bus signs. I’ll not bother putting up links, they’re easy enough for you Readers to find if you care to look for… Continue Reading
Right here in the beautiful Antelope Valley, we were one vote away from another religiously explicit motto going up on a government building. RTFA, and you’ll see that indeed, some people of faith do indeed get it — the government… Continue Reading
My final point about what can be done to advance the cause of same-sex marriage in the wake of Proposition 8’s passage is to note that that a lot of the animosity towards gay people comes from Biblical condemnation of… Continue Reading
I wrote a while back that I thought there was a realistic chance that Barack Obama could throw the Prop. 8 election over to the “yes” side. That post, by the way, has become the most popular post I’ve ever… Continue Reading
Quoth Pope Benedict XVI: “The Catholic Church is eager to share the richness of the Gospel’s social message, for it enlivens hearts with a hope for the fulfillment of justice and a love that makes all men and women truly… Continue Reading
This was pretty much the breaking point for me as a young Catholic going to a Catholic high school. For some, it’s the Immaculate Conception, but for me, it was Transubstantiation. I remember the conversation pretty well: “Father,” I said… Continue Reading
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: Some of you may not be familiar with a long-lost literary convention called “sarcasm.” This post makes extensive use of that technique. To help the humor-impaired, I have designated those areas of the post which are intended to… Continue Reading
Watch the entire video. The first forty-five seconds or so got me mad. Then it got really, really good. I was watery-eye proud at the end. No safe harbor for bigotry. UPDATE: I can’t stand the video auto-playing when the… Continue Reading
I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo… Continue Reading