Perhaps I go too far, but I wonder when a specific thought-system might be defined as so far removed from reality that it dooms indoctrinated children to a lifetime of psychological trauma…It certainly seems that evangelical Christianity would do so. Watching Jesus Camp, I was saddened and angered by the sight of so many innocent [...]
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Can Fundamentalist Thought Become Child Abuse?
Posted in ideology, philosophy, religion on February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Homeland Security and Letting Things Slide
Posted in America, civilization, culture, democracy on February 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you already know, the alert level was raised to orange recently (whatever that means), and I find it unnerving to listen to the repeated announcements at various airports reminded everyone that they should alert security about suspicious packages, people, etc.
Proof that there is no (Christian?) God
Posted in America, ideology, religion on February 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
NYT Caption: Nancy England, front right, and Brenda Ammons consoled one another as Jared Hill sorted through the rubble of what was the Lady Lake Church of God in Lady Lake, Fla.
I feel for these people and their loss, but are they still going to pray to Jesus after a storm destroyed their church? [...]
Start Riffing
Posted in cool on February 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This site, Riff.com, shows some promise…I like the design.
File Under: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Posted in America, education, illness on February 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In today’s NYT, an article about a group of men posing as a family, all of whom turned out to be sex offenders. One of them, a 29 year-old named Neil H. Rodreick II, enrolled at a local school and ‘passed’ as a twelve year-old. Yes, you read that right. Twelve. He was only 5′8″ [...]
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Jesus Gets the Top Bunk
Posted in America, civilization, commentary, culture, education, extreme right-wing, history, ideology, religion, science on February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just got back from a screening of “Jesus Camp”. There were some moments in the middle of the film when I thought, “Everyone must see this film,” but now that I’m home, and have had a few moments to think about it, I’m not so sure it should be required viewing for concerned human inhabitants [...]
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