Weekly Link Roundup
If blogging was my full-time job, I'd probably have written a post about each of these stories! As it is, I leave you with some food for thought - and there's a virtual banquet this week: • In the...
View ArticleWhy the Confederate States Seceded
I've written previously about the Confederate States of America and how that short-lived country was a Christian theocracy which invoked religion to justify slavery. But even today, there are still...
View ArticleThe Abolition Spirit Is Undeniably Atheistic
Having written recently about what really caused the Confederacy to secede, I wanted to say some more about the topic. I've previously discussed the religious foundations of the CSA and how they...
View ArticleThe Language of God: Questions for Atheists
The Language of God, Chapter 7 By B.J. Marshall The next part of Chapter 7 shows Collins' poor understanding of atheism. He starts by differentiating between "strong" and "weak" atheism, but then he...
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Movie Review: Agora
When I wrote my review of Creation last year, a commenter suggested I see Agora, the 2009 film by Alejandro Amenábar about Hypatia of Alexandria. It took me a long time to get around to doing that,...
View ArticleWords Worth Reading: The Mother's Day Proclamation
As you probably already know, today is Mother's Day. But I learned something very interesting about the holiday from a sermon today at the Unitarian Universalist church my wife and I attend, and I'd...
View ArticleDarwin's Long Regret
Since we've been reading a lot lately about scientists pandering to religion, it's worth remembering that there's nothing new under the sun. As long as there's been science, there have been believers...
View ArticleStrange But True: The Misnumbered Pope
I've been reading Bob Curran's book Unholy Popes, an extremely amusing chronicle of papal misbehavior over the centuries and the more infamous scandals and shenanigans attributed to the various men...
View ArticlePhoto Sunday: Toledo
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View ArticlePhoto Sunday: Córdoba
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View ArticlePhoto Sunday: Seville
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View ArticlePhoto Sunday: Valencia
We saw a lot of churches and cathedrals in Spain, but the Cathedral of Valencia could claim one mark of distinction that some of the much larger and more impressive ones couldn't. Namely, it's the...
View ArticleTiptoeing Around the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is an abiding dilemma for members of the right-wing Church of Not Gay. As marriage equality continues to progress, their latest cause celebre is arguing that believers should have...
View ArticleBook Review: Nature’s God
(Editor’s Note: This review was solicited and is written in accordance with this site’s policy for such reviews.) Summary: A dense philosophical-historical synthesis that rewards the diligent reader by...
View ArticleColorado’s Conservative History Whitewash
There are a lot of stories I want to write about, especially the infuriating Texas law that will close down nearly every family planning clinic in the state. But for today, there’s an important one...
View ArticleAtlas Shrugged: Solidarność
Atlas Shrugged, part II, chapter VI The villains are debating the membership of the Unification Board, the new government agency that will control every aspect of America’s economy under Directive...
View ArticleThe Rebirth of Nullification in Alabama
The week after I spoke in Alabama, there was a happy milestone in this reddest of red states: a federal court ruling for marriage equality was set to take effect. Judge Callie V.S. Granade, a George W....
View ArticleISIS Is Bleeding Human History
On top of all the other atrocities they’ve committed, we have to add another entry to the list of ISIS’ crimes against the human race: their penchant for destroying ancient relics and other historical...
View ArticleHow We Built the Ghettos, Why We Built the Ghettos
In the wake of the protests and riots that convulsed Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray, there was unexpected and welcome news: state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby moved quickly to indict the police...
View ArticleErasing the Past, Denying the Future
In the eyes of the religious conservative movement, America’s best days are always in the past. They bemoan the modern era of activist government, heightened sensitivity, and moral complexity, and look...
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