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BP Off the Hook for Oil Spill-WorldNet Daily Says it was God

June 27, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 384 Views 2 Comments David Vitter, Diapers, God, Israel, Obama, Tea Bagger Party

Yes, that’s right folks. I knew it would be just a matter of time, but the tea bagger crazies are now claiming the oil spill in the Gulf was caused by God. So why would you say God would blow up an oil drilling platform off the Louisiana coast? Well, Katrina was because of those devil worshiping, gays down in New Orleans, so you might think this was because the people down there keep electing prostitution supporter, diaper wearing David Vitter, but you would be wrong. Turns out, it’s all Obama’s fault.

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A Discussions of Pauls Letter to the Romans as Concerns Homosexuality

June 25, 2010August 10, 2015 192 Views 0 Comments Bible, Greek, Homosexuality, Paul, Romans

So, what is going on and who is being spoken to and about in Romans 1? The book was written as a letter by Paul somewhere between 54 to 58 AD while he was living in Corinth. It was carried by Priscilla to the church in Rome; Paul would not even visit Rome himself for another five years. The letter was written about twenty five years after the death of Jesus.

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Say It To My Face Orrin Hatch

June 19, 2010September 29, 2018 331 Views 1 Comment Homosexual Affair, Homosexuals, LGBT, Mormon, Orrin Hatch, Religion, Tea Baggers, Tithing

Here’s the first in a brand new series here at Deep Something. I’m sick and tired of hearing the Republicans and krazy kristian kooks like the American Family Association and Tony Perkins and many others just make shit up about gay people and the issues faced by LGBT people in this country (and around the world). They do it because they get to try to hide behind press releases, podiums, security and websites. So I’ve decided to call them out. I’m going to find a number and do my best to get through to them or their staff person, and I intend to respectfully and thoughtfully challenge them to say it to my face (or at least over the phone).

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Where Have I Been?

June 14, 2010September 29, 2018 207 Views 0 Comments Lay, LGBT, wingnuts

I’ve been busy, and less than motivated lately when it comes to posting, but I want to get back in the groove. So look for some upcoming movie reviews and a new series called, “Say It To My Face.”

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DADT Letter to Rep. Todd Akin (R-MI)

May 27, 2010September 29, 2018 208 Views 0 Comments DADT, DADT Repeal, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, George Washington, House, Todd Akin

This is a letter written to Republican House Member Todd Akin in response to remarks he made today in a floor speech concern the possible repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Funny thing, we owe our victory over the British to a Gay General, and Akin wants to invoke Washington and what he would think.

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Scaring People to Christianity

April 7, 2010August 10, 2015 310 Views 0 Comments Bible, christian, Christianity, Easter, Micah, Revelation, right wing, Theology

Easter Sunday afternoon me and Lay went to his parent’s farm down in Ruskin to hide Easter eggs and eat. At one point, I was running to a nearby Walgreens to pickup a couple of items. I was stopped at the traffic waiting to turn in and noticed a young man on the corner holding a large sign and his Bible. I felt sorry for him, because the picture was one of an angry God, and I have trouble with that image, but it’s an image held by too many on the religious right.

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Keep America Beautiful

February 21, 2010August 10, 2015 328 Views 0 Comments AFA, Dr. John Christy, Environment, environmental protection, Global Warming, One News Now, pat robertson

Over at One News Now (an ultra-conservative non-news outlet), they published another story this week trying to refute the idea of Global Warming, with what may be the most absurd argument yet. Christians are called to believe that the earth is the creation of God and is a gift given to humans for our care and nurturing. I believe that responsible Christians are especially called on to protect the environment and all in it. So why have so many so-called Christian Leaders and Organizations seen fit to argue over the nuances of data collection instead of concerning themselves with the deterioration of the environment and the ever increasing cost of energy? To whom are they beholding?

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Recipe for Junk Science

February 18, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 158 Views 0 Comments Comments, junk science, Pam's House Blend, recipe, Scientific Research

Take one preconceived notion and grasp it strongly. Bake this idea into your mind until well seared. If necessary, run around shouting it at the top of your lungs with your ears plugged and eyes shut so as to drown out any competing notions.

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Charter for Compassion

February 12, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 194 Views 0 Comments charter, compassion, equity, justice, Respect

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

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Book of Eli, The – A Movie Review

January 22, 2010 B. John 208 Views 0 Comments Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Apocalypse, Bible, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

In the not-too-distant future, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water… or for nothing at all. But they’re no match for this traveler. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Overall, this movie is probably worth watching, but wait until it is out on video.

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Being Friends with God

January 17, 2010August 10, 2015 201 Views 0 Comments Haiti, Martin Luther King, MLK, prayer, Sunday School

Today in Sunday School, We still going through the Rick Warren book. This discussion was about being friends with God. The discussion went off in a number of directions, and I’m not sure how much I got out of this week. Today is also the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so I wanted to work in a reference to that in today’s prayer. I heard a great story this morning on NPR about how King had once been asked, in his teenage years, what he was looking at as he stared out the Window. He was watching the gas lamp lighter going along lighting the gas lights. King said he was watching the man, “knock holes in the darkness.”