Sunday School
This is the summary of my weekend, the first weekend of April, 2006. Not much to report, but I did try a couple of new restaurants.
Read moreReligion
Religion is a frequent topic on this blog, and should not be confused with Christianity.
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Flips Finger in Church
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia startled reporters in Boston just minutes after attending a mass, by flipping a middle finger to his critics. There is a photo.
Read moreThe Basis For The Rise of Religious Extremism
I came across an article by author and playwright, Philip Slater, titled “Why America is Polarized.” This is perhaps one of the best explanations I’ve read explaining why religious fundamentalism is on the rise, not only in America, but around the world. Slater’s basic premise is that, “The purest forms of a cultural system always appear as it decays.”
Read moreI'm Not Sure I Was Meant To Be Here
I’ve been pondering this post for sometime. I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, but to point out how poorly we are doing as a society at caring for the least of these.
Read more"Christian Group" Now wants Desperate Housewives Off The Air
The radical religious right group, the American Family Association, has become the book burners of the new century. They don’t simply have a gripe with a few things in our culture, a few companies, a few TV shows. They want America to be forced to live under their warped, minority view of an extremist Biblical lifestyle that doesn’t even comport with the majority of mainstream American Christianity.
Read moreWhy Are Conservatives So Afraid
When our nation was founded, we had men of real character and courage fighting for their nascent America, one in which liberty and freedom trumped the authoritative tendencies of the monarchy. Patrick Henry gave words to those efforts: Give me liberty or give me death!
Read moreRadical right angry that colleges are promoting "respect [for] the dignity of all persons"
Holy cow! Next thing you know those darn colleges are going to tell us women have the right to vote and black people can swim in our pools.
Read moreDid Martin Luther King's Dream End On A Jetway In Miami?
On this weekend, when we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it would be well to remember that King dreamed of something very different for America. King dreamed of an America inspired, if not by love, then at least by justice.
Read moreDeath's Dark Veil
Martin Toler, Jr. probably knew his life coming to an end. Mr. Toler was trapped in the Sago Mine some two miles beneath the surface of the earth. Most likely, he knew others around him had already died. In his final hours, his thoughts turned to those closest to him, and Toler took the precious little energy he had left, and scribbled a note to his loved ones: ?Tell all ? I [will] see them on the other side?? ?It wasn?t bad, I just went to sleep.? And at the bottom: ?I love you.? Toler touched not only reached out to his family, but his message touched many of us.
Read moreThe Lord's Task Lisk According to Pat Robertson
This from Mr. Sun’s blog. Don’t you think God cries whenever this guy gets in front of a microphone?
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