religion

Corporate Transvestism

June 3, 2011

It is now okay to own up to your obsession with Betty Crocker or Ronald McDonald. As a kid I found myself attracted to the Morton’s Salt young lady. A handful of salted peanuts can bring up memories of days gone by. Carrying a torch for Sara Lee or Big Boy was never really akin [...]

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Save Us From Patriots

March 10, 2010

Did someone revise the English dictionary while I wasn’t looking? Reading and watching the news is disconcerting and disorienting. Liz Cheney, a graduate of law school and self-proclaimed patriot, calls the Department of Justice the Department of Jihad. Why? Because seven attorneys in that department once represented terror suspects before the courts. This law school [...]

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Creationists vs. Creationism

July 8, 2008

I don’t know why I’m writing on this subject. After all, I am somewhat cowardly. This post will likely put me in jeopardy. Too many Christians are all too ready and willing to demonstrate that “God is love.” I sometimes wonder if those most loudly proclaiming their Christianity have ever actually read the Bible. Comparing [...]

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Starting the Sacred & Secular Category

June 23, 2008

My mother intended for me to be a missionary. That didn’t quite work out the way she planned. The one year that I did study to become a missionary wasn’t a total loss. It helped propel my interest in religion. My primary take has always been: why don’t Christians behave at least a little as [...]

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