This is a compilation of various observations I’ve made about Easter over the years. This weekend is *the* Christian holiday, Easter. It commemorates the murder, and subsequent supposed magical resurrection, of a man/god in payment for the original sin of Adam and Eve (requiring them to exist plus the talking snake) and all the sinning … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Easter, the supposed events and implications
Category: not so polite dinner conversation
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ war on Easter
It's no surprise to anyone that there are a lot of Americans that are amazingly ignorant and very loud about it. Bill O'Reilly is one of the loudest. This time? Well, Bill has this to say "Easter is a good holiday, you don’t have to believe in Jesus…” Video here. This is a lovely sequel to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ war on Easter
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A question “Why do you speak out against religion?”
Today, I thought I’d address a question from one of the folks who have commented on my blog. The question is a common one: why do you speak out against religion? Aka can’t we just all get along? J The link to the comment that sparked this blog entry is here. I will have to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A question “Why do you speak out against religion?”
Not So Polite Dinner Conservation – a bit more about that Bible miniseries. Battle, blood, and a little bit off the tip please.
Watching about half of the second part of the Bible miniseries. I do have to say it’s doing a great job of showing how violent and primitive the bible is. I can still remember singing about Joshua and Jericho when in bible school and when I taught bible school. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conservation – a bit more about that Bible miniseries. Battle, blood, and a little bit off the tip please.
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
(Today is March 8 and the Miltary Religious Freedom Foundation has called upon people to protest the United StatesAirForceAcademy’s action of using a malicious homophobic amateur website as a source for information on Jewish holidays. They had no problem in using a neutral website like about.com to use as a link for Christian holidays. It … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – How silly the Qu’ran is and a bonus photo of my cat
It seems like Mr. Rogers isn't coming back, though I do hope that isn't the case. This is unsuprising. The usual scenario is that the TrueChristiantm will convince himself that I didn't "really" want to discuss Christianity and he'll tell himself that I wasn't honest. That's a real two-fer in lying. First a cute … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – How silly the Qu’ran is and a bonus photo of my cat
From the Kitchen – Hot and Sour Soup, plus a review of the Bible miniseries
This weekend I decided to try hot and sour soup, a staple at Chinese-American restaurants. I find it a great elixir for fighting off colds and since my husband is now snotting around, I though it was about time to make it. I used the recipe for hot and sour soup (Suan La Tang) from … Continue reading From the Kitchen – Hot and Sour Soup, plus a review of the Bible miniseries
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and how willful ignorance isn’t a good place to start
This post from Mr. Rogers addresses my supposed distortions claimed here. I've added bullets in his post to make it easier to read. As the reader will note, a lot of dealing with theists is repetitive. There are many distortions in your piece, but let’s just start at the beginning, where you say, “none of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and how willful ignorance isn’t a good place to start
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and parables (not that Mr. Rogers)
Happily, Mr. Rogers has returned. To make things easier, I am going to address his comments here in a blog post so we can keep things somewhat coherent. His posts will be in italics and my response will follow them. I don’t claim Christians are “better.” We are sinners, saved by God’s grace. I did … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and parables (not that Mr. Rogers)
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Agenda 21 and the Americans who think the UN is coming to take their women…or something…
(while we’re waiting for Mr. Rogers to show how wrong I am, I thought I'd return to a more political bent) In my line of work, I’ve come upon the “UN is evil, with black helicopters” crowd. People in central PA (and all over the US), are *sure* that the UN is going to take … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Agenda 21 and the Americans who think the UN is coming to take their women…or something…
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