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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “churches deserve protection from those who would harm worshippers.”

because well, God just doesn't do anything except show up in toast and stains. http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/04/15/gov-signs-guns-churches-bill/83079790/   Way to go Gov, show us that unshakeable faith!  Lightning rods and now guns??? "“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “churches deserve protection from those who would harm worshippers.” →

David McDonnough: The Best/Worst Christian Apologist in America

More evidence that TrueChristians depend on nothing more than ignorance and lies to support their nonsense.   The author of Applied Faith, David McDonnough, is the living embodiment of why today the evangelical brand is toxic… and for that, I salute him. The product of an American Bible school masque… Source: David McDonnough: The Best/Worst … Continue reading David McDonnough: The Best/Worst Christian Apologist in America →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – yep, one more abuse scandal – here in PA

Unsurprisingly, we have yet ONE MORE investigation that shows that the Roman Catholic Church has aided and abetted the rape and abuse of children. This is now in the diocese about an hour’s drive from the state capitol Harrisburg. There are many excuses given for the church, that it isn’t at fault. The church has … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – yep, one more abuse scandal – here in PA →

What the Boss Likes – Snowzilla, and a couple of pics from last summer

Update:  The aftermath.  Husband is digging out the bug.   Here I am sitting in the belly of Snowzilla, the current nor'easter battering the east coast of the US.   We have about 12 inches of snow (30.5 cm for you who have a sensible measurement system), and we still have around 10 hours of snow … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Snowzilla, and a couple of pics from last summer →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – myth, fact and what should be presented in a magazine about science and history

Just got my latest Smithsonian magazine. I have a particular fondness for this magazine, being one of the first I got when I was a kid in the late 70s. One of the first issues had the shots of Io’s volcanoes from Voyager 1.   About a decade later, I got an internship at one of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – myth, fact and what should be presented in a magazine about science and history →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Roe v. Wade

This day is an anniversary of the date that women won the ability to control their own bodies here in the US when it comes to childbirth and abortion. This was the famous Roe vs. Wade decision. Pleasantly enough, I have just read that the GOP majority in the US House of Representatives have failed … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Roe v. Wade →

Seventh-Day Adventist pastor abandons belief in God, embraces reality

Rather than painting the same horse my own personal color, I thought my readers would like to see this blog post from Dr. Coyne over at Why Evolution is True, about a pastor's experiment on being an atheist. And I am pretty sure I said that this pastor was only doing it for the money … Continue reading Seventh-Day Adventist pastor abandons belief in God, embraces reality →