(note to my readers: if you followed this blog because of your interest in my recipes, brewing or drink reviews, you may want to back out now. Anything that is titled "Not So Polite Dinner Conversation" is my unvarnished views of politics and/or religion. You've been warned 🙂 ). Here are a few random things … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: Antics of Christians in the news, in a blog, and in a newsletter(NSFW because of what they said)
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Christian “Science” and the art of the con
Well, this week, the Christian Scientists here in Harrisburg mailed out fliers about how they were going to have a healing talk down at their church, by Josh Niles (a supposed veteran which make me wonder why the local VA hospital isn’t empty). There are few things I find more disgusting than theists making baseless claims … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Christian “Science” and the art of the con
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – on this Fourth of July
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a good post for the Fourth of July, our national holiday here in the US. "On this date in 1776, Thomas Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence" was adopted, after a vote approving it on July 2. Its secular purpose was to "dissolve the political bands," and it inaugurated the anti-biblical … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – on this Fourth of July
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – when the SCOTUS ignores facts to funnel public monies to churches
Unsurprisingly, the conservatives on the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) ignored the fact that church in the recent Trinity Lutheran case admitted that their playground that they were requesting state funding for was part of their ministry. It was not a case of "but think of the children" in wanting a safer playground, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – when the SCOTUS ignores facts to funnel public monies to churches
What the Boss Likes: So we went to Boston
About two weeks ago now, we took an extra-long weekend up to Boston. My spouse has been working on a fiction story set there (and in New England, Cthulhu donchaknow? 😊 ) and it seemed as good as any place to vacation. We took the train overnight to the city. That made for one long … Continue reading What the Boss Likes: So we went to Boston
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: about that Revelation thing…
I’ve been waiting for Pastor Dave to finish his series on Revelation. The part I was most interested in was how he would handle chapters 19-21, which we had discussed but where he never was willing to give me his interpretation of it. I’m very glad that he did get a chance to tell me … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: about that Revelation thing…
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – how atheism isn’t “cool” per a certain Catholic
(fair warning: if you followed my blog because of food or beer, the following is my unvarnished religious views. You may want to leave now 😊 ) I haven’t had a good target for a while to show just how silly a lot of Christians are. (I’m patiently waiting for a series about Revelation to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – how atheism isn’t “cool” per a certain Catholic
From the Bar and the Back Room: nostalgia on my part – Blennd and a new beer
Like most regions, humans come up with foods that are beloved locally but pretty much unknown outside of a day’s travel. I grew up in western PA which has this stuff called Reymer’s Blennd. This is a orange and lemon fruit based syrup that you mix with water to your taste. It’s been around for … Continue reading From the Bar and the Back Room: nostalgia on my part – Blennd and a new beer
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: where we find “religious freedom” meaning no more than fear and bigotry again
Today, our not so very religious but very ignorant president of the US has signed an executive order allowing religious organizations to get more politically active. I think it is disgusting for all of the pandering by the GOP and the receiption of such pandering by TrueChristians but honestly, it’s a great thing for those … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: where we find “religious freedom” meaning no more than fear and bigotry again
From the Kitchen and from the bar – new beers, new food and a tattoo!
Well, we never made it to the March for Science. I did watch it on CSPAN, and they had pretty good coverage of it. Some of the signs were priceless. I did like the one that read something like “we knew it was going to rain because of science”. I find it terribly weird that … Continue reading From the Kitchen and from the bar – new beers, new food and a tattoo!
Club Schadenfreude 