In my last blog post, I reported on my interaction with Mr. Bill Keller, and/or one of his minions. In that episode, I had requested that Mr. Keller join me to take the altar challenge he proposed to the leader of ISIL, to show whose god was real. Unsurprisingly, he has yet to agree to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – part 2 of the Bill Keller saga, where excuses roam free
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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the altar challenge, will Bill Keller take the challenge he offered to a Muslim?
Ah, back into writing about religion. It’s about time, isn’t it? And can *you* guess what the answer to the question in the title is? Of course you can! Recently, I noted a post on Ed Brayton’s Dispatches From The Culture Wars, about Bill Keller and his silly challenge to the leader of ISIL, the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the altar challenge, will Bill Keller take the challenge he offered to a Muslim?
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Yet more evidence that it’s not about concern but control, and some ruminations on prayer
Here in PA, we have yet more evidence that those who claim to be “pro-life” are concerned with nothing more than control of anyone who disagrees with them. There was a bill that would require that employers offer their pregnant employees a seat or allowing them to have a beverage at their work station. We … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Yet more evidence that it’s not about concern but control, and some ruminations on prayer
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – surprise, the world is going to end….again
Since we have the usual claims of “the end times are a-comin’” thanks to the current uptick in world violence, I thought I’d devote a blog entry to the wonderful world of eschatology or as we know it here in the US, TrueChristians and their violent fantasies. To start out, we have a recent Billy … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – surprise, the world is going to end….again
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Another wannabee theocrat here in PA – government is great if it teaches my religion
Recently, there was a letter to the editor in the local paper on why we should allow creationism to be taught in schools. It was from a pastor, Glen Bayly, of the Mifflinburg Alliance Church, a bit north of me in central Pennsylvania. You can find a bit about Mr. Bayly on the ‘net, he’s … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Another wannabee theocrat here in PA – government is great if it teaches my religion
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – hypocrisy on parade again in the US Supreme Court, the Hobby Lobby decision
Again, we have wannabee theocrats making decisions based on their religion that affects many people in this country. The usual suspects on the US Supreme Court have decided that some people’s religion trumps other people’s religion (or lack thereof) in the US. They have also decided that corporations can have religion. The case was if … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – hypocrisy on parade again in the US Supreme Court, the Hobby Lobby decision
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – on the anonymous ad about the same sex marriage decision in the Harrisburg Patriot News
To get myself in the mood for ridiculing bigots, I’m watching Blazing Saddles and The Constitution USA with Peter Sagal as I write this post. On June 22, 2014, there appeared an anonymous advertisement on page A16 of the Harrisburg Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA). It was ostensibly about how “wrong” Judge Jones III was when … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – on the anonymous ad about the same sex marriage decision in the Harrisburg Patriot News
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – More TrueChristian antics in Pennsylvania, ten commandments, mottos, etc
Here in PA, we have the usual nonsense. In one more instance of trying to pander to the theocrats, we have one of the usual state legislators again trying to get his particular religion forced on everyone in the public schools; now it's "optional". We also have the usual attempts by TrueChristians trying to keep one … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – More TrueChristian antics in Pennsylvania, ten commandments, mottos, etc
What the Boss Likes – a little schadenfreude for the right wing wingnuts
Supposedly there is supposed to be tens of millions of anti-Obama people on the Mall in Washington DC right now. I guess not so much, considering that one would think that these "patriots" would meet near the Washington Monument in their belief that the Founding Fathers would agree with them. It seems that the fans at … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – a little schadenfreude for the right wing wingnuts
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – what to do if your child comes to the conclusion they are an atheist? maybe not follow the God Squad’s advice
In one of the latest God Squad columns, the querent is a Catholic parent whose 16 year old son has declared he is an atheist. He asks for Rabbi Gellman’s advice on how to convince his son there is a god. The parent, the father, admits that even he and the mother don’t go to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – what to do if your child comes to the conclusion they are an atheist? maybe not follow the God Squad’s advice
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