Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2009
Over in the USA Today, BioLogos bigwigs Giberson and Falk continue their ongoing mission to debase science. Their recipe for the “compatibility” of science and religion consists of two teeny-weeny modifications to the scientific method: 1. Observation is not a reliable way of gathering data: Putting modern scientific ideas into [the Bible] distorts the meaning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 8th, 2009
When I saw the article title “Why does God allow evil to succeed?” I was hoping that the Kansas City Star was going for some sort of hard-hitting, Pulitzer-aspiring exposé involving several reporters and months of investigation, culminating in a 5-day multi-part series. (“Part 3: Evil in Our Community.”) Unfortunately, once I clicked through I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2009
In the Wall Street Journal, lawyer Eric Rassbach has an op-ed piece explaining his latest case, in which he defended his client’s religious right to kill goats at his suburban house: I then explain, often to dubious ears, that Mr. Merced is a priest of the Santería religion and must sacrifice goats in order to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2009
Has it really been 40 years since Woodstock? It seems like barely a decade ago that Limp Bizkit exhorted hippies to “Break Stuff,” the Chili Peppers encouraged their fans to set things on “Fire,” and Kid Rock convinced the audience that they should “Turn on, tune in, and Bawitdaba out.” But, historians argue, it has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 6th, 2009
German soccer club “Schalke 04” has come under fire from local Muslims upset that its club song “Blau und Weiß, wie lieb ich dich” (“Nazi Supermen Are Our Superiors”) contains the lyric “Muhammad Was a Prophet Who Knows Nothing About Football.” You might think that the German Muslims would be happy that a bunch of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009
Awful news from Pennsylvania, where George Sodini shot up a gym, killing four people (and injuring many others) before turning the gun on himself. To make it creepier, he left an online diary detailing his politics, his depression, his sexual dry spell, his previous failed attempts at mass murder, and his religious beliefs: Tetelestai Church [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2009
Looking to opt out of the forthcoming “cash for clunkers” healthcare legislation? How about a religious exemption? One of the central tenets of the health care legislation under construction on Capitol Hill is a mandate that every American be protected by some kind of medical insurance. There’s one exception to the mandate, though: people opposed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2009
Although Seattle is not a particularly religious city, our local papers pretty frequently run articles describing what it’s like to be “in a relationship” with god. Today, for instance, Northwest Ministry Network Women’s Ministry Director Jodi Detrick brings us the touching tale of a former junkie who used the “relationship status” of her Facebook page [...]
