Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2009
Never let it be said that the Catholic Church doesn’t embrace change. They lifted a ban on publishing Galileo’s works only 76 years after he died, and they lifted their general prohibition on works advocating heliocentrism only 40 years after that. And only a year after the Cadaver Synod they forbade any future [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 10th, 2009
As President, Barack Obama faces tough choices every day. What should we do about Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons? What’s the best way to kill Somalian pirates? How can I funnel more taxpayer money to my wall street friends? And, um, what’s the President’s church going to be?
White House aides and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2009
Over the past year, I have encountered a number of “non-religious” types who were not only avid supporters of Barack Obama, but who also insisted that he was a “closet atheist”.
Although all evidence points to the contrary, they offered a number of plausible reasons like
I like him, so he’s got to be
sitting through years of [...]
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