Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2009
While secular scientists and religious fundamentalists may find themselves at odds over many issues, they’ve come to the same conclusion when it comes to at least one. Both sides agree that “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling doesn’t research thoroughly or deeply enough when writing her best-selling novels. In the weeks ahead of the release of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12th, 2009
Graduation speakers are always a tricky issue. The year I graduated college, they picked some speaker no one wanted to hear, and then shortly before graduation she died (or got sick, I forget which), and they replaced her with someone else no one wanted to hear. And yet, we all showed up, sat in the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 17th, 2009
I bet you thought demonic possession was something that only happened on “Days of Our Lives.” You probably thought that the people who historically were accused of being “possessed by demons” were merely misunderstood acid-trippers, off-their-meds schizophrenics, four-year-olds playing with imaginary friends, mimes, breakdancers, performance artists, heavy-metal musicians, manic-depressives, politicians, and Czech “slam” poets. Well, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2009
Did you know that the Catholics have their own country? It’s called “Vatican City” and it’s located near Italy and it’s ruled by the Pope and it’s a magical land where the only pharmacy won’t sell you wicked goods like condoms or Viagra or clip-on sunglasses. Its two largest industries are tourism and “contributions from [...]
