Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 19th, 2009
After a lot of reflection, I’ve decided not to wade into the controversy over the Fort Hood Massacre. Sure, shooter Nidal Hasan appears to have been a devout Muslim who shouted “Allahu Akbar” while he was mowing down his colleagues and who had deep respect for Anwar al-Awlaki, the spiritual adviser to the 9/11 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 1st, 2009
Tragedy in (Wichita / Ottawa / Nepal / Israel), where (an anti-abortion activist / a devout Muslim / Hindu extremists / Ultra-Orthodox Jews) (murdered a doctor / murdered his sister and her lover / blew up a Catholic Church / beat up some missionaries) in order to (stop him from performing abortions / restore honor [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2009
Over at the Friendly Atheist, Hemant challenges people to describe the chronology of their religious transformations. Here’s mine:
4: noticed gaping logical errors in C.S. Lewis books
5: found the “Captain Kangaroo” episode “Mr. Green Jeans and the Argument from Design” utterly uncompelling
6-7: watched “Superbook” and became concerned that none of my Bibles allowed me to [...]
