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December 2013

December 19, 2013

TLC Picks Up “My Five Wives” as a Series

I just received word from Shannon Martin, a senior director of publicity with TLC, that...

December 04, 2013

Once in Royal Jethro’s City.

There was a nugget of a find at the local Thrift Shop today, “The Jethro...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

I Love Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder’s Critique of Guns

Eddie Vedder, of the rock band Pearl Jam, offers a Utilitarian assessment of the gun...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

What is Religious Freedom? A Brief Response

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday that it was initiating an...

September 07, 2013

James Taylor Showered the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Love.

Last night, James Taylor was joined by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony...

September 04, 2013

“Atheists have Rock N’ Roll”

I am not an Atheist, though I consider many Atheists amongst my friends. Fellow Patheos...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Pot? Bah Humbug. I’ve got the straight edge.

I really could care less about the movement to legalize pot or pot in general....

August 14, 2013

Holy Ghost of Tom Joad (Hymns of Social Justice)

I love The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. When I taught American Heritage at...

August 06, 2013

Jim Gaffigan on Jesus

I have previously shared an example of comedian Jim Gaffigan's commentary/comedy on everyday American life....

August 01, 2013

There are No “Fake” Geeks, Only Real Jerks. Geek Feminism Fights Back!

Apparently some guy geeks were not being very nice to some girls geeks. Guy geeks...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Is God an American?

Of course, not. While I cringe at the heavy doses of American exceptionalism (often in...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Ick! That Guy is Married to a Dude!

George Takei of both Star Trek and Facebook fame has penned a beautiful and insightful...

June 27, 2013

Whoa…wait…are Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind novels about gay marriage?

Will conservative Christians ever recover from those mean gay bullies? The Daily Show's Samantha Bee...

June 25, 2013

Does Ozzy Actually think “God is Dead?” You Might Be Surprised.

The new single by Black Sabbath asks the question "God is Dead?" Okay, the grammar...

June 18, 2013

Women as Chicks (Adventures in Parenting)

"Why are those chicks running so slow," asked Todd my 13-year-old son. We was wondering...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

Happy Tax Day!

George Harrison and Eric Claption perform the Beatles classic Taxman: I was going to write...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

A Theory of Justice: The Musical!

NOTE: The following originally appeared here at Faith-Promoting Rumor. The producers have informed me that...

March 19, 2013

I will be on HuffPost Live Wednesday at Noon Eastern/10am Mountain (UPDATED).

UPDATE: It looks like we will be talking about withdrawal from Afghanistan, Autism, shampoo, and Michael...