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February 2014

February 10, 2014

O the Bliss!

One of the most popular songs in American history has the following line: "My sin,...

February 07, 2014

The Jelly Has Departed From You: A Logical Fallacy

Once, so long ago today's young earth creationists were all young, I was at a...

February 05, 2014

The Achilles Challenge

The great warrior Achilles was given a choice: live long or live gloriously. He made...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

Peace! Peace!

Today the United States celebrates the work of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., particularly his...

January 11, 2014

“Because of the Music”

Our most excellent friends sing for one of Southern California's best churches, but are often...

January 09, 2014

I have a dream!

Unless you are Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., you should avoid using "I have a...

January 07, 2014

In which I oppose animal cruelty. . .

A Facebook friend asked me to "oppose all animal cruelty" and I agreed to do...

January 06, 2014

The Mystical Next Time

Thank God that no sizable number of Americans support Nazi or Soviet-style regimes. We must,...

January 05, 2014

Thoughts on Twelfth Night: Cursed Winter without Christmas

The end of the football season is upon us. If your team is still in...

January 03, 2014

Where have you gone Tom Brown?

If you love Harry Potter, then you owe a debt to Tom Brown. Tom Brown...

January 02, 2014

O Christ!

Jesus' last name is not Christ. I heard this in Sunday School, as a joke,...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Five Dumb Ideas: A Recollection

A secular New Year (and the last half of the Christmas season) brings back memories....

December 20, 2013

Our Kid’s Dentist Says: Buy this Book!

So I have this novel . . .and the publisher has fixed certain...

December 19, 2013

In Which I Live Blog Sarah Palin’s New Book: “Good Tidings of Great Joy”

The Rules: In a live reading, I live my life while reading a book and...

December 05, 2013

Three Full Cheers for Rural Pastors!

As the son of a pastor, the grandson of a deacon, and the great-grandson of...

December 04, 2013

Poor Shaming

We should help the poor and not shame them. Put succinctly: sinners should be ashamed,...

December 02, 2013

Pope Francis Conservative

Pope Francis is a Christian, but he is also a conservative. These truths are so...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

This Schism Was Cancelled

What if you gave a schism and before anybody of global importance had noticed, the...

November 26, 2013

What if you had a schism and (almost) nobody important noticed?

Evidently fellow Patheos blogger, Tony Jones, has gone into schism with my church. This presents...

November 21, 2013

Party Better! (On More, or Better, Parties)

Some Holiday parties will lack holiness. Other Holiday parties will be selfish and wasteful. In...

November 19, 2013

“We are dying . . . set up a committee!”

My daily news comes from The Telegraph: if you want literate center-right English perspective, then the Telegraph will not...

November 14, 2013

The Bible and “Fifty Shades of Grey”

To avoid disappointment let me begin by saying this is not a post reviewing Fifty Shades...

November 13, 2013

RINO’s and Religion: Avoiding a Fallacy

Ask a teacher: a paper that settles an issue with a dictionary definition is a...

November 11, 2013

At Least Two Cheers for American Protestants!

I could just say: "Read this magnificent post." but being long-winded I cannot. American Protestants,...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

A Need for “Persuasion”

Ideally? Washington politicians would read and discuss Jane Austen's Persuasion. Practically? Practically, our leaders are too...

October 25, 2013

Grand Old Problem

I did not vote for President Obama, twice, I did not vote for Bill Clinton,...

October 11, 2013

Beware Fake College or Cash Cow Degrees

Beware: higher education is changing. Many schools that exist today will not exist tomorrow and...

October 09, 2013

Monty Python: Five TV Shows That Mattered (V)

It was funny once. If you are my age and had a bad case of...

October 07, 2013

Hawaii Five O: Five Television Shows that Mattered (IV)

Jack Lord's Steve McGarret was Captain Kirk as a Catholic. Hawaii Five O took traditional...

October 03, 2013

Sound and Fury

Most Americans would be fine during an extended government shutdown and the longer it goes...