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March 2010

March 13, 2010

Christians: When It Comes to Homosexuality, Man Up

The firmly established default Christian proclamation on the "question" of homosexuality is that being inclined...

March 12, 2010

St. Patrick: The Breakfast-Swiping, Flute-Playing, Snake-Hypnotizing Druid Leprechaun

Sorry for the linky inconvenience, put the post you’re looking for is “I have had it...

February 2010

February 28, 2010

I’m Now Blogging for “The Huffington Post”

As of today I'm blogging for The Huffington Post. I'll supply le' skam on the...

February 13, 2010

Scumbags Selling My FREE eBook On Abused Women

If you go here on this sleazeball site, you'll find what I've made available for...

February 08, 2010

Don’t Worry About An Agent or Editor Stealing Your Book

In response to my post "Penguins," My Blasphemous Christian Book, Finally Returns Home, I received...

February 05, 2010

“Penguins,” My “Blasphemous” Christian Book, Finally Returns Home

The story of my first book, "Penguins, Pain and the Whole Shebang: Why I Do...

February 02, 2010

Hello, Muslims! Let Us Help With Your Land and Religion!

Hello there, Muslims! My name is John Shore. I live in San Diego, California. In...

January 2010

January 27, 2010

Heeeeeeeeeeeere’s STINKY!!

A couple of years ago a friend of mine showed me a stack of photocopied...

January 18, 2010

Where Were You When Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Killed?

The day Martin Luther King was assassinated I came home from a baseball game I'd...

January 10, 2010

Thinking ahead to my next real blog post, I'm just now writing down the things...

January 10, 2010

Hello, bloggy peeps. Today, Sunday, I shan't be putting up a post o' any substance,...

January 09, 2010

If CA Traffic School Isn’t a Scam, I’ll Eat My Ticket

[Major update! I can get online at this class! I'm gonna Twitter what it's like...

January 07, 2010

How I stopped overeating with one thought

I got fat. When, about six months ago, my wife Cat became too ill to...

January 02, 2010

ASS Syndrome: The Problem With New Age “Religion”

To pick-up where I left off with My Answer to the New Ager Who Claims...

January 01, 2010

Vote on What (or WHO?) Tried to Kill Me Last Night

See this meal? This is the New Year's Eve meal my wife Cat and I...

December 2009

December 31, 2009

My Answer to the New-Ager Who Claims to Know God

Thanks, a great deal, to everyone who left a response to the New-Ager about whom...

December 29, 2009

A New-Ager Asks: “MUST I Know Jesus Before I Can Know God?”

In this morning's post (The Holy Spirit = God = All You Need to Know),...

December 27, 2009

The Day “Merry Christmas!” Died

This year the phrase "Merry Christmas" was finally choked to death by the vapid, opportunistic...

December 23, 2009

The “12 Days of Christmas” Song: A Morality Tale About the Destructiveness of Sensual Excess

People are always wondering what the birds and characters represent in the song "The Twelve...

December 18, 2009

Take One: The Opening Passage of My New Novel

(Whoops--sorry. I cut all this, cuz the book's totally taken a new direction. Sorry! Thanks...

December 16, 2009

A Vast Library of Christian History That Fits in a Stocking

In the nearly three years I've been writing this blog, I've never recommended anything for...

December 13, 2009

Osama Bin Laden and Ralph Stanley

As a former rabid anti-Christian who suddenly saw the light, do you mind if I...

December 13, 2009

Monthly Giveaways For My Facebook Fan Members

Tomorrow I'll announce a new monthly giveaway for those who've joined my Facebook fan page....

December 12, 2009

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

TIGER, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye...

December 11, 2009

Go to Work as the Twelve Days of Christmas!

Want to this year spread so much holiday cheer that even your boss is sure...

December 09, 2009

On Facebook, Where Do You Draw the Line With An Ex?

So recently (with Is It EVER Okay To Be Facebook Friends With an Ex? and...

December 06, 2009

I Believe Christians Have a Poor Kleresmaak. And We’re Selfvoldaan!

Really, I think we should all take anything anyone says about religion with a knypie...

December 01, 2009

“Worst Night Ever” + Possible Torn Retina = Visit to ER for My Unhappy Wife

(This is a continuation of my recent posts about my wife Catherine, who last week...

November 2009

November 30, 2009

On “A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett and His Daughter Sing Wildly Inappropriate Duet

How does Tony and Antonia Bennett's duet on "A Swingin' Christmas" not sound like an...

November 26, 2009

Think You Know Thanksgiving? You Don’t Know Squat, Squanto.

1. The Pilgrims were: a. an exceptionally boring rock band from Kidneypool, England. b. a...