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June 2014

June 24, 2014

“Liberty” Church

Stuff Fundies Like and Bruce Gerencser both pointed out this self-description from a fundamentalist church...

April 2014

April 26, 2014

Living in Nerd Paradise

Yesterday, I didn't even know that there was such a thing as the national "nerd...

March 2014

March 17, 2014

Agog About Gog

Mike Skinner wrote a post about the end-times prophecy approach to the Bible, and the...

November 2013

November 17, 2013

Rainbow

In case you ever wondered what is at the end of the rainbow, I now...

August 2013

August 03, 2013

City Water

Yesterday was a momentous occasion. For the first time since moving to Indianapolis more than...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Touring Auschwitz

A former student of mine, Rev. Jill Moffett Howard, will be taking a trip to...

March 2013

March 23, 2013

WHONA

Today I visited WHONA - Who North America - for the first time. They have...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

Truth in Education

Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse is the man behind several past attempts to pass creationist...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

Richard Mourdock and “Gifts from God”

Richard Mourdock, a Republican candidate running to represent Indiana in the Senate, has caused a great deal...

August 2012

August 06, 2012

Power

Power has been restored! I express gratitude on behalf of my family and my neighborhood...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Happy 175th Anniversary, Crooked Creek Baptist Church!

Yesterday my church, Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States, celebrated...

April 2012

April 22, 2012

Misread Bible Passages: Beware the Nicotines!

We continued our study of Revelation in my Sunday school class, and while we had...

March 2012

March 06, 2012

Which is the more likely cause of tornados – God, natural phenomena, or pastors full of hot air?

A lot of people are responding to comments by people such as Pat Robertson and...

March 05, 2012

Post-Apocalyptic Churches

The science fiction site IO9 posted some photos altered by a Russian artist to depict...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Grand Canyon, Bigger Lies

A geologist from the NCSE explains why young-earth creationism's Flood geology doesn't fit the evidence:...

February 01, 2012

Good News and Bad News in Indiana’s New Creation Science Law

The news is circulating that Senate Bill 89, which allows for the teaching of "creation...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

The Latest on the Indiana Creationism Bill: Adding Still Other Views on Creation

"Unconstitutional Crusade Hurts Critical Thinking" is the title of a letter to the editor which...

January 28, 2012

SB 89 Creationism Bill Vote in Indiana Senate Monday

I received this e-mail from the NCSE, which I assume the author will not mind...

January 26, 2012

Petition Against Indiana’s Creationism Bill, Senate Bill 89

Most have probably already heard the news that the proposed creationism bill was approved by...

January 23, 2012

Discussions of Evolution and Creationism Around the Blogosphere

Here are some links to discussions around the blogosphere which connect with this blog in...

January 13, 2012

Coyotes by the Creek

Today I spotted a pair of animals just across the creek behind my house, which...

January 12, 2012

The Lord’s Prayer in Indiana Public Schools?

As if the news of attempts to get creationism into science classrooms were not bad...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

Creationist Legislation in Indiana

I often try to do what I can to help support those in other states...

December 05, 2011

Hoosier Humorous A Cappella Christmas Music

Straight No Chaser, the a cappella singing group from Indiana, is quickly becoming a holiday...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

Learning to Speak Hoosier

These would have been more useful to me a few years ago, but I can...

August 2011

August 17, 2011

Liberalism Around the Blogosphere (and in the aftermath of the Indiana State Fair tragedy)

Mike Bird's caricature/critique of Liberal Christianity and my response to it are getting some discussion...

July 2011

July 26, 2011

Christmas in July

I decided to go ahead with my plan to call this post "Christmas in July"...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

Sycamore School on the Discovery Channel

A great local school for gifted children, Sycamore School, located here in Indianapolis, has been...

June 07, 2011

Don’t Be Afraid of the Space Rays

IO9 posted a photo of a sign that is apparently to be found here in...

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