The Civilizing Influence Of Females
From my better half via email: Just read your blog about this morning… just wanted to remind you that the Brits are the originators of the stiff upper lip, thus they would not be offended by life going on. Pray…
Category Religion/Morals
Democracy, Whisky, (Emphasis On) Sexy!
Or: The Shape of Days takes a whack at the Islamofascist hornets’ nest Jeff Harrell slightly altered his site’s design today, removing his childhood mugshot and replacing it with a shot of Jessica Simpson from this month’s GQ. He goes…
“God Bless This Honorable Court!”
…For, while I may condemn their “Ten Commandments” decisions, lo, they have reaped many comedic benefits! Jeff Goldstein: 9 Favorite snack foods enjoyed by recent Supreme Court ruling majorities 1. (By rule of law, I’m allowed to take your) Devil…
The Madness Of “Genetic Screening”
My wife and I have had to make a series of decisions that will, to varying degrees, affect the future of our child: whether to get an ultrasound, how many ultrasounds to get, whether we are going to pursue “natural”…
How’s The Poor Girl Ever Going To Live This One Down?
Now, I’m awfully proud of my soon-to-be-born child, as any prospective parent should be, but even I haven’t gone as far as to see the face of Jesus in their ultrasound. The poor girl – she’s not just a child,…
Words Fail Me
I’m not an Episcopal, but if I were, I’m pretty sure I’d be out-and-out offended by the first-ever Clown Eucharist. The scary thing is that they don’t appear to be joking. Actually, I’d almost prefer that they were doing so,…
Outrage At The Outrage
Glenn Reynolds notes a post by Joe Gandelman (aka The Moderate Voice) in which TMV takes issue with a piece on the American Family Association’s website. TMV makes the claim that Matt Friedman (author of the piece in question) is…
On Bumper Stickers, Hell And Mass Media Depictions Thereof
Lileks is on a roll today. First, on the subject of obnoxious bumper stickers: I have no bumperstickers, for the same reason I do not paste editorials with which I agree on the seat of my pants. I’m always fascinated…
Biblically Dense
In all my years of reading the Bible, attending Christian education and studying Church history, one fact always sort of floated around on the periphery of my understanding: Simon Peter (the Disciple) was married. I had never given it a…
We Mysterious Religious Conservatives
John Hawkins has a helpful primer for Left-ish politicians looking to understand voters on the “Far Right” like me. He closes with the following statment: Summing it all up: If you want the support of religious voters, all you need…
