We have before us Judge Roy Moore, twice-removed Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and currently candidate for the US Senate in the same state, who stands accused of fondling a 14-year-old girl when he was in his thirties, several decades ago. This is the same Judge Moore who was thrown off the State Supreme …
Texas’s politicians are all trying to prep for a gig in the Freedom Caucus in the US House. How else can this be explained? Texas adoption agencies could ban Jews, gays, Muslims This is not a joke. Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by state-funded or private agencies with religious …
I’m no connoisseur of homilies or sermons, but
Jo Walton is a poet, a science fiction author and an essayist. 12 years ago she wrote this story about a man named Joseph. It’s wonderfully imaginative, and I’ve loved it since the day I read it years ago. Enjoy!
This man would lose his job if his church had any moral courage. Inciting his audience to attack other human beings, although he denies it, is criminal. “I’m not calling people to arms. And I’m not telling people they should go do this … What I’m saying is that if the government followed the laws …
include a whole bunch of stupid bigoted people, I’m afraid. Carson, who drew widespread criticism after declaring on Sunday that the United States should not elect a Muslim president, is now raking in the cash from donors who share his anti-Islam sympathies. “We sent out an email to Carson supporters, and we’ve never had an …
Apparently the words the alleged shooter spoke before opening fire last night at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston mean less than nothing to Fox News, at least if the panelists on its “Fox and Friends” show are any guide. According to a survivor he said “I have to do it. You rape …
First it let its banks fail rather than bail them out at taxpayers’ expense. Now it’s allowing a congregation of some 2,400 pagans to build the first main temple of their religion in 1,000 years. The 350-square-meter building, which will house 250 people, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2016. The building …
Merry Christmas! Here are a couple of good reads for the day: The pertinent lines of Luke’s Gospel for Christmas Day in about two dozen different languages. It’s a fascinating display of languages across the world. Jo Walton’s wonderful imagining of Joseph’s reaction to Mary’s virgin pregnancy and birth.
The media, as usual, is letting itself be manipulated by the right wing. It is now halfway persuaded that birth control is equal to abortion. That’s a lie. Here’s Dr. Lin-Fan Wang, a family doctor in NYC. The news coverage of the birth control benefit has been riddled with inaccurate statements, in particular, the allegations …