Category Archives: Musings & Rants: Christianity

Ugandan Atrocity: Perversion of Religion or the Real Deal?

Last week, the Seattle Times featured an editorial, finally, about the horrendous anti-gay movement that has been spawned in Uganda by American Evangelicals. Unable to make sufficient homophobic headway at home, evangelists have been heading to Africa, with their literally … Continue reading

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Huckabee Seduced by Cop Killer’s Christianity?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/huckabee-seduced-by-cop-k_b_378064.html   Seattle was still reeling from the cold blooded execution of a police officer on Halloween, when the news hit on Sunday that four more officers were dead.  Monday, as I was trying to weave my way through a … Continue reading

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Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn’t Cause It

Religion is just one part of the lethal cocktail, but it is a powerful intoxicant. With the possible exception of Buddhism, the world’s most powerful religions give wildly contradictory messages about violence.  The Christian Bible is full of exhortations to kindness, … Continue reading

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When Science Teachers Don’t Believe in Evolution

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin Last week, as I was driving a carload of middle-schoolers to a movie, the kids started … Continue reading

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Whose Morals Will Control our Child Bearing? An Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/the-health-care-abortion_b_357954.html Dear  Bishops – In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can’t afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us.  You look at someone … Continue reading

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