Despite all my complaining about modern problems, I truly do believe we live in remarkable times. World travel is feasible, … More
Tag: religion
An Immorality Tale: Lying for Birth Control, or When Dogma Trumps Compassion, Morals Break Down (and even yoga pants aren’t safe)
The anti-birth control faction, which as far as I can tell is mostly made up of people who don’t have … More
Hey, Santorum, Rigidity is a Weakness, Flexibility a Virtue, Compassion the Gold Standard
The problem I had when Rick Santorum accused Obama of showing ‘weakness’ by apologizing for the accidental burning of Korans … More
Our Lady of Chain Emails…Pray for Me!
November 20, 2011. I got this chain email from my mom. It said if I read the prayer below, written … More
Can you be a beer-drinking, meat-eating Catholic-Buddhist-Toaist?
I go through Religions like a trucker goes through truck stops: Sure, I got my favorites I come back to … More
In Defense of the Give Up and Die Philosophy
This entire website, based on the Give Up and Die mantra, is really nothing very new. In fact, it is … More
Hey, Young Liberals! Pick a God and Pray. It’s good for you.
I have a daring request for all the young, liberal, and open-minded people of my generation. Go to church. Or … More
Why Do We Suffer?
If there is a God, and he is all-powerful and all-loving, then why do we suffer? Or as the Greek … More
Misquoting Jesus. What did Jesus really say?
Part of my never-ending quest for enlightenment takes me down a lot of religious rabbit holes. The Bible, certainly, is … More