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Cornell West Lays Down Some Truth

This man is my new guru. Because he cuts through the bullshit and gets right down to the basic building block of human society--empathy and compassion. And he does it in that particular Southern preacher sort of way that…
Q(s)otD: Bruno and BatSh*t Craziness

Our Quote(s) of the Day are all about teh gayness and homophobia in strange and not-so-strange places. The first comes from a Salon.com article called "Why 'Bruno' is Bad for Gays," and while I highly recommend that y…
Good Point: The State Protects Natural Rights, Not the Church

Good Point Alert: Over at Salon today, Michael Lind has a very well-written and informative overview of why it is necessary to keep the functions of church and state separate in a true democracy. The paragraph that made …
Good Point: "Who's raping all these Christian kids?"

Trigger Warning: All hypothetical speculation, but still might be upsetting to victims of abuse. For the first entry in the Good Point series, I bring you an interesting piece by Dan Savage in which he does more than de…
But It's Not the *Right* Kind of Prayer (Edited)

When Shirley Dobson*, Chairwoman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, says this: "We are disappointed in the lack of participation by the Obama administration...At this time in our country's history, we would hop…
Spreading the Gospel of Hate & Bigotry

So let me see if I understand this correctly. Pastor Fred Phelps, of Westboro Baptist Church fame, petitioned the city of Casper, Wyoming to accept funds to erect a monument in a city park. The city declined the offer an…
Booze It & Lose It, Elvis Lives, Faith & Politics, and Shitty Traffic

Tennessee is a freaking long state. How long? Over 500 miles long. An entire day of driving long. Five cups of coffee long. An entire book on tape (well, CD) long. Four tanks of gas long. You know what's super-fun? Downi…
Happy Reformation Day

Everyone's celebrating Halloween, which is cool and all, but my favorite thing about October 31 is... Reformation Day! All my fellow Protestants--let's take a moment to pay homage to one seriously badass German monk an…
Colin Powell Almost Made Me Cry (Good Tears)

I really needed a boost in my faith in humanity this weekend, especially in light of the virulent racism, disgusting sexism, and downright scary neo-facism that seems to be dominating our political discourse these days. …
WikiHow Fail

I think WikiHow is falling down on the job. How else do you explain the fact that an article entitled "How to Persuade an Atheist to Become a Christian" manages to continually avoid being flagged as unacceptable (or even…