by Jesse Galef
Over the weekend, I saw the very disappointing movie Boondock Saints II. Where I found the first film original, clever, and fun to watch, the sequel was sadly lacking. But I’m not a movie critic; my focus is the glorification of vigilante justice present in our culture.
“And shepherds we shall be, for Thee, [...]
Sarah Silverman proposes a genius solution to world hunger: sell the Vatican, feed the world!
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Those pesky Lutherans voted to accept gay ministers, and many of their own churches and pastors are appalled. One pastor was so embarrassed he covered up “Lutheran” on his churches sign:
“I asked that be done because I’m ashamed,” the church’s pastor, Richard Mahan, told the congregation later Sunday morning. “I’m ashamed of what the Evangelical [...]
Here is one person’s 1-sentence summary of their thoughts on church:
After calculating that I wasted 6500 hours in church the first 25 years of my life, I vowed to spend 6500 hours doing volunteer work that would actually make a difference in the world.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
What’s your 1-sentence thought on church?
Israeli rabbis are not allowing “unpure” Jews marry “pure” Jews:
The rabbinate says that Mr Tarosyan cannot prove he is Jewish according to its strict standards and therefore should not marry Ms Samosvatov, who is considered a proper Jew.
Mr Tarosyan, aged 34, who moved to Israel from Moscow in 1995, called his treatment by the rabbis [...]
Eternal life does NOT depend on works. If it did, we will all be in hell. Christ paid for EVERY sin, so how can I or you be judged BY GOD for a sin when the penalty was ALREADY paid. People judge but that does not matter.
Common evangelical beliefs, right? Many Christians would say “Amen!” [...]
I have no idea if this is truth or fiction (I’m guessing fiction), but it’s an interesting metaphor for the dangers of groupthink:
Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs [...]
This is a guest post by an abortion doctor. Her name has been removed to protect her and her family.
I’d like to share some of my thoughts with you regarding abortion. I’m a doctor who does both 1st and 2nd trimester abortions.
Although most of my practice is general OB/GYN, I’m something of an abortion “specialist” [...]
Siberia: Darth Pope wins. 2009 Bad Faith Awards
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