Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category

Radical Christians

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Rosie O'Donnell doesn't waste much time stirring things up. Radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America. I can't tell you how many times Chris Gidman has come at me with a machete over my lack of faith. In all seriousness, I'm going to give her a ...

This Is Not Helpful

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

I don't want to live under a Theocracy of any form. Human history is rife with the misery that follows when one class of people claim to speak for God. Regardless of the motive or how benign a faith might claim to be, God as a ruler of ...

Those Wicked Boy Scouts

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Philidelphia's murder rate is headed for a record.  Its mayor blames guns and targets the Boy Scouts for eviction from the city. Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and To obey the scout law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself ...

Mysteries

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

As I’ve noted, Dan Brown is cashing in on the big conspiracy market.  Tens of millions of people have invested the time and money in these elaborate tales that try to re-tell the roots of Christianity.  Judging by the hundreds of spin-offs, there seems to be some deep appetite for ...

What It Means…

Monday, April 18th, 2005

Eternity Road Francis Porretto discusses the idea of Catholic 'Reform' in a lengthy and fascinating post. I touched upon similar concerns, but in a vastly inferior way, in a recent post. A church must, by its very nature, be a conservative institution. The point of a church is the conservation and ...

Catholic Reform

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

With the death of the Pope, my attention has been drawn to the natural events that flow from the passing of a Person Of Note. While I don’t share the faith of the Late John Paul II, I bear him no ill-will, on the contrary, I have a great ...