I used to keep an eye on a lot of blog-friends. One of the things I noticed when I returned to semi-regular posting is that many of them have disappeared. That makes me a little sad. At this point, I think it’s time to start building again – so here’s a tiny little round up [...]
At this point, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut. In fact, so many people know that happened that no one actually knows what point Ms. Fluke was trying to make. If Limbaugh was trying to steer the public debate; then he won. Hands down. It doesn’t matter if he loses half [...]
Today, the US Senate killed an amendment to a Highway Bill that would have allowed employers to cherry-pick what health procedures they would not want to cover for their employees, based on the morality of the employer. This amendment, which was purely symbolic because it had no chance of becoming law, demonstrates a lot of [...]
Apparently, Jesus is a good name – but not so much a role model. Christians in the U.S. who labeled themselves politically liberal or conservative told researchers Jesus wouldn’t necessarily agree with their social views if he were alive today, according to a study. The conservatives said Jesus would probably be more against abortion and [...]
I heard of this story via NPR, but I can’t find a link to the story, so I found this one instead. So here’s the meat of the article: She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquist is also an [...]
The Washington Post has a short article relating poll findings from the Barna Group (here is the Barna Group’s write-up on their findings). As with most such polls, it is the results in light of themselves that I find interesting. Barna Group, an evangelical company based in California, found that 46 percent reported no change [...]
Dan Wetzel has it right: Tim Tebow’s pastor, Wayne Hanson, says he knows why the Denver Broncos are 7-1 since installing Tebow as quarterback – it’s the player’s faith. “It’s not luck,” Hanson said according to TMZ. “Luck isn’t winning six games in a row. It’s favor. God’s favor.” snip Very few people, even the [...]
I found this article to be interesting: The study, by sociologists Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice and Kristen Schultz Lee of the University at Buffalo, found that many atheists want their children exposed to religion so that they can make up their own minds on what to believe. In addition, church may provide a better [...]
The Occupy Wall Street movement has gotten me thinking about the business of banking. Currently, I use Chase Bank for my financial needs – which are fairly limited. I use a direct deposit of my earnings and pay most of my bills online. I carry a Visa Debit Card, which I use most often when [...]
I came across Feminism and Religion, a blog run by and for divinity students wrestling with topics of ethics and feminism. It has been a real treasure for me to listen to women from a variety of faith traditions wrestle with what it means to be a feminist and to be a person (potentially) dedicated [...]
