The designated Badass Quote of the Day for today over on Dispatches is from Jason Easley at Politics USA: Sarah […]
fun, pareidolia, religion, science
You make the music go back; you hear Satan speakin’
According to Wikipedia, Pareidolia ( /pærɪˈdoʊliə/ parr-i-DOH-lee-ə) is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image […]
freedom of speech, politics, religion
“Freedom for me, but not for thee” of the day
From the American Family Association’s spokesman, Bryan Fischer: Islam has no fundamental First Amendment claims, for the simple reason that […]
Chick-fil-A, follow-up, LGBT
Follow-up: Jesus Chicken edition
I wrote before about how the conservative Christian-affiliated chicken chain Chik-Fil-A has received some very negative feedback about their contributions […]
atheism, news, religion, skepticism, study
Religion going extinct? I doubt it.
The BBC reports on a paper recently presented at the American Physical Society meeting here in Dallas which makes claims about […]
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Update
I submitted a version of my “Helping vs. blaming in Japan” post to State of Formation, modified to include more […]
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Making sense of tragedy: was the earthquake a “divine punishment”?
Cross-posted from State of Formation. Over at Religion Dispatches Levi McLaughlin, a professor of religion who specializes in East Asian traditions, writes […]
freedom of speech, hate, racism
Again…tragedy + internet = outrage and nastiness.
A few days ago a UCLA student named Alexandra Wallace posted this charming racist rant about Asians in her university […]