Apparently in the uproar over beheadings committed by ISIS, some have noticed that America’s ally Saudi Arabia has committed quite a […]
freedom of speech, Islam, politics, religion
In the virtue stakes, reverence leaves empathy at the starting line
In France, individual citizens run a satirical magazine, the Charlie Hebdo, which publishes cartoons making fun of Muhammad among countless […]
atheism, freedom of speech, personal, skepticism
Odds and ends– blog redesign/freeze peaches for sale
So, two things to mention here. First, hey look! New blog design. I’ve been wanting to change it for quite […]
feminism, freedom of speech
When doxing is okay
Doxing (from dox, abbreviation of documents), alternatively spelled doxxing, is the Internet-based practice of researching and broadcasting personally identifiable information […]
art, freedom of speech, personal
The saga of learning a new craft
Update: I’m now selling freeze peaches at my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rillion I haven’t been writing much lately, I know. That’s due […]
freedom of speech
How I know this isn’t about freedom of speech
So, you want me to explain how I can tell that your Facebook page entitled “Should Miri Mogilevsky be murdered?” […]
Church and state, freedom of speech, politics
“Governor brings religion into the public sphere”
KS governor Sam Brownback. Photo credit: Brent Wistrom, The Wichita Eagle Fearing terms is odd. But in terms of terms […]
freedom of speech, Westboro Baptist Church
Freezepeaching the WBC
Stephanie Zvan at Almost Diamonds came up with an excellent t-shirt idea: an image of a peach, half-frozen in a […]
bigotry, freedom of speech, LGBT
Memo to Tony Perkins
You do not get to operate a hate group without being called a hate group. Sorry. Yes, when your group […]
Chick-fil-A, freedom of speech, LGBT
Priorities
A couple of months ago I wrote about different categories I fit in, ideologically and politically. I was tempted to […]