A horrible crime happened in Cleveland, Texas. A small town just northeast of Houston, it has a population of only […]
freedom of speech, politics, religion, Westboro Baptist Church
SCOTUS rules in favor of Westboro on funeral protests
The Supreme Court ruling on Snyder v. Phelps was issued this morning– 8-1 in favor of Phelps, saying that the […]
links, logic, politics, sexuality, skepticism
Interesting links of the day
Jurors acquit suspect, then give him their jury pay. They say it’s still not enough to make up for what […]
logic, politics, skepticism
Top 10 Logical Fallacies in Politics
Wonder how he managed to narrow it down to ten…. This is a very good list explanations and examples of […]
Chick-fil-A, freedom of speech, LGBT, morality, politics
The problem with “Jesus chicken”
Those familiar with the Chik-Fil-A restaurant chain have known for quite a long time that the ownership is explicitly conservative […]
LGBT, politics, racism
What basis for equality?
Cross-posted from State of Formation. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out […]
animal rights, Christianity, morality, politics, religion
Dog botherers
Quoth Tucker Carlson on Tuesday: “I’m Christian. I’ve made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances. Michael Vick killed dogs […]
bias, cognition, creationism, evolution, freedom of speech, intellectual honesty, libertarianism, morality, politics, psychology
Who do you admire?
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women […]
politics, religion, Texas
So the Fort Worth transit authority made a decision…
…ban all ads relating to religion. Well, that’s one way of going about things. I suppose this could be called […]