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, bias, rationalism, religion
Beliefs? I’ve got ’em.
This meme spotted on Facebook. It’s far from the first one I’ve seen…hence this post. Hat tip to Ed Brayton […]
religion, sexuality
A bit of mulling over
Following up on Sunday’s post, I can’t help but keep returning mentally to Dr. Darrel Ray’s talk at Skeptics of […]
atheism, religion
Will the real Islamophobes please stand up?
Richard Dawkins in a still from The Root of All Evil? No, you don’t have to have read the Qur’an to have […]
feminism, LGBT, religion
The most concise explanation of how marriage equality threatens the institution of marriage
…comes from James Sweet, in a comment on Dispatches: For some people, marriage is still an institution that is defined […]
LGBT, religion
Further adventures in abusing the notion of respect
Previously I wrote about how it’s incorrect to say that you respect women if that respect is contingent on their […]
psychology, religion
Haunted socks
In which Pat Robertson advises someone who frequently buys second-hand clothing that she should “rebuke any spirits that happen to […]
musing, religion, science
No special snowflakes
Dr. X commented recently on just world bias, as displayed by Oprah while interviewing Lance Armstrong: Just one slightly weird […]