I submitted a version of my “Helping vs. blaming in Japan” post to State of Formation, modified to include more […]
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 […]
Sue Blackmore decides that religions are not, in fact, viruses of the mind
Cross-posted from State of Formation. Sue Blackmore is one of the go-to voices in the UK on matters of religious […]
SCOTUS rules in favor of Westboro on funeral protests
Cross-posted from State of Formation. The Supreme Court ruling on Snyder v. Phelps was issued this morning– 8-1 in favor of […]
Some links for Sunday
Westboro Baptist’s reply to Anonymous is predictably childish. (That link goes to the PDF, but you can see a jpeg […]
Testosterone and empathy might not be best buds
Via Dr. X’s Free Associations: Research Shows Testosterone Reduces Mind Reading Abilities, Empathy Levels New research conducted by scientists from the […]
The problem with “Jesus chicken.”
Cross-posted from State of Formation. Those familiar with the Chik-Fil-A restaurant chain have known for quite a long time that […]
On stupidity compounding tragedy
I love Popehat. They’re certainly a brash bunch, but when there’s a spade around that needs to be called a […]
Examining some gut reactions
I’m going to attempt to write this post, and then see if I’m too biased to even finish it. You […]
2010: The year in photographers being harrassed by government officials
Carlos Miller of Photography Is Not A Crime documents incidents throughout 2010 in which photographers and videographers were penalized by […]