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 […]
religion
Helping vs. blaming in Japan
Over at Religion Dispatches Levi McLaughlin, a professor of religion who specializes in East Asian traditions, writes about Tokyo’s governor […]
religion, skepticism
An observation
The video of TamTamPamela thanking God for the Japanese earthquake was all over the web yesterday. I’m kind of disappointed […]
atheism, Christianity
Real-life trolls, part 2
The girl who made a Youtube video glorying in Japan’s earthquake, saying that it was God giving the country a […]
atheism, religion, skepticism
TAM 9 speakers
The Amazing Meeting has announced its list of speakers for this year, its ninth meeting. There are a lot of […]
feminism, follow-up, journalism
More follow-up: the difference between neutrality and objectivity
Journalist Lauri Lebo wrote a book about Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the 2005 creationism case which occurred in […]