Religion

Something calling itself the Restored Church of God has an amusing-yet-scary-yet-still-amusing explanation of why blogs are Satan's work. Rogier van Bakel has the details. … [Read more...] about Sinful Blogging

When Fox News journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig were kidnapped and held by Islamic extremists, they managed to get away by pretending to convert to Islam. I think it's pretty cool that they pulled it off. As Lindsay Beyerstein points out, not everyone agrees with that assessment. In particular, David Warren of Real Clear Politics is being a bit of a dick about it: … [Read more...] about Never a Martyr Around When You Need One

Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Jerusalem have found common ground at last: Even as the ties between Palestinian and Israeli politicians strained against the current crises in Gaza, religious officials from the Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities united Tuesday to oppose a gay pride parade in Jerusalem. More than 50 prominent religious figures visited the Knesset's … [Read more...] about The Gay Contribution to Mideast Peace

Yesterday we went to see the new X-Men movie. The movie was pretty good, but the really amazing part was that we got the closest possible parking space to the theater. The only closer space was handicapped parking. After the movie we went to dinner and this time we got the parking space right in front of the restaurant door. Normally when I get good parking, I quip that the … [Read more...] about Gods, Powers, and Saints of Small Things

This is not quite what I was hoping for in Afghanistan: Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime under this country's Islamic laws. His trial started last week and he confessed to becoming a Christian 16 years ago. If convicted, he could be executed. I have nothing against Islam, but what I've seen of Islamic law seems intolerant and dangerous. … [Read more...] about Slipping Backward in Afghanistan