Mother Jones today reported that Hobby Lobby, that bastion of corporate Christianity, is up to its eyeballs in … uh … hypocrisy. Hobby Lobby’s owners, the Green family, last week presented to the Supreme Court its argument that the company should not have to pay for employee health insurance that includes contraceptives, which it considers to … Continue reading Hobby Lobby awash in hypocrisy
I shouldn’t enjoy it as much as I do, but when a highly respected scientist like Neil deGrasse Tyson takes even a very nuanced swipe at creationism, I beam. This is science, baby, front and center. Beautifully, lovingly, convincingly presented. Not so much during the first episode, but in the second episode of “Cosmos” last weekend, … Continue reading Tyson’s ‘Cosmos’ upsets creationists
Not wishing to sear my eyeballs and raise my blood pressure, I did not watch yesterday’s “Hannity” on Fox News. And apparently I picked a particularly good day to do it (although I do so every day). Hannity’s guest was Sarah Palin, there to tout her new book about the war on Christmas, oddly titled A … Continue reading The war on Thanksgiving
Anderson Cooper went after Pat Robertson on his AC360 Ridiculist Wednesday night, and it was a thing of beauty. Robertson is a pathetic, hateful old man who deserves all the ridicule he gets. Continue reading Anderson Cooper rips Pat Robertson
You might not want a house like this next door to you. You may have an HOA that would run these folks out of the neighborhood. You’re probably cringing, or maybe laughing, just at the sight of it. But I find I’m extremely fond of this house. You see, it’s directly across the street from … Continue reading Equality House brightens WBC’s neighborhood
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis. The first pope from South America, from Argentina. The first non-European pope since the 8th Century. Said to be a humble man who voluntarily gave up many of the trappings of a cardinal, such as his chauffeur, because he wanted to remain humble and simple. Taking the name Francis, the name of a saint who also wished to live a simple, unpretentious life. The first pope to take the name Francis.
Could it be the Catholic Church has finally gotten the message about the need for change? … Comments »
