Mubarak Resigns!
Mubarak has resigned and handed over power to the armed forces. After the announcement, he drove past Mubarak’s former palace, where crowds cheered him. He stopped briefly to thank and […]
Politics
Congress Writes back about H. CON. RES. 13
In my letter to Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID2) I told him that I would like permission to post his reply. Since the reply was a form letter written three weeks […]
Religion and Heath Care, Part 2
The Washington Post had an article recently about religious hospitals. It turns out that Catholic Bishops are doing more than just trying to restrict hospitals from performing medically necessary abortions. […]
My Take on the Crisis in the Middle East
In case some of you don’t keep up on world news, you should know that the Middle East is having quite the political crisis. No, crisis is too light of […]
Write to Congress about H. CON. RES. 13
Friendly Atheist recently had a post about a House Resolution to reaffirm the national motto, here’s what I wrote to Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID2): Dear Representative Mike Simpson, I am […]
The Meaning of Life, Part 2
Saturday’s piece on the meaning of life was purely satire, but I have been continuing to think about that topic, and would like to argue that the meaning of life […]
NBC’s Take on Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globe Closing Remark
Here’s an excerpt from The Australian: What caused real grief at NBC, the network that broadcasts the Globes, and among those of the organisers who leaked that Gervais had “crossed […]
I Want to Know What Church Hosted This Song
Churches are not allowed to endorse candidates or weigh in on politics if they want to keep their tax exempt status. The man in the video is singing from a […]
My Day at a Counter Protest to a Tea Party Rally and Alabama’s new Jackass Governor
On Monday I attended the Idaho Sanity Alliance’s counter to the Tea Party Rally on the Idaho State Capitol steps. Yes, the Tea Party has seemed to have claimed MLK […]
The It Gets Better Music Video
As I pointed out a few months ago, despite being straight and free of physical abnormalities I was bullied through much of school, in fact it lasted from third grade […]