Politics and its Discontents

There are more things that unite us than divide us. That is, if you are a raging Christian fundamentalist and the Taliban:

In an effort at ecumenical outreach, Mrs. Betty Bowers reaches out to the Real Housewives of ISIS to show that their religious sensibilities...

Throughout my career as a high school teacher, I believed, as I still do, that education is one of the prime tools by which society can be b...

We are frequently told that Islam is a religion of compassion and love; there are those who find that a risible assertion, given the jihadis...

I had a busy morning and so was unable to put up anything on the blog earlier, but thankfully, the pace of the day has slowed sufficiently f...

I'm sorry. As Johnny Carson used to say, "I do not make these things up, folks, I merely report them." Click here to play ...

That well-known metaphysician to the fundamentalist Christian soul, 'Doctor' Pat Robertson, prescribes some strong medicine to comba...

Stupidity, it has been said, is contagious, and one has to wonder whether a particularly virulent virus is running through the Conservativ...

Although I'm not sure that the benighted Progressive Conservative MPP Rick Nicholls will completely get it : H/t The Toronto Star

Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean. They speak different languages and use...

Needing a break from discussing the sleazy world of politics, now seems an opportune time to turn to the sleazy world of Satan. Always on ...

Many will doubtlessly be reassured by Pastor Pat Robertson's ongoing enthusiasm for biblical discipline , although they might be wonder...

And I, along with countless others, am so, so glad .

That is, if you have a fundamentalist cast of mind like Pastor Matthew Hagee , who says this whole climate change thing is ordained by God, ...

I was very pleased to read that Honey Maid has joined the 21st century, evidence of which can be seen in the following television commercial...

That would probably pretty much sum up the religious fundamentalists' attitude when comparing science to their literal interpretations o...

I nominate the late James Coot, a Middleboro Kentucky preacher, for a 2014 Darwin Award . Snake-handling star of ‘Snake Salvation’ reality...

Bill Nye and Bill Maher offer an entertaining and informative analysis of this growing phenomenon:

I sometimes wonder about whether the term progressive calls up some kind of a stereotype. When people think of progressives, do they have...

It has been said that faith can move mountains. According to televangelist Cindy Jacobs , it can also grow cheekbones and eliminate 'gra...