Monthly Archives: April 2015

Memo from the Propaganda Underground, ctd

James Dobson says a Supreme Court decision upholding same-sex marriage could lead to civil war. James Dobson, the founder of the Religious Right behemoth Focus on the Family, warned in a recent conference call with fellow anti-gay activists that a … Continue reading

Posted in General | 1 Comment

The Will to Power

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIII: General Remarks on Morality §288   Morality regarded as an attempt at establishing human pride. The “Free will” theory is antireligious. Its ultimate objective is to bestow the … Continue reading

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Dismal theology tweet of the day

One of the great moral events of our times will take place tomorrow. I discuss today on #TheBriefing http://t.co/BcuAat8aGN — Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) April 27, 2015 “Great moral event”? Mohler is doubtless alluding to tomorrow’s Supreme Court hearing about same-sex … Continue reading

Posted in General | Leave a comment

A Golden Age for the SBC seminaries?

I am not kidding you: The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Midwestern Seminary says that, thanks to the cleansing of the seminaries during the Fundamentalist Takeover of that denomination, the SBC has entered a Golden Age of theological education. … Continue reading

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Thinking aloud: Binary thinking meets reality

Bruce Jenner’s recently televised interview with Diane Sawyer is a forceful reminder that, though overwhelming numbers of us are born with male or female plumbing and the gender identity and sexual orientation to match, not all of us are. For … Continue reading

Posted in General | 2 Comments