Monthly Archives: April 2015

Theology quote for the day

You clearly imagine a cruel and demanding god. Why worship it? P.Z. Myers Yup. If you daughter dated a guy who treated her as Our Heavenly Father Who Loves Us treats humanity, you’d probably go after the slug with a … Continue reading

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The Will to Power

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoII: Criticism of Morality §285   My teaching is this, that the herd seeks to maintain and preserve one type of man, and that it defends itself on two … Continue reading

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Theology-related quote for the day

Finally, if someone advocates an action that sounds a little bizarre take two steps. Look to see if such actions are advocated or demonstrated on a routine basis in the Bible. Secondly, if it sounds weird, it is most likely … Continue reading

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Back in the ol’ hometown, ctd

The Feds are suing Quicken Loans — the mortgage company, whose advertisements are a television staple, is headquartered in Detroit — for being not-too-finicky about the people to whom the company lends money. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a … Continue reading

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Holding the Bible to account

This year’s winner of the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism links South Carolina’s high incidence of domestic abuse to the Bible — and the Southern Baptists are not happy about that. Pulitzer winners tie domestic abuse to Christianity The … Continue reading

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