Monthly Archives: September 2015

Happy International Blasphemy Rights Day!

This is International Blasphemy Rights Day, and y’all will probably not be surprised to learn that I am a strong supporter of blasphemy rights. The more blaspheming the merrier, I always say. I favor speaking ill of the supersized-human god … Continue reading

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You-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department

The unconfirmed rumor du jour is that Pope Francis’ staff arranged for him to meet privately for about 15-minutes with Kim Davis, telling her to “stay strong” at the end of the meeting. If true — and I have a … Continue reading

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Gallows humor

Philosopher Robert Paul Woolff reprises a point I made a few days ago: Engineers, lawyers, doctors, medical reasearchers … all make profoundly consequential judgments every single day, judgments that can cost millions of dollars or, even, lives. Retreating into gallows … Continue reading

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Back in the ol’ hometown, ctd

A Center Line man decided to get rid of a spider that was hanging-out around his gas tank by using a lighter. Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump. He … Continue reading

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Dismal theology tweet for the day

Piper: “Let us make war, not with other people, but with our own unbelief.” http://t.co/J2O9nNn1Kk — Desiring God (@desiringGod) September 29, 2015 Stand back and really think about what Piper is saying here: When facts, evidence, and experience mount-up, with … Continue reading

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