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Recent Retraction from the Religiously Righteous
Feb 12th
A New York Times article covered a recent retraction from the religiously righteous (alliteration of the day, perhaps?). Ten years ago, then-archbishop of the archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Egan offered an apology during Mass with respect to child abuse. More >
Eppur si muove (and yet, it moves)
Jan 18th
In 1633, Galileo was charged and found guilty of the crime of heresy for suggesting the earth was not the centre of the universe. He was sentenced to life imprisonment (reduced to house arrest) and forced to read and sign the following:
Awww, how embarrassing for you.
Dec 26th
The following photo was posted by @LoveGod50. He’s been one of two people (the other is @GodsWordIsLaw) who have been openly harassing Ricky Gervais on twitter. More >
Help Make a List of Reasonable Goals!
Dec 21st
So, if you read my latest post, A Personal Story (or Ramble) to the end, I posed the question about making a list of goals.
Please respond here, More >
A Personal Story (or Ramble)
Dec 21st
Even before I begin, I feel this one will not be easy to write. There seems to be a lot at stake, and I may not want to face the conclusions I draw. The short of it is this: there is someone I am extremely close to – we see each other and speak daily – who has strong opposing views. It pains me because I honestly do care what she thinks of me; and this is aside from any desire I may have to be correct or to win an argument. More >
How dare you let yourself get raped like that…
Dec 1st
As I think these words, even before my fingers strike the keys, I feel like I’ve said this before. I feel like I’ve felt this same frustration before. How is it possible that in 2011, nearly 2012, we have countries with laws that jail a woman for infidelity? To add the most reprehensible insult to injury I’ve ever heard of in my whole life, the “infidelity” is a result of being a rape victim. More >
A Moral Obligation
Nov 30th
Should medical professionals be able to pick and choose which procedures they perform? I’m not talking about specialization. Cardiologists don’t perform brain surgery because it is not their area of expertise. What about medical procedures that are part of the expertise? Should the specialist have the right to refuse them on moral or ethical grounds? More >
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