NPR had an interesting story on the growing trend of companies hiring "workplace chaplains." Benefits? Lower employee turnover Elimination of employee assistance hotlines (people prefer…
I thought this article at the Huffington Post was worth reading. I have listed his main points below. If you want to read the commentary…
The Christian Science Monitor has a story on the elements of a growing church.
One of my favorite shows, PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, had a nice piece on the New Atheists, who seem to be getting a lot…
Joe Carter looks at a breakthrough in stem cell research.
I found out today that one of my "favorite" neo-fundy whipping boys, Slice of Laodecia, has closed it’s doors. I must say, in one sense,…
Well, I am tired of working in IT, and am looking forward to a new career as a Pastor in the future, that is, after…
JunkScience.com has put together the Top Ten Junk Science Moments for 2006. Here’s a sample.
As someone who has recovered (mostly ;) from a spiritually controlling Christian organization, I know what it is like to become a judgmental legalist, and…
I want to write a short series of satirical stories, but in doing so, I want to make clear what my purpose is, and so…
At the behest of our faithful and civil commenter Cineaste, I listened to a highly enjoyable Radiolabs show on morality, and wanted to comment on…
The following posts make up this series: Re-imaging the Christian Church – Intro Re-imaging the Christian Church I – What’s wrong with church? Re-imaging the…
The following posts make up this series: Five Responses to Islamofascism I – rejection of all revealed faiths Five Responses to Islamofascism II – rejection…
Sam Harris, anti-religionist atheist, published a list of ten myths about atheism – and many atheists point to these as straw men that Christians use…
Evolutionists constantly try to disavow the logical link between Darwinism and social Darwinism, but no matter how they try to divorce themselves from it, even…
As I have claimed previously, Darwinism contributes nearly nothing to medical science (and most practical science in general), except maybe an errant world view and…
In their ongoing ministry of condemnation discernment, Slice is railing against Christians who recommend seeing The Nativity Story (which BTW, isn’t getting great reviews –…
One of my new favorite authors is agnostic sociologist Rodney Stark. While he has Catholic sympathies, he is not above letting them have it in…
I greatly enjoyed the post The Atheism Delusion: The Destructive Power of Materialist Indoctrination, because this scientist’s experience with being awakened from the “evolution is…
The New Scientist discusses what scientists are learning from 500 million year old embryos, and lo and behold, it matches what creationists would predict –…
Much has been made of late of the “N” word in black circles, and in the news. For years, accomplished blacks have become pariahs in…
As has become customary during Christmas and Easter for national news magazines, Newsweek has a cover story on the holiday subject matter.
Cineaste pointed me to a very interesting article by TIME Magazine. In God vs. Science, TIME brings in the heavyweights from both sides to argue…
My second favorite kind of sci-fi movie is the time-travel / time-paradox movie, and Denzel Washington’s latest Deja Vu is a pretty good addition to…