Category Archives: Religion

Another Glorious Advance for the Superb Republican Jewish Outreach Program

He wants to be my brother? Funny, he doesn’t look Jewish….
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Religion | 9 Comments

Why Palin Used the Phrase “Blood Libel”: The Theopolitical Right Believes They Are the New and Improved Jews

Sure, it doesn’t make any sense, but that’s never stopped the theopolitical right.
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Posted in Conservatives, Jewish Stuff, Religion | 21 Comments

The Arc of Evolution Is Long and Rarely Bends Towards Advantageous Alleles: Why Does Popular Science Ignore Neutral Theory?

But natural selection is supposedly the theologically challenging part?
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Posted in Education, Evolution, Genetics, News Media, Religion | 21 Comments

Palin and the Rise of the Political Televangelist

Since Palin’s a ‘political’ televangelist, why should we be surprised by an ‘elite’ lifestyle?
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Posted in Conservatives, Religion | 4 Comments

If Boston Plans on Taxing Non-Profits, Tax All Non-Profits

There is, of course, one class of non-profit that won’t be touched.
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Posted in Boston, Religion, Taxes | 7 Comments

Yes, There Are Religious Scientists, and They Aren’t the Enemy

In fact, I happen to be one of them.
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Posted in Religion | 55 Comments

British High Court and The NY Times Get It Wrong on the Merits: It’s Not Who Is a Jew…

but who is a rabbi?
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Jewish Stuff, Religion | 3 Comments

Sunday Sermon: It’s the Humanism, Not the Secularism That Really Bothers the Theopolitical Right

The Theology of Jerks. And bad tippers.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Religion | 11 Comments

Conservapedia Is Now Going to Rewrite the Bible

The Bible has a well-known liberal bias. Who knew?
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Jewish Stuff, Religion | 15 Comments

Saturday Sermon: “Abortion Is a Blessing”

Abortion isn’t the lesser of two evils–it is a just and good thing.
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Posted in Religion | 22 Comments