Posted in America America, Religion on Oct 27th, 2007
I’m rather sick of hearing about how the United States is a “Christian Nation.” I’m also sick of hearing about Christ. But more than anything, I’m sick of self-righteous Christians talking to me.
So from now on, any time a Christian even begins to talk about their religion, no matter what the context, I’m going […]
Posted in America America on Oct 15th, 2007
Here’s an idea: why not, instead of letting dead malls turn into decaying urban eyesores, we turn them into parks?
Rip up the concrete parking lots, demolish the buildings, ring the place with a nice 6′ chain-link fence, and create urban greenery right on our main roads and highways. We can reclaim these vestiges of […]
Posted in America America on Oct 10th, 2007
Over the course of the last 1500 years, Christianity has been nothing been nothing but one scandal after another. The principle of papal succession, for example, is an absolute joke — there have been a great number of popes who bought the seat, for example.
What’s so astonishing to me, though, is the fact that […]
Posted in America America on Sep 27th, 2007
Listen, don’t get me wrong: I’m so glad that T. R. Knight came out of the closet. He’s a major figure in one of the most successful current prime-time shows, and he’s still playing a heterosexual successfully after coming out — something no one else in recent memory has been able to do. That’s great. […]
Posted in America America on Sep 26th, 2007
Through a Lens, Darkly: Politics & Power (VanityFair.com)
Hazel Massery is my father’s wife’s mother, so I was particularly interested in this story. After finishing it, however, I can’t decide just how I feel. It seems at times unfair and bitter, though quite an informative read. I had no idea about Hazel’s early life, and I […]
Posted in America America, What I Hate on Sep 23rd, 2007
Nothing annoys me more than hearing a straight person say, “that’s so gay.” Erm, ok, that’s a lie. A lot of things annoy me more. But this one really does annoy the hell out of me.
And yes, there is a double-standard here. Gay people can say derogatory things about themselves in an effort to […]
Posted in America America, Politics, What I Hate on Sep 3rd, 2007
The Washington Post has a great op/ed article that positions the Larry Craig hoopla with the esteemed senator’s stance on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the military:
Poor Larry Craig. He’s being held to the same standard of sexual conduct he imposed on the U.S. armed forces.
Fourteen years ago, in his first term as […]
