it is hard, sometimes, for me be in church.
last sunday, for example, i’m sitting there, listening to people i respect tell me of their convictions of truth of things which are beyond all rationality and credibility. these same people think that i am the aberrant one for relying on doubt and skepticism and reason. reason […]

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i’ve been meaning to write about jerry falwell’s stupid comments on islam for some time, and jana’s thought-provoking 10/12 post gave me the jump start i needed:
falwell contrasted muhammed the warmonger with moses and jesus as peacemakers. this shows great insensitivity and even makes me question falwell’s scriptural knowledge–moses was very capable of merciless war […]

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many apologies for not posting for a while!
things are crazy right now, but i have committed to post at the very least once a week. ideally, you’ll get at least one thoughtful or thought-provoking post and one shorter post each week. i’ve decided that no matter how busy i get, this blog is important to […]

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something i’ve gotten into recently is internet radio. i am amazed at the variety–there are simply too many to choose from. i have expanded my muscial horizons over the past few weeks. on the internet, i can listen to stations that play nothing but j-pop, techno, funk, or ska. by comparison, traditional radio markets are […]

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