evangelical

Donald Allister, the new Bishop of Peterborough is apparently a Biblical literalist. So Andrew Brown rang him up and sought his opinions about the more awkward bits of the Bible. Lots of deliciousness!

- or - why the mainstream media never tells you the whole story. I had already heard about a Southern Baptist preacher being found dead near where I live. It didn't even qualify as real news here, so I was a bit surprised that PZ blogged about it. Turns out the local news had left out a few...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/14/evangelical.rift/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Interesting story, but what really struck me was the following chestnut (about global warming): Irony is a wonderful thing.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/another-us-church-hit-by-gay-sex-allegations/2006/12/12/1165685651436.html I feel sorry for the poor sod. He knows he is gay at five, and spends his whole life hating himself. Sooner he wakes up to the fact god isn't going to do **** about his sexuality...

Had to write about an article I found here. This is a problem? Okay by me. You mean they've learned to apply logic and rationality. This is a bad thing? Its relevance being...? How about existing for science and humanity rather than superstition and mythology?

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4133&n=2 Ok, it the Onion, but I was amused...

Why can't more evangelicals be more like this guy.

Terry Gross' Fresh Air had an interesting segment today: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13 Two different Christian/Evangelical viewpoints on the current political situation here in the US. The First guy, Land, came across as both smug and arrogant. "Listen up...

This article presents a fascinating case study of one man's journey from trying to kill Jews to giving pro-Israel talks. I know the secret clique has decreed no more Israel/Palestine threads, but really, my interest here is in the psychological structure that can tolerate conversion from one...

For the past several weeks I've been visitng with someone now a friend, but before only an aquintance, who has very bad cancer. She really can't be left alone now, though she is cheerful and able to use a wheelchair. Since my school is out, I'm able to go over a couple of times a week, and I...