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I recently received this old saw from a friend of mine, with the simple suggestion to “Think about it.” THE TAX SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN BEER Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all (…)
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A friend of mine recently forwarded to me a political smear email that stated that every Catholic and non-Catholic alike should be gravely concerned about President Obama’s ‘Socialist’ agenda. It contained this hilarious message and link: “The Catholic Church is (…)
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When we start to consider why people are drawn to different sides of the political and theological spectrum, the biological question cannot be ignored. University studies suggest that liberals are more receptive to new ideas and information while conservatives value (…)
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Christopher Hitchens once spoke the following words in a debate: “Let me tell you something. For hundreds and thousands of years, this kind of discussion would have been impossible to have, or Sam and I would have been having it at the (…)
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It’s because I’m a father. I used to go to an Evangelical Christian church, I used to believe, I used to tithe 10%+. I used to volunteer, I used to hold small groups in my home. That was all back (…)
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Let me preface this by saying that when I refer to the “Left” and Right”, I don’t necessarily mean Republicans and Democrats. To my definition, the “Right” are any number of individuals in places of power pushing for more war, (…)
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It’s always been a huge red flag for me to see people claim favor with God, with anything, much less trivial dumbass bullshit like sports wins and attributing divine intervention when that motorhome narrowly misses you on the bridge or the (…)
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But I won’t. We need to talk about it. I’d like to present one lovely example of magical thinking, and take a moment to consider what it means to us here in America: HIV/AIDS, the stats, the virgin cure and (…)
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