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Question of atheist scruples – journalism edition

Posted on November 23, 2018 by 1minionsopinion

What a time to be around, eh? Trump? Acosta? Brexit? Ford? Emails? What’s news these days without some kind of craptacular scoop just waiting to be reported on? A great time for journalism — at least in some countries… Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Jesus sighted in a moth wing

Posted on September 5, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

It’s always Jesus. It’s never going to be some random guy with a beard… From, by no surprise, the Daily Mail reporting from Texas: A Texas woman believes she’s seen the Lord in a bug’s back. Yvonne Esquiline found a … Continue reading →

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Atheist Scruples: the one star friend

Posted on September 3, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

You are a restaurant critic. A good friend owns a restaurant and asks you to review it. The food is mediocre. Do you say so in the review? Being an honest sort of person, I think I’d have to be … Continue reading →

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Atheist Scruples: you’re a VP and are getting interviewed

Posted on August 5, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

You are the busy vice-president of a large corporation. A student asks to interview you for a class assignment. Do you make time? Of course I will. I’m going to pretend this is a female student who’s asking how to … Continue reading →

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“Pope was misquoted” — yeah, and I’m sure Jesus was, too

Posted on July 14, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Well, if there was a Jesus. There really is a Pope, though, and Francis made some comments about pedophilia on the weekend to a journalist but the Vatican PR department has since done a bit of quick foot backpeddling to … Continue reading →

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A sighting in the clouds is always Jesus if it’s not a UFO

Posted on September 6, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Or God. God’s also popular, as are sightings of the Virgin Mary — when you go by what some news sites choose to publish, that is. This time around, the Daily Mail reports on seeing Jesus. An eerie figure appears … Continue reading →

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I think bible archeologists walk a fine line

Posted on August 30, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Obviously it’s worthwhile to hunt for artifacts that can provide a more rounded image of earlier days but I hope the never-ending drive to prove the bible is true isn’t the only reason people go digging in Israel and area. … Continue reading →

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Jesus sightings piling up

Posted on August 26, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

This time he’s on a dock piling in Florida: They were drinking morning coffee poolside a few days after installing the set in early August, when they noticed a face on one of the pilings. It was the first of … Continue reading →

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Read Jon Ronson’s “Psychopath Test”

Posted on June 18, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

The Guardian posted an excerpt a while back which I enjoyed reading, so when the library finally received its copies of the book I made sure to get on the list to read it. Ronson spends a chunk of the … Continue reading →

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God’s name in vein? I can’t see it

Posted on June 17, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Blurry video and even blurrier screen caps don’t help me see what Audreanna Phelps thought she saw in her leg that compelled her to contact the media: God’s name. Not sure what to think, Phelps asked for her cousin’s opinion, … Continue reading →

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