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A Minion’s Tale – a reread of Handmaid’s Tale
Met up with the banned book club to discuss this book Thursday night. Largely positive thoughts about the storytelling approach presented, but let me see what all I remember — a theme within the book by Margaret Atwood that we … Continue reading
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Tagged banned book club, banned books, culture, freedom, history, oppression, politics, religion, society
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Rebel Barbie
I’m reminded of a thing a few years back where Barbie had a book where she supposedly is showing that girls can be computer engineers. By having the boys do the work for her. Steven and Brian are nice guys, … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, culture, politics, sexism, social media, women
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Today’s Found on Facebook – the Vati”can”
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Tagged advertisments, politics, religion
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Depressing but not surprising: religious areas lead to less scientific thought
At least, fewer ideas and inventions patented.: in a recent paper, Princeton economist Roland Bénabou and two colleagues unveiled a surprising finding that would at least appear to bolster the “conflict” camp: Both across countries and also across US states, … Continue reading
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Tagged climate science, politics, religion, science
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The One Minion Search Party: “Does god hate women?”
A couple hits for this question this week. Not for the first time, I look toward Religious Tolerance for an evenhanded approach to answering this one. It offers many examples out of the old testament that illustrate the low status … Continue reading
Posted in In the Media, religiosity, Search Parties
Tagged abortion, god, human rights, men, politics, religion, women
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If it’s not a curse, then Ebola is God’s way of ridding the earth of atheists…
and abortionists and homosexuals and promiscuity in general. At least, if Rick Wiles can be believed. (News flash: he can’t.) He’s a talk show host for something called Trunews and has become convinced that Ebola will cleanse the earth and … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, conspiracy theories, disease, Ebola, fear, government, politics, religion, skepticism
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I’m glad I don’t live in Saudi Arabia
Not just because I’m a woman, but let’s face it, I’m a woman. And if a woman in Britain whose face and hair shows on Saudi TV freaks those fundamentalists out, I’m very grateful to live in Canada unfilmed by … Continue reading
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Tagged human rights, Palestine, politics, Saudi Arabia, women's rights
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A Question of Atheist Scruples – Round 3
I’m getting a kick out of doing this. Some of the questions out of this old Scruples game are a bit absurd and others leave too many options open for answers, but overall it’s getting interesting. Here are today’s ethical … Continue reading
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Tagged A question of scruples, children, ethics, family, morality, politics, protests
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Quotable misleading op-ed piece
Damn. With a headline like Tim Tebow Will be Responsible For the End of the World, I had theories about what direction the article would go. Alas, trickery! I’ve been thinking about Tim Tebow a lot ever since Jesus Christ … Continue reading
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Montana Jesus statue “days away” from answers
Answers to what? Questions about the rightness of having religious iconography on federal land. The painted concrete statue has been a feature at Whitefish Mountain Resort for decades but recently the Freedom from Religion Foundation pointed out the Christian nature … Continue reading
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Tagged art, controversy, freedom from religion, government, jesus, politics, secularism
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