David Hayward admits that some Christian churches are built this way: You have to wonder how many rich pastors and televangelists would continue doing their job (preaching the Gospel?) if their salaries were reduced to what most of their audience makes. Would they have the conviction to keep preaching because “God called them to do it” and money doesn’t have anything to do with that? Would they transfer to a different church? Would they find another line of work altogether?… Read more
Today’s the day my Speech kids compete at the Regional tournament against 10 other schools… the top 4 in each event make it through to the next round. My kids are talented. I’m a nervous wreck. Anyway, while I’m busy with that all day, I leave you this video from anti-choice activist Lila Rose, in which she expresses her desire for all abortions to be done in public… until we all get so sick of them that we would “do… Read more
Deanna Joy Lyons has a wonderful way to take the money you plan to spend on Valentine’s Day gifts — typically a way to “show your love” for one person — and turn it into a way to show your love for a whole class of GLBT victims. Instead of wasting that money on one day’s worth of superficial gestures, we are pledging to donate the amount we would have spent to achieving lasting equality for everyone. We are choosing… Read more
It’s not like most American public schools are all that impressive, but Australian schools get it wrong when it comes to their mandatory religious training one hour per week — put on by Christians who get tens of millions of dollars each year. You can read more about that here. There are many things wrong with the whole arrangement, but one passage in this article captured my attention: A third parent Glen says children with non-christian faiths at Nowra High… Read more
