Tag Archives: religion

Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson

It’s been a LONG time since I’ve podcasted.  Nearly a year.  So I was happy to have been able to record a podcast with Kobukson.  It was a great time, and I hope you’ll all give it a listen and … Continue reading

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Mixed Martial Arts for Christ

(above link from Jesus ROI.  Great site, btw.) A while back, I blogged about how pastors in Brazil were using Brazilian Jujitsu to pull people into the their church services.  It didn’t surprise me.  Back when I was a young … Continue reading

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Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda Calls for Death Penalty

This article has been making the rounds on Facebook: Americans’ Role Seen in Uganda Anti-Gay Push.  It’s about three American evangelical Christians who gave a series of anti-homosexual talks in Uganda.  The Ugandan people were so swayed by the Bible … Continue reading

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Fighting Pastors

I guess it was bound to happen–the evangelical movement is appropriating jujitsu in Brazil.  I couldn’t tell if it’s MMA or grappling only–it looks like it’s grappling only though, since the guys don’t have gloves.  But then again, who knows … Continue reading

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Christian Fundamentalist Hit Men and Holy Wars

Thanks to Micah who sent this article.  It scares the hell out of me whenever I write posts that contain the tags “religion” and “politics” together.  But thanks to eight years of Bush, I get the opportunity to post such … Continue reading

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Evangelicals most likely to support torture

Evangelicals are the most likely to support torture.  People who don’t go to church are less likely to support torture, and the least likely group to support torture are mainstream Protestants–religious people without the evangelical Bible Thumping persuasion. Is anyone … Continue reading

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Secret Lives of the Red States/What Asian America Needs Part II

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> “What does is say that states that tend to be more conservative and religious actually consume more porn?” –Kiran Chetry from CNN (Apologies in advance to those who may be offended.  I’m condemning … Continue reading

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Asymmetry

Remember earlier this month when I blogged about atheists in Britain who were promoting atheism through bus ads?  Well, according to the Washington Post, Christian groups in the UK are fighting back with their own ads, and as usual, the organized … Continue reading

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God Bless Atheists!

Atheists, as a group, not only tend to be logical, but they also have wicked senses of humor.  Apparently the Atheist Bus Campaign in England raised $150,000 in four days and is now using the money to buy ad space to … Continue reading

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Racism in Malaysia

I’ve been busy as f#$@, so apologies if my blogging is very short for the next few weeks.  For example, I had a lot more to say about the two immediate prior posts, but I had to cut short because … Continue reading

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