...because the Roe v. Wade anniversary was yesterday. Still relevant though.

This should be required viewing for a lot of people. In response to the Roe v Wade hate and vitriol on my facebook feed yesterday:

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Science Explains Denialists
Living In Denial: Why Sensible People Reject the Truth

Here's a hypothesis: denial is largely a product of the way normal people think. Most denialists are simply ordinary people doing what they believe is right. If this seems discouraging, take heart. There are good reasons for thinking that denialism can be tackled ( Read more... )

Though I no longer categorize myself as Christian, this morning I was skimming through a pastor friend's blog. I came upon a post about gay marriage. He offered no answers, only questions, intending, I think, to stir debate. I went into the comments to see what people said.

Most didn't make much of a point one way or the other, choosing instead to ( Read more... )

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Homesickness is a feeling that I believe everyone in the human race shares. And I'm not talking about the "I've been away at camp for too long" variety. I'm talking about the underlying feeling that plagues all of us if we sit still long enough to notice it ( Read more... )

There are infinite reason why the Mormons are crazy, but I'm going to stick to only ten. I could easily go into a theological debate, but I'm going to steer clear of that and just give you the good stuff ( Read more... )