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The Present I Really Wanted

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Now that I have my two front teeth, all I want for the holidays is a news source with a research department–or even just a freelance fact-checker. This morning on the radio I heard a typical 30-second “story” about the economy, with a quote by a lawmaker to the effect that cutting taxes increases [...]

Short thoughts on torture and long thoughts on ANWAR

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Torture, bad. Drilling in ANWAR . . . ?

The Six Commandments Commission

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

I just received an appeal from the Ten Commandments Commission (www.tencommandmentsday.com), a group dedicated to promoting “Reverence for God’s unchanging standard.” They are also selling a gold-plated commemorative pin.
Interestingly, the commandments aren’t listed in the brochure or on the website, that I could find. Perhaps this is because “lack of agreement among various [...]

Not being angelic in America

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

We’ve been watching the miniseries “Angels in America.” It begins in 1985, in New York City. In 1985, in New York City, my summer job was in retail. One afternoon one of my work friends asked me to do him a favor: run across the street and pick up his prescriptions from the drugstore. [...]

A magic word

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

The quandries of unmarried couples in America.

Blogging at the St. Louis Ethical Society

Monday, December 5th, 2005

These blogs are from the Society Leader – Kate Lovelady – and others in the lay leadership of our Society.