I’ve never quite understood the conventions surrounding the terms “midsummer” and “midwinter.” Each is used to describe the solstice – June 21st or so and December 21st or so – which are, […]
Happy Imbolc from Scholars & Rogues
Atheists in heaven? Vatican spin machine leaps into action
Remember back in the ’80s when Ronald Reagan would ramble on in front of a crowd, saying all kinds of crazy shit? And immediately after, the reporters would turn to his handlers, […]
UPDATED: Pope Francis says atheists can go to heaven: Sweet Jesus! The College of Cardinals done elected a hippie
Did you hear what the Pope said? No, seriously. DID. YOU. HEAR? In impromptu remarks made during yesterday’s Mass in his residence, Pope Francis shocked many by declaring that atheists can be […]
Did the College of Cardinals foresee the Dirty War controversy?
Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s election to the papacy further tarnishes the position — and the Church. In a New York Times piece titled Starting a Papacy, Amid Echoes of a ‘Dirty War’, William […]
It's time for the feds to consider RICO charges against the Boy Scouts of America
Back in September Kim Christensen and Jason Felch of the Los Angeles Times broke an absolute blockbuster of a story: the Boy Scouts of America have, for decades, been providing cover for pedophiles […]
Was there a Mrs. Jesus?
In case you don’t regularly visit the “Entertainment” section on the main Google News page, you may have missed the article published yesterday afternoon with variations on the headline, “A Faded Piece […]
Nota Bene #112: GOOOLLLLLLLL
“Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it?
ArtSunday: Let the musicians die
Every once in awhile I come across unrelated stories that somehow associate themselves in my mind. Take these, for instance: First, I hope you saw Lex’s tribute to Starchild (given name, Gary […]
Nota Bene #95: STFU
Gonna try something different
Sundays with Uncle-God Momma: Eve was framed
Adam rested contentedly in the Garden. If we take The Book of Genesis at its word, all was perfect and pure. Opposites existed. There was, after all, a female companion for Adam […]
Progressive Culture | Scholars & Rogues 