Part three of a series. In the days following the murders at Columbine High School I visited the school and the grounds of Clement Park. Those walks produced this piece, which was […]
Columbine and the power of symbols
Author Orson Scott Card: Gays not "acceptable, equal citizens"; "I will act to destroy that government and bring it down"
Orson Scott Card is a barking fascist asshat. Let me illustrate. I always marveled at how some of my friends worshiped the writing of Orson Scott Card. Maybe, I thought, it’s because […]
Ten years on: the enduring lessons of Columbine
Part one of a series April 20, 2009: 11:19 am MDT Ten years ago a co-worker turned to me and said something that I’ll never forget, no matter how long I live: […]
Still not ready to make nice: what does the Dixie Chicks saga tell us about freedom in America?
We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas. – Natalie Maines I don’t even know the Dixie Chicks, but […]
Evangelicals are good for us, whether we like it or not
by John Harvin Last night we had dinner with my daughter’s future in-laws. They are devout Christians, members of an ultra-conservative evangelical mega-church. As we sat down to eat, they asked if […]
An open letter to America’s progressive billionaires
Dear Mr. Buffet, Mr. Gates, Mr. Turner, Mr. Soros, Ms. Winfrey, and any other hyper-rich types with progressive political leanings: If this essay has, against all odds, somehow made its way to […]
TunesDay: I know what God thinks…
Dr. Slammy was kind enough to put up a post earlier today that shows just how un-Christian people who call themselves Christians can actually be. And then I happened to be listening […]
What Would Jesus Do (with $40 million)?
33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my […]
Tom Hanks apologizes to Prop-8 Mormons, but shouldn't have
Last week, actor Tom Hanks called Mormons who supported California’s Proposition 8 “un-American.” Today Hanks apologized. He shouldn’t have, because he’s right. Anyone who would support curtailing the civil rights of a […]
Sundays with Uncle God-Momma: what would Jesus do?
Let’s face it, that’s a tall order. And no matter how much you practice you probably won’t be able to get tanked from the tap. Still, it makes a pretty good bumper […]
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