It’s “Merry Christmas.” Deal with it.

Ya know, I was all set to pen some snarky post about how people just need to get over themselves, highlighting all the manner of mental flatulence surrounding peoples’ bizarre and over-compensating back-bending with regards to political correctness and not “offending” anyone with the grim specter of a baby in a manger. But then I figured, [...]

Intelligent Design Need Not Apply

Intelligent design costs prof his job Regents reject tenure request without evidence, testimony The Discovery Institute said it also had reviewed the e-mail record regarding Gonzalez’ teaching, and found “an orchestrated campaign conducted against Dr. Gonzalez by his colleagues, with the intent to deny him tenure because of views he holds on the intelligent design [...]

SB 777 – Banning “Hate Speech” In Our Schools!

If you haven’t heard of it, which you just might not have, since when I “Googled” it I didn’t get a single hit from a major media outlet, SB 777 is an amendment to the State of California’s Education Code which, among other things, removes the following definition in the original: “Sex” means the biological [...]

The Thinks That I Think

I think that:  Enforcing immigration laws isn’t racist. Abortion does not “liberate” women. If you want to be treated equally, don’t claim special privilege because you’re a minority. I’d be interested to see what percentage of gun-related crimes are committed with a legally-purchased gun, by the owner of said gun?  I’m sure it’s out there [...]

SPC Jeremy Hall: Atheist With A Mission

This wasn’t really the article with which I planned to start off the New Year, but it would seem that SPC Jeremy Hall himself (about whom I’ve blogged in the past) has been posting some comments to one of those blarticles.   Which, if you must know, I think is pretty dang cool.  A celebrity. Posting.  On [...]

Prior Restraint and Freedom of Religion

Update:  Yeah, kind of like that.  In journalistic and legal circles there is a concept called “prior restraint,” which essential boils down to an officially-sanctioned restriction on the publication or airing of material which might offend, be prejudicial to a trial process, or in some other way prove harmful to some party.  The potential harm [...]

Merry Christmas…except for YOU!

Okay, so you say you ”feel” excluded by all the Christmas hoopla, that it’s rude and impolite and intolerant and whatever else.  Just makes you feel like a marginalized citizen, all disenfranchised and outcast.  Shouldered to the side, thrust to the fringes, your feelings trampled beneath the cruel spiked heels of the madding crowds.  Etc. But [...]

Warning! Very Offensive Language In This Post!

Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Offended yet?  No? Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!! How about now? I’ve [...]

Rational thinkers…and then Christians

What I find interesting in the increasingly vocal debates centering around atheism, the spurious church-n-state thing, and the apparently “growing” influence of a cabal of Christian “Dominionists” over all things secular in this country (?!?!) is the continued distinction the atheist set seeks to make between “rational thinkers” or “free thinkers,” and those who believe [...]