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Podcast #124 – A Response to The Response

Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose recent weekend-long Pray for Rain declaration led to Texas’ drought WORSENING while the neighboring states were plagued by Biblical downpours and a spate of deadly tornadoes, is at it again. Now, he’s calling for “The … Continue reading

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Biblical Illiteracy in America

Here’s an amusing article from CNN discussing the appalling level of Biblical illiteracy in America, particularly among people who either should know better or claim to look to the Bible as the sole source of morality.  This comes as no … Continue reading

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Podcast #123 – Study on US Catholic Child Abuse

Assuming the world hasn’t come to an end or that you haven’t been Raptured away… The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes … Continue reading

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The End of the World is no joke for some

The vast majority of Americans (both religious and nonreligious) are using radio nutjob Harold Camping’s prediction that tomorrow, May 21st, is the beginning of the End of the World, as an excuse to have a hearty laugh and party like … Continue reading

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Should Alabama sue Texas over the recent tornadoes?

Follow this logic.  Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry proclaimed Easter weekend (April 22-24) as “Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas.”  Never mind the blatant unconstitutionality and foolish superstition of this stunt: Perry claims, with a … Continue reading

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So much for being held to a higher standard

Which reminds me… A minister admits he lied for years about being a Navy SEAL …and… A minister shoots a boy who threw a rock at his car. Let he who is without sin fire the first shot?

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Podcast #122 – Robert M. Price on the Book of Revelation

We wrap up our extended look at the Book of Revelation with an interview with Dr. Robert M. Price, theologian and author of (among other books) The Reason Driven Life. For more about Dr. Price visit his official website: robertmprice.mindvendor.com. … Continue reading

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Obama to make Easter prayer breakfast an annual event

What happened to the crypto-Muslim (or crypto-atheist) that Obama’s detractors so loved to hate? For that matter, what happened to the change Obama promised those who voted for him? To be sure, there has been SOME change, but other things … Continue reading

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Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 3: Walking It Off)

In the Third Century, during the late Roman Era, the Bishop of Paris was a fellow named Dionysius.  Dionysius pissed off the local pagans (accounts vary: some say he denied the divinity of the Roman Emperor; others say the pagans … Continue reading

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Huckabee: Forcible Indoctrination at Gunpoint???

Mike Huckabee is turning into a one-man gaffe machine.  First, he blathers on about how Obama has problems with the British because he was born and raised in Kenya, then tries to explain it away by saying he meant to … Continue reading

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