May
20
Ok, I waited a few days out of respect for the dead. That’s it. Jerry Falwell, although he seems to have mellowed a bit toward the end of his life, was a powerful corrupter of christianity’s message. He used christianity as a power group to vilify and scapegoat others for political gain. President Bush’s statement [...]
Jul
19
Double my pleasure on the results of the primary yesterday.
Mark Taylor beat out Cathy “Automaton” Cox to become the Democratic candidate for Governor in November. I think he’s got an excellent chance to get Sonny Purdue out of the Governor’s office in November.
And - YES! - Ralph “Damien” Reed is out of the race [...]
Jul
13
I wonder why the Department of Defense is reading this blog? Hmmmm.
The last time I got military or government hits like this on my site was when I had a rough draft of a chapter of my dissertation online. It was an analysis of pulp thrillers on bioterrorism. I understood why that might have [...]
Jun
19
Jesus Is Not a Republican By RANDALL BALMER
Volume 52, Issue 42, Page B6
Nicely thought-out piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education - worth your time to read. A sampling to whet your appetite:
Equally striking is the rhetoric that leaders of the religious right use to motivate their followers. In the course of traveling around [...]
