Pete Buttigieg on Abortion
I remember this interview. Still an excellent, nuanced reply. During the 2020 Presidential Primary campaign, Pete Buttigieg was challenged by Chris Wallace at a Fox News town hall.
Author: Tim
Apologizing While Justifying
Maybe this should be a new acronym: AWJ. The source of the faux-pology. I’m glad this guy sent an apology. Most people in his situation would not have. However… I’m fascinated by how he phrases his apology.
Forced to Accept
A meme, seen on Facebook: So many folks talk about how they’re being “forced to accept” things that go against their beliefs. You’re not being forced to accept them. If you have a problem with people of color, with gay marriage, with trans people, with immigrants, with women of any race, then you’re still welcome… Continue reading Forced to Accept
Zombies on the Earth
On CNN, Brianna Keilar criticized Evangelical pastors spreading COVID-19 bullshit. (Yes, I knowingly chose that visual.)
Of Demons and Pokemon
I saw that Prophet of Zod has a new video up yesterday, “Are Pokemon Demonic? (Part 1 – feat Suris).” I haven’t watched the video (yet), but I have a few thoughts.
The Republican Fundamentalist Cult, the Sequel
In the light of this year’s CPAC, I’m reminded of a post from 2020: The Republican Fundamentalist Cult. I had written this during Trump’s first impeachment trial, and I predicted that the Republican party would justify his misbehavior, even against clear evidence. I was right. I wish I had been wrong. The current Republican party… Continue reading The Republican Fundamentalist Cult, the Sequel
Remembering Rush Limbaugh
I hate rejoicing in someone else’s demise, but in this case, I really don’t have much good to say about him. His career started in the Reagan era, I believe. I remember him from when Bill Clinton was in office, and he furthered what I now know to be conspiracy theories. (Vince Foster, anyone?) Through… Continue reading Remembering Rush Limbaugh
“I Love You, But You’re Going to Hell.”
Evangelicals say things like this all the time about gay people. Threatening someone with eternal damnation is a mind-control tactic. And saying (or even just accepting) that someone is going to hell because (you think) you’re morally superior to them, that’s just cruel. This produces a huge amount of cognitive dissonance. And so to ease… Continue reading “I Love You, But You’re Going to Hell.”
Disconfirming the Second Coming
About a month ago, I wrote about A Crisis of Healthy Skepticism. I pointed out that we can often verify or disconfirm information with a 15-second Google search. But when I was a Christian fundamentalist, we never took advantage of that 15 seconds if it could challenge our pre-existing beliefs because we so needed to… Continue reading Disconfirming the Second Coming
Shunning
From Canadian news, “Republicans face backlash for speaking out against Trump ahead of impeachment trial.” This report made me realize something about cults. Something I’ve been struggling with ever since I was shunned from my old religious community. You see, we didn’t have an explicit shunning policy. But I was shunned anyhow. I was shunned… Continue reading Shunning