A new version of the Nigerian email fraud seems to have developed. As I stopped into my Gmail Spam box to delete the ickiness within, I saw this:
From: HELLEN ADAUM BABA
Date: Mar 22, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: Dear brethen/sisters in the lord,
Dear brethen/sisters in the lord,
Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ, […]

Reading Pharyngula earlier today, I was pleased to find a Christian commenter who…well…thinks. When I (finally) update my links list, Rob will be an addition. I’m already bookmarking him for my regular reads.
I’m in that new-reader fun phase of figuring out what a blogger is all about, and so far, I’m enjoying what […]

They are not questioning God nearly as much as they are questioning Western Christianity.
Good stuff (as always) over at Rick’s place.
This post makes SO much sense to me, and explains well why I feel much more comfortable talking about God, religion, and spirituality with people who aren’t so churched. A noteable exception: recently, I […]

Waiter served up a reminder that people are hell…but heaven too.
Feed the poor, indeed! The girl in this story is a great example of how to be Christlike, even if it’s via the means of Daddy’s wallet (grin). As one commenter put it:
We all could learn from our children. Too bad […]

“He said, stop asking God to bless what you’re doing.
Get involved in what God is doing - because it’s already blessed.”
This week featured two major speeches. The State of the Union address…I missed, and I’ve read summaries (from the left, right, and center) that have left me uninspired. It was just another speech, […]

I read the original post PZ mentions a few days ago, and found myself retching at the link. I really wish that the super-religious would leave religious instruction in the church, where it belongs. Provide it in parochial schools, fine…but ftlog, don’t teach religion to my child in a public school. That’s […]

From the New York Times Op-Ed section.
I was pleased to read some of yesterday’s court decision about teaching Intelligent Design (check here for Orac’s take). It’s not that I don’t think that there could be Divine influence in the creation of our world — it’s simply that IMO, what belongs in the classroom is […]

Love.

Let the blogging recommence.
Here’s a good start, a tear-inspiring read about what the holidays really mean.

Exceprt from a commentary in today’s NYT by the Dalai Lama:
I believe that we must find a way to bring ethical considerations to bear upon the direction of scientific development, especially in the life sciences. By invoking fundamental ethical principles, I am not advocating a fusion of religious ethics and scientific inquiry.
Rather, I am speaking […]

I surfed over to Zeke’s site today (I don’t believe I’d ever really read his posts before, just many comments on some of the blogs I frequent) and followed this link to Christianity Today. CT is not exactly the kind of reading I typically pick up; as I’ve mentioned before, I sometimes wonder if […]

From The Gates are Open:
Lazy are the Poor in Society, for they can’t see that if they were in the will of God, they’d be rich by now.
Sentimental are they who mourn, for don’t they know that we’ll see that person in heaven…pull it together, this is a Joyous “sending out” day.
Read the rest here.

The waiter talked about religious people today and told a story of his Godfather’s speech at an anti-abortion rally.
Check it out. It’s worth reading.

From Mr. Preacher:
If God is just a concept then our faith is no more than a philosophy. If he’s just a set of rules then our faith isn’t much more than a prison or, at best, a societal lifestyle. If it just tells us who we should vote for or what party we […]