Month: July 2005

Hate crimes and violence in America go on all the time. The latest outrage is directed against a Virginia congregation of the United Church of Christ — whose General Synod endorsed gay marriage this week.  Here is a...

Welcome newcomers! Please introduce yourself Come on in! The first drink is on the house! Open Mike Night (If you recommend please unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier today) May the 4’s be with...

Note: cross posted at dKos. Could this be an Afghani or an Iraqi speaking? As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual, nor I against...

When I published Eternal Hostility:  The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy in 1997, some thought using the word “theocracy” was a bit out there.   Times have changed, and the word has entered...

Let me preface this by saying that this is all wild speculation posited for fun and silliness and should not be considered serious. I just read this interesting article on the Discover Magazine website (I don’t remember...