Archive for September, 2005

I Am… What?

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

I’ve seen several bloggers post their results from an interesting political quiz over the last few days. I’m jumping on the bandwagon.

You are a Social Liberal (76% permissive) and an… Economic Conservative (78% permissive) You are best described as a:
Libertarian

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Take Me Down to the Paradise City

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

If I believed in heaven, I would kill myself.
Let me clarify that. If I thought that the popular notion of heaven (clouds, harps, streets of gold, eternal happiness) were truly awaiting me after death, I’d be pretty eager to get there. I’ve always wanted wings. It sounds lovely. Well, […]

An Indulgent Mother

Monday, September 26th, 2005

A few weeks ago, when visiting my parents, I was in their basement trying to find a book I used to have. As I was searching the bookshelves, I found something unexpected. In a simple, wooden frame was a plenary indulgence with my mother’s name on it. It took me a moment […]

God is a Dick - Part XIII: The Flood

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Gilgamesh was the fifth king of Uruk (probably around 2,600 BCE if he was a real person). The most complete version we have of his story is from a collection of clay tablets that are now about 2,700 years old. There is much to the story before the episode I will be discussing, […]

GOD or NOT Submissions Needed

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

There are only 6 more days to send in your submissions on Sin for the first GOD or NOT Carnival at Skeptic Rant. LBBP tells me that we are coming up a little short on the atheist side of the equation, so we need a few more good godless posts. Also, every theist […]