Archive for January, 2006

Vacation

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

I won’t be around for the next week or so. In the mean time, amuse yourselves at Skeptic Rant’s God or Not (no relation to the carnival).
Also, speaking of the carnival, don’t forget to check out GOD or NOT #7 (Definition of God) at The Uncredible Hallq tomorrow, January 30.
~I AM~

God is a Dick - Part XXX: The Qur’an on Qital

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Countless times since September 11, I’ve seen Muslim scholars on news programs talking about how terrorism is contrary to the teachings of the Qur’an. They claim that Islam is a peaceful religion and say that we have misunderstood the principle of jihad. Well, the latter claim is correct. Jihad has come to […]

A Theocracy is Born

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

After more than half a century of Israeli-Palestinian turmoil and violence, something truly remarkable has happened. The West Bank has succeeded in holding a free and fair election. George Bush’s goal of spreading democracy in the Middle East seems to be working. There’s just one problem. Sometimes democracy sucks.
The […]

Prince Caspian

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Warning: This contains spoilers. Seriously, though. It’s C.S. Lewis. The plot isn’t good, anyway.
As those of you who watch my “Currently Reading” section (if anyone does) already know, I’ve returned to the Narnia series. In the last two weeks I finished Prince Caspian (which will probably be released in theaters for […]

God is a Dick - Part XXIX: Christ’s Name-Calling

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

You may remember a little incident back in 2004 in which Prince Harry gave the paparazzi the finger. This created quite a stir in the media because he’s royalty, and we expect better of him. However, Harry was still a teenager at the time, and his father was not a king, but a […]