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The Real Irony of Psalms 109

Rational debates with Christians usually end in one of two ways: 1) it’s just a leap of faith or 2) You have to look at the outcomes. Mmmm outcomes like 9/11? the Middle East? Northern Ireland? How about the suggestion that the president be assassinated?
The following is from a posting on the Daily Kos. I [...]

Posted 16 January 2010 † ThomasD § Ethics § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

The Lucifer Effect

Phil Zimbardo’s book, The Lucifer Effect, Understanding How Good People Turn Evil, is fascinating regarding individuals. I may even have to modify my feelings about the existence of evil (I basically reject evil as a concept.)
The book got me thinking about what is going on right now in the United States with conservative [...]

Posted 11 August 2009 † ThomasD § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , ,

Fundamentalist Republicans

Conversations with Republican friends have brought me to the generalization that Republicans are more likely to be fundamentalists in their religious beliefs than Democrats. These were conversations on politics, not religion.
A recent conversation began with agreement that we would like to see both parties work together. Why couldn’t they approach the idea or [...]

Posted 17 June 2009 † ThomasD § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , ,