Here’s the deal: Don’t look at this if you are determined to discriminate against gays and lesbians. If you feel comfortable and okay with denying Americans fundamental civil/human rights, don’t click through. Don’t listen to this discussion. Don’t take the risk of learning that you are, indeed, quite wrong.:: Otherwise? Tune in. Watch. Learn. Wow. [...]

Congratulations to the nation seem a bit out of place, but it does seem that Mary MackKillop is a wonderful choice for Australia’s first Catholic saint. Pope Benedict Names Australia’s First Saint : NPR. I especially liked this passage: “[...]she was a strong-willed advocate who sometimes got into trouble for challenging orthodox thinking within the [...]

Shahram Shiva muses on the contrasts between what happened 30 years ago in Iran, and what is happening (and not happening) now

Via the New York Times, a fine article by John. F. Burns: LONDON — The governing body of the Anglican Church in Britain voted on Monday to approve the appointment of women as bishops, a step that appeared to risk a schism in the church in its historic homeland as the Anglican church worldwide faces [...]

Humans, thinking, and consciousness all evolve — and our religion and politics must evolve with it. Time to examine the other side of the “political theology” debate and check in with Rousseau and The Savoyard Vicar. Section III: The Inner Light. My favorite quote from this section of Professor Lilla’s essay goes like this: “There [...]

I finished Neil Gaiman’s American Gods at about 1:30 this morning. I adore “page turners” like this, though I have to say this is the most singular “page turner” I’ve ever encountered. As readers of this blog will probably know, all meaning is context bound, and contexts are endless. Here’s mine: When this book was [...]