My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
It is important to have public policy to protect against diseases spread by people who refuse to vaccinate themselves and their children. But it can be disastrous if one allows efforts to enforce such policy to be tainted by the Read more
Yes, we get it, Jewish tribal identity is validly a thing. But it is time for more religious Jews to accept that Jewish ethnic identity is also a valid thing and stop dismissing it. This past week, someone forwarded to Read more
My latest YouTube video is a response to allegations that I am being overly aggressive in my criticism of religion. Watch this video on it’s own YouTube page The episode of Paulogia from which the information about the host’s background Read more
While many feel that their faith in God got them through hard times – did they really make it through because of their faith, or despite it? You can read the full article on my Virtual Stoa.
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 4: Composed 2018-02-21 in the afternoon. A Psalm of Sophia recounting being driven from a long-time church at the start of gender transition. Why have those I thought of as friends turned on me? They say that Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 3: Composed 2018-02-18 in the evening. Wise are those who follow reason and logic, Who are not ruled by emotions nor bound to preconceptions, Who keep their minds always open to reality Who always strive to see Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 2: Composed on 2018-02-11 in the evening. How long will the foolish stay in power? How long will they continue their reckless schemes? How long will they hold the world in jeopardy Believing that God will fix Read more
While the ease with which many socially-conservative Christians complain about being “persecuted” may seem like mere empty rhetoric – it is actually a sign of an extreme sense of entitlement engrained in their perception of the world around them. Recently, Read more
It should be noted that my views have evolved since this blog first began. A lot of posts reflect views that I held at the time that I made them, but no longer hold. The bracketed section of the title Read more
The “tolerance” that anti-progressives complain that progressives withhold from certain religious groups is not at all the same thing as the “tolerance” that progressives demand marginalized minorities be accorded. Recently, a blog-article was brought to my attention in which Jaci Read more