UPDATE (June 13, 2011): The author of this story has come forward admitting that it is a hoax. Although the story loses some of its appeal without the lustrous shine of a “based on a true story” tag, I hope that the underlying message of my commentary still stands. An out lesbian in Syria is [...]
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Passionate Wisdom
April 27, 2011
Courtesy Among Men
February 27, 2008
Every weekday morning, around 9:30am, most of the office gets up and walks down the block to our usual espresso joint for coffee and tea. We pass through several doors on the way out, and again on the way in, and being the mature, courteous men that we are, we’ll hold the doors open for [...]
Forget the Nanny State; I need a Nanny Church
August 26, 2006
Katherine Harris is running for Florida Senate. She was recently interviewed by the Florida Baptist Witness: If you are not electing Christians, tried and true, under public scrutiny and pressure, if you’re not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin. They can legislate sin. They can say that abortion is alright. [...]
Pat Roberston is a Doubting Thomas
August 6, 2006
Pat Robertson has finally seen the light about global warming. What changed his mind? Not the exacting research of thousands of scientists, no. He had to experience it first-hand. Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the [...]