the roots of sciolism

Categories: GodNot™
the roots of sciolism
Ah, you came back. Thanks for that. This won’t be so long, because the thing that makes a group of people tend towards the dismissive is fairly easily identified. Neoconservatives are very quick to dismiss the “Blogging Against Theocracy” endeavor as one born of fear. We are apparently so afraid of Christianity, that even allowing a [...]

how sciolism defeats discourse

Categories: GodNot™
how sciolism defeats discourse
Sit back, grab a beer or a glass of wine, turn the lights down, put on some quiet music, and imagine with me for a moment: Imagine a world where people of diverse ideas can discuss important topics without burning straw men. . . .a world in which our natural, innate curiosity is shared by adult [...]

Why A Theocratic State Isn’t Necessary

Categories: GodNot™
Why A Theocratic State Isn’t Necessary
Over the past couple of days, in preparation for participating in this Blogswarm Against Theocracy, I have had several conversations with friends and acquaintances on the subject of theocracy in general. As the majority of these friends are Christians, the conversation always got off to a bit of a rough start, but ironically, every single [...]

amazed and honored

Categories: GodNot™, blogging
amazed and honored
i have been invited….well….he invited kinda all of us who comment on his blog, and i said i’d love to, then he came back this evening and gave me the formal invite…. to guest-blog on Mock, Paper, Scissors for the Blog Against Theocracy blogswarm this weekend. i am stoked, and honored beyond words. and of course [...]

Blogging Against Theocracy

Categories: GodNot™
Blogging Against Theocracy
i will be participating in the Blog Against Theocracy, both here and on Clean Cut Kid over this easter weekend. as a way to kick this blog off, i will probably have some things over here that do not get cross-posted to CCK. on the other hand, my weekend schedule is already piling up, so [...]