Religion

Anathem Review

Posted Tue, 09/23/2008 - 22:08 by Ben Stanfield
Anathem Anathem by Neal Stephenson

The Harry Potter Podcast

Posted Sun, 07/17/2005 - 12:10 by Ben Stanfield
I admit it...I don't really get podcasting. Other than some NPR shows there's not a lot out there I've found interesting. Adam Curry talking about himself? Blah. Dawn and Drew talking about sex? Who cares. It's all so "look at me I'm famous" on the net. Just doesn't appeal to me. But someone pointed out the Secrets of Harry Potter podcast at Catholic Insider (check out the great logo he's got, too!), and it's actually really good.

Culture of Death

Posted Sun, 04/10/2005 - 03:18 by Ben Stanfield
It's a shame that New York Times doesn't have a persistent archive online, because I'd like everyone to be able to read Frank Rich's take on the "Culture of Death" that the two Bush brothers are promoting, and why it doesn't have anything to do with the "culture of life" that they claim.

Best Friends, An Update To This Morning's Post

Posted Tue, 12/07/2004 - 17:14 by Ben Stanfield

Best Friends: "Bush with his good friend Mike Hintz, child rapist sexual predator.
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(Via Eschaton.)

Family Values

Posted Tue, 12/07/2004 - 11:57 by Ben Stanfield
Atrios reports. Short version: Then: Bush introduced Mike and Sharla Hintz, a couple from Clive, whom he said benefited from his tax plan...Mike Hintz, a First Assembly of God youth pastor, said the tax cuts also gave him additional money to use for health care. Now: A Des Moines youth pastor is charged with the sexual exploitation of a child. Rev.

Quotable: Krazy Kreationists

Posted Tue, 12/07/2004 - 11:28 by Ben Stanfield
Answers in Genesis, one of the silliest and stupid sites on the web, exists to defend the hilarious "christian science" of creation theory.

Information on Intelligent Design

Posted Tue, 05/18/2004 - 15:43 by Ben Stanfield
Looking for information on intelligent design? Well, there's your link to a definitive article from Scientific American refuting the absolutely stupid faith based argument against evolution. Barry Ritholtz pointed out this phrase in his post at Blogging of the President, hoping to influence Google search results on the crackpot theory so that some actual science shows up first.

The Christian Left

Posted Mon, 11/17/2003 - 12:16 by Ben Stanfield
After, one-supposes, having heard enough of the crap that spews from the lips of the likes of Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Gary Bauer, Fred Phelps, the Family Research Council, and Focus on the Family, real religious leaders have had enough. According to the New York Times:
the Clergy Leadership Network plans to formally announce its formation on Friday and will operate from an expressly religious, expressly partisan point of view.