For some who’ve experienced losses, the cross is A symbol of grieving, of heartbreak, of death; They’ll flock to a church or museum to see ‘em Defending their presence with all of their breath. The tomb of a great many heroes, Ground Zero’s A place to remember who answered the call; The cross stands for …
Category Archive: news
Aug 11 2012
Ok, Maybe Not The Best Way To Get An IPad
An update on an earlier post, reporting on a 17 year old who sold his kidney for an iPad. Nine people went on trial in southern China over allegations they helped a teenager to sell one of his kidneys so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, a court in Hunan Province said Friday. …
Jun 28 2012
Spotting Privilege In The Wild
My conscious mind just boggles When confronted with their view It’s as if they’re wearing goggles Only letting in one hue— They can see the world around them And they think that all is fine Where a rainbow might astound them, They just see a curving line. You can talk about the beauty Of a …
Apr 06 2012
All Enemies, Foreign And Domestic…And Economic And Religious
I’ll bet Sergeant Stein did much better than fine— He may have been one of the best— He’d have filled out the quiz as a regular wiz, For his Spiritual Fitness Test. He has faith in his God (which is good for his squad) And the Chaplains can help him with grief Why, his church …
Mar 29 2012
The 2012 Templeton Prize In Science & Religion Goes To…
The Templeton has been announced With not a little drama The winner of the science prize This year? The Dalai Lama. His research record surely shows He’s there among the giants— His name pops up whenever I Am mulling over “science”. The Templeton foundation’s choice Has left me filled with hope; I’m going to place …
Mar 26 2012
Philadelphia: Church Abuse Case Trial Begins
The case I wrote about in March of last year is being tried, starting today. (as opposed to the similar case from a couple of years earlier than that.) Details…:
Sep 18 2009
Love At First Sight… On Separate Trains
I have to say, as a hopeless romantic, that this is my favorite BBC story in, perhaps, forever. It’s the stuff of fairytales and songs that sell millions of copies around the world and make you an international singing star, if you’re James Blunt. As almost anyone with ears and a radio in 2005 would …
Sep 10 2009
Winston The Pigeon
Carrier pigeons are diligent workers,And some have been honored as heroes! But, sadly, technology changed their careers,With the messages, now, ones and zeroes. Information now moves over fibers and wires,At the speed (so they tell me) of light;And people accustomed to speed such as thisAren’t impressed by a pigeon in flight. But intertubes clog, and …
Sep 08 2009
Newspapers Are Born To Exaggerate
It seems these things come in waves. This time, it is the Times Online overreaching the consequences of some recent neuroscience finding, presenting it in a splashy way, and misrepresenting pretty much whatever they need to in order to fit the message in the simple headline. “We are born to believe in God“, says the …
Aug 02 2009
A Modern Abraham-Isaac Story
PZ reports, and Greg laden reports, and PalMD reports, and of course, the AP reports, that the Father who tortured his daughter to death by substituting prayer for insulin. We can be fairly certain that she died horribly and painfully. As PalMD writes: Death by diabetic ketoacidosis is not pretty. The symptoms start with extreme …
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