December 2007
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Let's get this straight, shall we?
In every theological discussion I hear or become a part of I seem to find myself inexorably mired in the same swampy mess. This usually consists of myself or others, in the atheistic minority, slagging slowly through the same tired misconceptions and arguments in an attempt to communicate rationally. I can not tell you how disheartening it all becomes. Why, it happens with such regularity I can...
The 4 Horsemen
Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, and Hitchens aren’t exactly the picture of the bringers of the apocalypse I was brought up with. Though I have no doubt many believers out there most certainly view them as such. This is a conversation I’ve been hoping to hear for a very long time. Although these individuals agree that religion is an absolute farce and utterly incompatible with logic and...
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Holiday Spirits
In an e-mail from my Dad I found this little treasure. Don’t you just love the holidays and old family recipes? Here’s one of my favorites, passed down from generation to generation since who knows when. Tequila Christmas Cake Ingredients: 1 cup water 1 cup lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts 1 teaspoon salt 1 bottle tequila 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups dried fruit Sample the tequila to check...
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Ventriloquist Extraordinaire
Being someone with a personal history steeped in musical performance, I am always thrilled to find what I like to consider my kindred. People with such passion and talent for expression that it sends waves of tingles up and down your spine. Terry Fator, Season 2’s million dollar winner of the American reality television series, America’s Got Talent, is most certainly a kindred spirit...