Six Things That Aren’t “Literally” in the Bible
It’s fine if you want to believe these things. Just stop saying they’re in an easily-checkable text, and stop taking other people’s word for it that they are.It’s one thing when really out-there...
View ArticleWhy Are Priests Really Celibate? (And Will It Change with a New Pope?)
Catholic priests weren’t always celibate, and some believe the matter is not a closed issue.There’s all matter of speculation about why Pope Benedict is stepping down, especially since he’s the first...
View ArticleThe American Phoenix
America’s strength is its ability to reinvent itself.The concept of reincarnation and rebirth exists in many cultures, from Christ leaving his tomb after his crucifixion to the Avatars of Vishnu...
View ArticleThe True Believer
How do two guys come to believe, with absolute certainty, that murder is a moral necessity?Is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — the younger brother, just 19, in some photos a lookalike to 1962 Bob Dylan — just a...
View ArticleWhat if a Religion Reverses Policy? There is No Hell & Gay is OK
When Camilla Sanderson read that the Pope decided to embrace homosexuals, female priests and atheists, she was shocked but hopeful.—This article below came to my attention recently.“For the last six...
View ArticleLosing Our Religion
Time Machine Series:Exploring Past, Present & FuturePASTIf you had known me in high school, you’d have said, “What a devout Catholic you are.” I went to Mass on Sundays, volunteered at St. Vincent...
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