A possible conundrum arises, between religion and evolution

(Just a thought!)

An ode to Sarah Palin

As the elections approach, let us carefully consider. ( First published in 2 Bites of the Apple, 2009 ) Ode to Sarah Palin Man once believed that the earth was quite flat And it didn’t take god or the angels to know that And that man, a creature of dust, never even existed ’til by god’s own…

The Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, et.al., when read as the absolute Word of God

God is an abstract concept, who’s very existence as a concept is as enigmatic, as it is problematic. But there are only a handful of books in the world that purport to be the “revealed word of god.” And as such, it is easy to see how they can exert undue influence, in imposing…

LDS Church and Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church share same anti-gay fervor

(from Oct 7, 2010) It seems whenever we have the specter of Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church, picketing a military funeral, or Boyd K. Packer, president of the LDS church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles’, tumultuous headlines in the news, someone invariably points to the track record of cruel injustices historically perpetrated by various sects of the…

A video about a movie Iran doesn’t want you to see

(from Oct 19, 2010) When some of us jokingly refer to the Gayle Ruzickas, and others in Salt Lake City and the State of Utah’s ruling oligarchy, as the Mormon Taliban, many might think we go too far, in suggesting any such comparison. While others, no doubt, think we slander the Taliban. The truth is, that…

Liberty Institute’s amicus brief – a tribute to Monty Python’s Flying Circus

(from Sept 26, 2010) Utah has joined Idaho and Wyoming – along with Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina and Virginia – in signing on with some thirty different state family councils,* to the latest amicus brief filed Friday, with the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals, in again seeking to save…

Sex – The Lie That’s Too Big To Be True – coming soon to a school near you?

(from September 21, 2010) Here, in the ‘land ‘o just stuff a little more cotton in the’r ears,‘ sex education is pretty much watched over, and limited to a young adult version of The stork and the cabbage patch – and that with signed parental permission slips. That’s because, watched over by some Bald Eagle…

H1N1 flu vaccine denialists may be taking a high toll on unprotected children

(from September 20, 2010) The Salt Lake Tribune published an excellent article by Heather May earlier today. It’s about findings released by the Primary Children’s Medical Center, on a study done in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control, and pointing to the critical importance of immunizing children against the H1N1 flu virus. Last year,…