If Sigmund Freud were alive today he might push for a label affixed to Bibles, something along the lines of, “WARNING: Regular exposure to this book can lead to unhappiness, depression, psychosis, and in some cases, suicide.”
From 1990 to 1998, Jack Kevorkian assisted in the suicides of more than 130 people. Although a number of those cases involved the terminally ill, the majority did not; and in five instances, autopsies showed no evidence of disease or illness.
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Strange Tolerance
Why the Ground Zero Mosque Is a Bad Idea
By: Stan Guthrie|Published: August 5, 2010 1:52 PM
Planned Parenthood and NARAL have been pressing Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to reject an abstinence-only sex education program in exchange for a diverse program that teaches disease prevention, and “age-appropriate” material on how to use contraception. In an example of courage and integrity, Gov. McDonnell applied for a $1.3-million federal grant that will offer abstinence-only education in Virginia schools. The $1.3-million grant application includes $900,000 from the federal government and $400,000 from the state. Counties will have the option to use the funds if they so choose.
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Surprise! Surprise!
By: Diane Singer|Published: September 2, 2010 9:31 AM
I remember hearing Tom Jones belt out the hedonistic song "What's New, Pussycat" back in the 1960s. Now, it seems, the old rocker has come out with a gospel album. WORLD magazine (subscription required) reports on this rather surprising turn of events, along with an even stranger turn: a gospel album from punk rocker-turned-Christian Nina Hagen (I'm too old to know who she is, but some of our readers may recognize her name). If the reviewer, Arsenio Orteza, is correct, both albums are worth the time and money.
Have any of our Pointificators heard any of the gospel songs by either Mr. Jones or Ms. Hagen? If so, what do you think? READ FULL ARTICLE »
Think worldview doesn't matter?
By: Shane Morris|Published: September 1, 2010 4:00 PM
Just after noon today, a lone gunman entered the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, taking a security guard hostage and triggering an evacuation of the Discovery building and those surrounding it. According to the Washington Post, an employee who called 911 soon after the suspect entered the building reported shots fired and said that the suspect was also carrying explosives. Police are currently on the scene, and while there are no reports of injuries so far, the situation is still developing.
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A Review of 'Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians and the Pursuit of Immortality'
By: Lee Thomas|Published: August 10, 2010 3:47 PM
Being a professor of philosophy employed at a college can be a problem: many of your students may think your material is boring. And they might just have a point—philosophy deals with topics discussed by Western white males who died hundreds or thousands of years ago. How can those topics possibly have any relevance to today's hip, multicultural world, and the students who live within it?
