Comment on HorsesAss: Two writers discussing who really killed Jesus. “Well, yeah…it was the Romans who whipped Jesus and then nailed what was left him to a cross—while the Jews applauded. All in all, rather like the rabble in a great many places attending public torture and executions as [...]
Archive for March, 2011
March 27th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Schools & Colleges
WGU: Advertizing on the web.
One of the red flags that heighten my concerns about WGU is their extensive use of web advertising. Yesterday morning I was researching a Huff Post piece on a Vatican Effort to reach out to aetheists. To my surprise, one such link brought me to a website called “The Damned.” I assume tha[...]
March 27th, 2011 - 10:11 am § in Religion
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters
A Very Worthwhile Read in the Age of Radical American Fundamentalism.[...]
OF BLASPHEMY AND BLAME II
A week ago, I posted a comment on the Pope’s recent assertion that only a few Jews of Jesus time were guilty of deicide. My main argument was that the Pope, in the tradition of his predecessors, avoided the real issue … blaming Rome for its brutality toward the Jews.1700 years [...]
March 26th, 2011 - 10:27 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Huskies Move to Final Four
Wildcats eliminated by Huskies in NCAA Final Four Tournament[...]
March 26th, 2011 - 9:52 pm § in Misc.
Getting Glenn Beck off Seattle’s Airwaves
Previous Ave posts about Glenn Beck Huff Post reports that Glenn Beck has lost radio stations in Connecticut and New York. Buckley Radio, a chain which runs 17 stations around the country, told Radio Ink magazine and Media Matters that it will cease airing Beck’s show, which airs on four of it[...]
NADER: Impeach Obama
from The Hill: “Why don’t we say what’s on the minds of many legal experts; that the Obama administration is committing war crimes and if Bush should have been impeached, Obama should be impeached,” Nader said in an interview with the anti-war Democracy Now! organization.[...]
Lysenko: The Rad Right Charges Academe with Lysenko-ism.
Ed. A couple of weeks ago, The AVE published a story from OSU claiming that the University was silencing students because of the scientific claims of their father, a climate change denialist. The image from the right is of an academic establishment mimicking the Roman Church’s persecution [...]
Gallup: Growing Minority Wants Minimal U.S. Role in World Affairs
Gallup: February 21, 2011 Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. should play either the leading or a major role in solving international problems. However, 32% now say the U.S. should be a minor player or not involved at all, up from 23% in 2009. I think we are going to see this expand hugely as [[...]