Recent truth is stranger than fiction

• Buffy Is Driving Women from the Church

  Allison Waldman of TV Squad (see link below) reports that a new study out of Great Britain blames “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and other shows like it, for tens of thousands of women quitting the church.
  The study, also reported on by the New York Post (Buffy Made Women Stop Going to Church Study) was [...]

  August 26th, 2008

• Quote of the Day

  And my mom said I didn’t have the sense that God gave a goose!
  "You can purchase anything off the Internet except common sense," Harrison [a zoo director] said. "A venomous snake isn’t a pet. You don’t play with it. If you do, you’re an idiot."

  To read the context of this quote, go [...]

  July 15th, 2008

• I Have Nothing to Add to This . . .

  In a brief article by Seanna Adcox, an Associated Press Writer, published today, we read:
  FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Federal authorities say a South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school told police that he wanted to die, go to heaven and kill Jesus. A dark portrait of Ryan Schallenberger emerged Tuesday [...]

  April 29th, 2008

• Tacky Religious Products

  In a blog post, “20 Tacky Religious Products Guaranteed to Anger God,” on cracked.com, written by Ian Fortey, Fortney writes,
  For as long as there has been religion, there’s been someone hawking religious crap to scam a buck off the devout. But once the market becomes saturated with tasteful silver crosses and Star of David pendants, [...]

  February 22nd, 2008

• Fox’s ‘The Moment of Truth’ - A New Low for Reality TV

  I don’t know which is more reprehensible:  The Fox Network, which is airing this program or the people who participate in it.  It’s probably a toss-up, but I have to wonder about the increased Springerization of American culture.  What won’t people do for a few bucks?  Not much it seems.  One website writes:
  Fox has [...]

  January 20th, 2008

• The Heat Is On!

  This post is for Jim.
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago tavern said on Thursday it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world’s hottest peppers — a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries.
  Read more here:  Snacking on a wing and a [...]

  January 5th, 2008

• Hannah Montana and the State of Morality in America

  This story is sad, but not sad in a sorrowful way. No it’s a sad commentary on the state of morality or ethics in America. It’s bad enough that a kid would lie on an essay in order to win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert. What’s worse is that her [...]

  December 30th, 2007

• For God’s Sake - The God-o-Meter?

  Here is another thing that I really don’t know what to think of . . . the God-o-Meter, which purports to measure how the various candidates for president measure up when it comes to God talk and action.  According to the site is on, Beliefnet: 
  The God-o-Meter scientifically measures factors such as rate of [...]

  October 11th, 2007

• Those Seeking Reincarnation Must First Get China’s Permission

  This news item defies categorization.  From Newsweek:
  In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which [...]

  August 25th, 2007

• Has He Come to Save the World . . . or Destroy It?

  I don’t really know what to think of this.  Do you?

  Book Description (from amazon.com)MANGA (pronounced “mahn-ga”) is the Japanese word for comics. It has become a huge hit with American teens and tweens. Manga has emerged as the most popular comics category and is one of the fastest growing genres in American publishing. Appealing [...]

  August 25th, 2007