In March 2004, U.S. Representative Tom Feeney (R-FL) announced his proposed "Reaffirmation of American Independence Resolution." Co-sponsored by dozens of U.S. representatives, the aim of this resolution was to keep our federal judges from considering any "foreign" laws, court decisions, or pronouncements of foreign governments unless they "are expressly approved…
Consider, that many religions consider it immoral to do any of the following: Ask certain obvious questions (Is there a God? Will God decide to abolish hell?) Follow evidence wherever it leads. (Many Believers refuse to consider indisputable indicators demonstrating that the earth is actually more than 6,000 years old). Admit that…
On one of the local Christian radio shows (KJSL – St. Louis) one of the callers was upset last week. He really liked sex, he explained to Paul McGuire (the show host). The caller liked sex so much that the thought of going to heaven concerned him.
The caller asked the sage host whether it was true that there was no sex “up there.” McGuire carefully explained his answer by reference to the Bible: “there is no sex in heaven, but we won’t miss it. What IS in heaven is MUCH BETTER than sex.”
The caller asked whether it was like an orgasm? “It’s better than an orgasm,” explained McGuire. “It’s Like an eternally growing orgasm. It’s so much better than sex that you’d laugh if anyone in heaven ever asked you whether you missed sex. It’s like asking a grown man whether he misses riding a tricycle.”
In yesterday's NYT, an op-ed pointing out a group likely to practice religious tolerance: atheists.
Contrary to today’s moralists, the important issue is not what the rules are, but whether to apply established rules. Throwing out the moral rulebook occasionally leads to heroic feats but it occasionally leads to Abu Graib. As Aristotle wrote, rules are not a substitute for good character. Stay on the lookout,…