Category Archives: Religion

Is Islam the Best Alternative to Modernity?

Posted on Friday 1 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trying to get a handle on the latest would-be presidential assassin. Slate, Luke Winkie, today: Donald Trump’s Attempted Assassin Had Shocking Motives—Especially What They Weren’t, subtitled “A decade of MAGA has really done a number on us.” If Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Dead Scientists, Fine-Tuning, and the Vacuum of Space

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

A couple follow-up items today. This item at PolitiFact (the fact-checking website founded by the author of this book that I reviewed) delves into the missing scientists story, which most commentators have already dismissed. But let’s see what PF has … Continue reading →

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Twilight of the Gods?

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

I understand, mostly from secondary sources, that folks in small towns across America typically greet newcomers by asking, which church do you belong to? That being more important and fundamental than, say, what job you have (“what do you do?”) … Continue reading →

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Is Reality a Hoax or a Conspiracy? No.

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Many items about the apparent assassination attempt last night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and how many people on social media detected signs of a staged attack; Why posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms doesn’t work, as conservatives think … Continue reading →

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An Assortment of Current Events

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trying to catch up on numerous items from recent days, briefly. MAGA and confederates • Firing the National Science Board • A Texas court defies the Supremes about posting the ten commandments • America’s moral code • The new Navy … Continue reading →

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Change For the Better, vs. Sunk Cost

Posted on Friday 24 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

John McWhorter: Don’t pronounce the T in ‘often’; How an American living abroad realizes the problems with America; Why we’re stuck with a religious calendar. – – – My favorite pet peeve. NY Times, John McWhorter, yesterday: What’s Better Left … Continue reading →

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Another Example of the Endless, Fruitless, Search for Proof of God

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

No, there isn’t any new evidence that God exists; Clannad and The Last of the Mohicans. – – – Noted from last month. What could this mean? The Atlantic, Elizabeth Bruenig, 26 Mar 2026: The Evidence That God Exists, subtitled … Continue reading →

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Dismantling Modern Civilization in Favor of Intuitive Superstitions and Religious Verities

Posted on Wednesday 22 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Those looking to ancient Greece to justify their current warmongering are getting their history wrong; Parody and reality about Hegseth relaxing flu vaccine requirements for the military; The CDC is suppressing a report on the efficacy of the Covid vaccines; … Continue reading →

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Magicians and Evangelicals and Traditionalists

Posted on Friday 17 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Penn & Teller advise the Supreme Court about junk science, and the significance of how magicians are less easily fooled than lawyers, politicians, and even scientists; How most Americans think Trump isn’t religious, how MAGA doesn’t care, and the idea … Continue reading →

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Christian Nationalist Theologians, and Pulp Fiction

Posted on Thursday 16 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Hegseth quotes Pulp Fiction; Vance and others MAGAsplain doctrine to the Pope; Christian nationalists prefer nationalism over Christianity; Homan and Vance tell the Pope to stay in his lane, as if war has nothing to do with morality; Christian media … Continue reading →

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