Category Archives: Religion

What Is This About Democratic Socialists?

Posted on Thursday 2 July 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Jonathan Chait thinks they’re bad; Jerry Coyne echoes his animus; Robert Reich sees a different trend, more exciting than democratic socialism; While Paul Krugman thinks “most of us are social democrats”, which seems to exhibit the way these words are … Continue reading →

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Lost Potential

Posted on Wednesday 1 July 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The families conservatives want; Heather Cox Richardson on the Republican motives to strike down the Fourteenth Amendment; Brief items about mandating the Bible in class; yet another study finds no link between Tylenol and autism; a conservative wants to sterilize … Continue reading →

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The Arrogance of the Devout

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Texas inserts Bible readings into public school instruction, only some of them related to literary works; Adam Roberts reviews Disclosure Day, with insights similar to my own; Gubbins: Dismal turn-out for Trump’s rally; right-wing paranoia about Dems. – – – … Continue reading →

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Assessing Disclosure Day

Posted on Thursday 25 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

National Review is offended by the film’s presumption to redefine “the Judeo-Christian ethic that formerly ruled Hollywood — making it a global, cultural superpower…”; Vox on how faith and UFOs go hand in hand; Slate on how Spielberg’s films are … Continue reading →

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Reflecting Pool Fiasco

Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How the reflecting pool fiasco is emblematic of Trump’s manner of government; Facebook’s AMV about how the reflecting pool is a miniature Anthropocene; Why Trump keeps talking about voter fraud: he has specific ideas about the kind of people who … Continue reading →

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The Barbarians Are Well Within the Gates

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s cage match, planned for this evening; his attack on the weather service; comments from Bill Kristol and Robert Reich; How MAGA-style Christianity isn’t about Christ at all, what with attacks against James Talarico for quoting Jesus; Abbott’s nonsensical claim … Continue reading →

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Looking Up and Looking Down

Posted on Wednesday 10 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Looking Up: Fareed Zakaria on human intelligence and artificial intelligence; Kevin Kelly thinks his 1994 book Out of Control is still mostly right; perhaps technology reached a kind of plateau 30 years ago; Ranked voting works, and people like it; … Continue reading →

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Conservative Morality vs. Enlightened Progress, As Always

Posted on Friday 5 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Conservative morality: Pete Hegseth’s racism; Vance’s immigrant fraud hoax; Blanche and loyalty; narrow definitions of masculinity; downsizing recognized religions; more about demons; and Adam Lee on how conservatism may be hazardous to your health; Enlightened Progress: Jim Palmer on 10 … Continue reading →

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Tear-Downs and Demons

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s cancellations, which I can’t keep up with; How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will impact public schools; How UFOs are interpreted by the religious as demons; Preisner’s “Silence, Night & Dreams” – – – I’m not sure I’m keeping up … Continue reading →

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Today’s Words of Wisdom

Posted on Friday 29 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Richard Dawkins defends being a “cultural Christian” and suggests being a cultural scientist, appreciating the grandeur of our “increasingly understood universe”; Bertrand Russell suggested that intelligent people are those who see the world as it is, not as they would … Continue reading →

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