The Archive

Day: November 13, 2011

Assorted links: divine inspiration edition

November 13, 2011 4 Comments

Someone’s got to have crossed wires somewhere along the way.

Nicholas Okoh and the women he leads

November 13, 2011 1 Comment

According to Okoh – or at least this is how we’re reading it – much of the blame for the ills of society is to be heaped upon women first, then homosexuals. But mostly women. So there’s that, then.

Encountering the text in jail

November 13, 2011 1 Comment

“Nothing needs to be added. The text fits that context perfectly. All I need to do is read it. Without embarrassment or commentary.”

Beckwith: legislature’s job is to prevent child poverty

November 13, 2011 No Comments

“[P]overty is violence and … no child deserves the pain that too many now endure. And having arrived at that conclusion, we can act and insist that our elected officials do the same.”

Plate-spinning: Texas panel to entertain crosses on car tags

November 13, 2011 3 Comments

If the panel approves the plate, will it have crossed a line? Or is this a welcome pairing of a nonprofit entity’s fundraiser in a state that’s sometimes known for religious fervor?

Creating sapphires from sewage

November 13, 2011 2 Comments

… what we learn from our foray into the sewage is we can have a surprising diligence about dealing with other people’s money for our gain, we have an ability to avert our eyes from wrongdoing, and we can keep our mouths shut if we are getting a deal.