March 26, 2012
So after you’ve finally settled on a venue and chosen a dress (of the appropriate colour) and made a guest list and undergone the inevitable guilt for failing to make every female friend of yours a bridesmaid (sorry again, Lacey, it’s just that I don’t like you that much), you come to the realization that ...
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May 21, 2011
I can’t write much this week, because I’ve got a few places to go today. You see, according to a collection of the usual wild-eyed former estate agents, prison guards and manure spreaders all turned evangelical preachers (and all of them Americans, naturally), if you add up all the dates in the Bible, making a ...
March 21, 2011
God’s wife was erased from the Bible, a British theologian has discovered. Back in the day before Muslims and Christians, God was called Yahweh and he was worshiped along with his wife, Asherah. At least according to Francesca Stavrakopoulou, a lecturer at the department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter. “After years ...
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February 23, 2011
Sex sells, and Churches want in on the action. Spicing up sermons is a good way to put butts on seats, especially now when attendance is at an all time low. Personally, my layman’s understanding of the Bible is that St. Paul thought having sex wasn’t a good thing, but “it is better to marry ...
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November 15, 2010
Satan will do everything in his power to get us to take the lead in our homes. He wants to make us resent our husband’s position of authority so that we will begin to usurp it. . . . Women need to pray for God to renew a spirit of submission in their hearts. That ...
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September 8, 2010
Despite attempts from Alanis Morisette to convince us of the contrary, most people think of God as male. He is often depicted as an elderly man in the sky with a long white beard and twinkling/vengeful eyes (depending on your denomination). The Scottish Episcopal Church has authorized the removal of all references to the divine ...
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March 1, 2010
If your guy cheats, dump him. Not only is he an unfaithful bastard, but he’s also probably not very bright. Scientists have found a positive correlation between intelligence and monogamy. There is also a link between men with a lower IQ and belief in God. The theory is that remaining faithful to your partner is ...
September 25, 2009
Mick // Having a baby is difficult. Its basic maintenance is time consuming and boring. And because James Delingpole doesn’t like it, and none of his friends do either, he assumes women love it.
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