by Carl Howard | Jan 28, 2009 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Links, Spirituality
The idea of killing for inner peace isn’t as preposterous as it sounds. Or rather, it IS as preposterous as it sounds but not as uncommon as it seems. A great example comes from that Source of All Worldly Wisdom: the Simpsons. Here, Springfield stumbles onto what...
by Carl Howard | Sep 30, 2008 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Blogging the Bible
The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal,...
by Carl Howard | Sep 18, 2008 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Blogging Jewish Law, Blogging the Bible
I went to a Jewish school. Sometimes in prayers, to alleviate the dreariness, I’d tell a friend Bible stories to laugh about. I called the segment “the rabbis don’t want you to know”, based on the comic genius someone (I can’t remember the name) who had an act called...
by Carl Howard | Sep 15, 2008 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Blogging the Bible
In Christianity the name for the Hebrew Bible is Old Testament, in Judaism one of the names is Tanach. Many think these are interchangeable, but they’re very different concepts. Names Let’s start with the obvious. Old Testament presumes there’s a New Testament that’s...
by Carl Howard | Sep 5, 2008 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Society
I’ve had a quick swipe at pacifism so I’d like to discuss it more. I think the concept of pacifism (including pacifist religion) is harmful. Let’s quickly look at 2 pacifist religions: Jainism A minority religion in India (4.2 million) followers. They believe in the...
by Carl Howard | Sep 2, 2008 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Society
Great quote: “People are always amazed by how much free time I have. They’re also amazed that I don’t know who Ally McBeal is. Frankly, I’m amazed that they can’t make the connection (Robert Wenzlaff).” There’s a parallel with Eastern religions: it’s funny how...
