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May 2006

A "Culture of Corruption" -- in the Media

Last night, the top political story in the news should have been that a Democratic Congressman was caught accepting bribes...

Two-Thirds of Britons Can't Be Wrong, Can They?

Today, in the "People are Sheep" department, The Telegraph reports: Two thirds of Britons who have read Dan Brown's thriller...

Osiris, Dionysus and Jesus Christ

This was actually written in February, but has been sitting in the database, unpublished and collecting dust, until a friend...

NPR: "In Cold Blood"

When Rush Limbaugh first appeared (to my vantage point) in the early 1990s, I listened in a few times. My...

Separation of Church and Mosque?

Not long ago, the city of Cypress, California -- where I used to work, for a while -- "used subterfuge,...

"Oh, and just one more question..."

... in homage to Columbo... Upon re-reading an earlier post, I just noticed one more HUGE contradiction in Dan Brown's...

Getting Tough on Illegal Immigration

With the some in the US Border patrol apparently working with Mexico [more] to keep illegal immigrants from being caught,...

Qui Custodiet Ipso Custodes?

Who watches the watchers? I'm not a huge fan of George Will, but I thought this observation was brilliant: [John...

The DaVinci Code: Constantine Promoted Jesus to "God"?

Tonight, the girlfriend read this to me, from The DaVinci Code: Teabing chuckled. "Constantine was a very good businessman. He...

The Jesus of Nicea and the Gnostic Gospels

"As I mentioned," Teabing clarified, "the early church needed to convince the world that the mortal prophet Jesus was...

Capital Punishment; the Death Penalty

Recently, in wake of the sentencing of Moussaoui, my girlfriend raised some good arguments about the death penalty. This reminded...

Mexican Drug Legalization a No-Go

Reuters: In a surprise reversal, Mexican President Vicente Fox will not sign a widely criticized reform to decriminalize the possession...

Susan Estrich: How to Win Elections

Susan Estrich has some advice for her fellow Democrats on how to win elections. I think she's right on the...

Thank You, Canada!

And I mean that quite sincerely. Via Captain Ed: One of the consequences of closing American airspace was the denial...

Gospel of Judas: Reading the Text

Lately, I've been reading the Gospel of Judas [pdf] text. In comments here I remark that Gnosticism died under it's...

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