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Religion Lesson

I have mentioned before that I have an advanced degree in theology from Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar School, but it’s been a while since I passed on the fruits of the knowledge I acquired during those eight years of diligent study. This article (behind a paywall), from Free Inquiry Magazine, which I read in […]

Theological Ruminations

Oddly enough no one has asked me to weigh in on the Biden communion controversy, despite the fact that I’ve made known on several occasions that I have an advanced degree in theology, strictly of the Roman Catholic variety, from Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar School, late of Hartford, Connecticut. As has been reported, the […]

Religion Lesson

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have an advanced degree in theology, courtesy of eight years of intensive religious instruction at Our Lady of Sorrows (real name) Grammar School in Hartford. Sorrowfully, Our Lady of Sorrows is no more, so generations of Hartford kids will go without the instruction that resulted in my […]

Trumpers in the hands of an angry god

As I’ve mentioned often, and also just recently, I have a degree in theology from Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar School, so I am totally qualified to speak on all matters of religion, and though I don’t actually believe in God anymore, I’m going to grant His existence for purposes of this post, for I […]

Holy Hypocrites!

I sometimes wonder if there are any actually religious religious people out there. They appear to be nothing but grifters from top to bottom. Latest, but by no means principal exhibit, this guy: The officiant of a now-infamous wedding in Millinocket gave a defiant sermon during an indoor church service on Sunday, just a day […]

Never thought of it like this

Just ran across this meme at Pharyngula. I well remember while I was studying for my theology degree at Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar School in Hartford, that certain actions of the Lord did not sit that well with us, such as the fact that unbaptized babies who died at birth were barred from Heaven […]

The Lord has (apparently) spoken!

I seem to recall that folks like Pat Robertson were claiming that things like Hurricane Katrina were messages from god punishing us for being nice to gay people, which always seemed like a fairly cryptic way to send that message, considering that the people being punished were sort of randomly chosen. On the other hand, […]

Heavy, Man!

Any long time readers surely know that I’m a big fan of Randy Newman. I have, heretofore, wholly subscribed to his theory of the origins of the Judeo-Christian religions, as set forth by the devil as he addresses god, in Randy’s largely unappreciated Faust: Some fools in the desertWith nothing else to doSo scared of […]

Religion Lesson

This has nothing to do with politics. I’ve mentioned before that I have an advanced degree in theology, courtesy of the nuns at the aptly named Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar school. But recently I discovered a shocking deficit in my theological knowledge. That deficit has been corrected, and I feel obligated to both confess […]

The Church of Perpetual Bullshit

The Catholic bishops, many of whom are probably secret abusers themselves, are gathering in Rome to discuss the deeply complex issue of what they should do about the legions of sexually abusive priests. They have, according to this article, concluded that, shockingly, the problem is not restricted to the U.S., but is worldwide. Imagine that, people […]