Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
High School seniors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, invited to attend a college and career fair, instead found themselves attending a religious indoctrination session. Enticed by a flyer that promised “free food”, “fun and games”, “college fair” and “special guest”, many signed up. How it played out was rather different. What Actually Happened at this “College … Read more
On Sept 13, 2022 Pew posted an article titled “Modeling the Future of Religion in America“. If you happen to be utterly ticked off by religious fanatics consistently and persistently imposting intolerance, hatred, and bigotry, then this new Pew insight will indeed be a very welcomed bit of good news. If however you are a … Read more
Today’s posting concerns a rather strange case of kidnapping. In this specific case it concerns a conspiracy between the mother of the kidnapped boy and the Dean of a Christian School. We will get into the specifics of what happened shortly. First, let’s step back and mull over the general concept. Ted Patrick, The Father … Read more
Back in 1917 there was a supreme court case that revolved around the concept of Freedom of Speech – Schenck v. United States. The defendant was opposed to the draft during WWI and had been distributing leaflets to that end. When prosecuted, he took a “Freedom of Speech” stance. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. took this … Read more
Last week I was in San Diego for some meetings and took a day out to go visit Joshua Tree National Park. If you ever get a chance then I highly recommend going for a visit. If you do it, then invest at least a day into it so that you get the most out … Read more
There really is no “love” that is on par with Fundamentalist Christian “Love”, it is quite unique. Our tale today concerns a private Christian school named Bible Baptist Academy down in DeQuincy, Louisiana. This is where five year old Zoey once almost attended. The words “Private Christian” are a tad ominous because that’s generally a free … Read more
