It’s helpful to have charts that illustrate what the reference point is for the biblical texts. Here’s a beautifully-illustrated infographic by Michæl Paukner that shows (generally) what the universe looks like for the writers of the Creation story. (h/t BoingBoing) Click to enlarge, of course: To find out more about opening Christian systems and other “hacks” visit Hacking [...]
Hadouken! [pic]
July 5, 2009 By 1 Comment
Religious Devotion 2.0
July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick link for today. Take a look at Todd here and think of those iconic pictures and portraits of religious people looking with utter devotion upon saints and holy places. I bet Todd is doing the same thing, looking with awe and fascination upon that which gives him life: Oh yeah. One thing. [...]
Daily Read 01/30/2009
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on the journey • profits / prophets tags: no_tag Court says school can expel lesbians – Feministing tags: no_tag I don’t know what to think: the injustice done to these girls, or the fact that the “Yes on Prop 8″ people were blatantly lying. – post by umjeremy A private religious high school can expel [...]
Daily Read 01/23/2009
January 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
Would You Pay for Something if You Didn’t Have To? | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta tags: questioning People who regularly attend service at church pay 22.1 cents less for the Sunday tabloid… This is a large effect, and we can only speculate with regard to its reasons. One reason might be that the church [...]
Political Parables for Breakfast
January 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Peter Rollins has a blog post up of political readings during Advent.His first one deals with the Genesis Creation myth as a political protest against the Egyptians. Inspirational! Check it out. (hat tip: Blake Huggins) To find out more about opening Christian systems and other “hacks” visit Hacking Christianity or follow UMJeremy on Twitter
Firefly for Breakfast
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Daily Read 12/23/2008
December 23, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dead wrong and proud of it | OKG Scene.com tags: no_tag Op-Ed by Robin Meyers on Oklahoma voting 100% of its counties for McCain…pretty vicious but interesting to read. – post by umjeremy Video Games Will Turn Your Kid Gay – Momlogic tags: no_tag Hilarious! – post by umjeremy the mutual fund The Timothy Group, [...]
Humor for Breakfast [Nerd Alert]
December 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
If programming languages were religions (via Slashdot…of course) Here’s a sample: C would be Judaism – it’s old and restrictive, but most of the world is familiar with its laws and respects them. The catch is, you can’t convert into it – you’re either into it from the start, or you will think that it’s [...]
Daily Read 12/11/2008
December 11, 2008 By 1 Comment
Ministry Best Practices: Sway tags: books Their premise is that “our behavior and decision making are influenced by an array of such psychological undercurrents and that they are much more powerful and pervasive than most of us realize. I Don’t Acknowledge Your Marriage | Friendly Atheist tags: marriage instant, eyebrow-raising recognition. Suddenly the majority gets [...]
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