In a few short weeks, this blog will morph — again. It has happened before, and you’re not to worry yourself about having an Interwebs home to go to to discuss the weird and wonderful world of theology and politics and the intersection thereof. (And not to worry: We’ll go down the side streets of ethics and morality without theology, as well, because that path is equally weird and wonderful.)
You’ll still have a home at a religion blog with an attitude, as presented to you by me and Tom Breen, author of The Messiah Formerly Known as Jesus: Dispatched From the Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture. Tom used to write for the Associated Press, so we’re both refugees from the newsroom wars, and we both like to talk about God/Allah/The Great Mystery/Bacon, a lot.
I think you’re going to like the new blog. I hope you’re going to like it. We’re struggling now with naming the thing and it’s come down to this:
Hot Dogma! (I can’t help it; I like that one.)
and
The Back Pew.
So consider this your first involvement in the brand, spanking new blog. Which name do you like?
Dating Jesus 
I’ll vote for Hot Dogma.
See, I like that one, too. It’s more irreverent, in keeping with the general
Tone.
I like Hot Dogma also.
General Tone could be the name of our imaginary leader in charge of thoughtful weirdness. As in “I’ve prepared a comment but before I post I’m going to run it by General Tone” or “You’ve shown cheeky irreverence with that comment. The General will be pleased.”
General Tone…I like that one, too. This is why I don’t get involved in naming things. I’m fickle.
“…the weird and wonderful world of theology and politics and the intersection thereof.”
Any side streets?
Oh HAIL, yes. Lemme edit to reflect that.
Is it gonna be all serious ‘n’ stuff?
Ha. Do I look all serious ‘n’ stuff?
As a heart-attack, SOMEtimes.
Rest assured I’m not going to get all scholarly all of a sudden. That’s Tom’s job. Not really. He has scholarly chops but he’s not a show-off. I like his work or I wouldn’t throw in with him. The idea is to make a topical blog and to share the load and to become rich and famous and retire to a shoreline mansion somewhere.
…one thing…a suggestion.
If it’s possible in whatever platform of format you and Tom plan to use….please consider including an Edit feature. This would allow comments to be edited after clicking Submit.
Other buttons are fun, too…Like, Dislike, Report/Flag, etc…but Edit would be really useful for Half-Blind Old Atheist Keyboard Squints Who Drink Too Much Coffee.
And that’s a huge demographic here. Lemme talk to the designer (not me).
Oh…and don’t forget some HTML code…like what you have now…you know…as long as your talking to the designer and all…
Signed,
Huge Half-Blind Old Atheist Keyboard Squint Who Drinks Too Much Coffee
Whatever happened to Pervy McPervperv? I miss him.
He’s hanging out at Jezebel pretending to be interested in national coverage of some home town issues but secretly more engaged in trying to wrap his mind around Katy Perry slathering Vaseline over…well…something…and a nude Alex Trebek being stiff competition for…well…anybody. (Get well soon, Alex.)
He is everywhere!
Crank O’Lishus, on the other hand, has been hanging out on the SCOTUS Blog live feed and is in a severe wretch over the summary reversal of the Montana campaign finance case. (Victory for Citizens United. No Obamacare ruling today.)
Once the convulsions abate, he’ll be able to start the emails.
Same here! I’ll load a link up, for the people who aren’t members of the Pervperv or O’Lishus families.
“…Edit would be really useful for Half-Blind Old Atheist Keyboard Squints Who Drink Too Much Coffee.”
Or for those of us who are SOOOO anxious to share our wisdom with everyone!
I place myself and my misspeelings in that category.
Careful…I’ll put you on my mailing list.
Leftover, I wanna be on your mailing list! I can’t keep hopping around on Susan’s blog-o-the-week to keep up with you!!!
Susan, j/k of course, I will follow you anywhere on the internets.
You have to be a lot meaner to hurt my feelings on this. I do move around a lot.
I like Hot Dogma!
Have it all: Hot Dogma from The Back Pew.
I really want the exclamation point in there: Hog Dogma! From the Back Pew!
Hog Dogma!
Perfect!