In last week’s reading of the Hebrew scriptures…

…I came across one of my favorite passages, the throw-down between Elijah and the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the goddess Asherah — or, more accurately, the throw-down between God, and Baal and Asherah. Baal is a continual annoyance and worse for the early kingdoms, and the Israelites are continually warned away …

They’re moving to fire the hijab-wearing professor

And there are all kinds of reasons that it’s wrong for Wheaton College to treat Dr. Larycia Hawkins that way. I write about it here, for Patheos.

How long does it take a university to fire a professor?

A minimum of three years, evidently. Florida Atlantic University‘s Sandy Hook denier James Tracy just received  notice that his school wants to fire him. Here’s a statement from the school: “Today, James Tracy, an associate professor in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, was served a Notice of Proposed Discipline – Termination by the Vice Provost for Academic …

Cut that shit out

A Wednesday night fire at a Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles has been ruled arson. This after Planned Parenthood’s executive director testified in Washington earlier this week. Here are four things Cecile Richards admitted under oath, according to The Hill. But arson? C’mon…The damage was minimal, but c’mon.

Day Two of Hillbilly Watch

Yesterday, it appears that some yahoo burned down the Islamic Society of Joplin’s mosque. I wrote this for Salon (yes, I’m linking to it again, but I have a point, I promise), and I couldn’t be more certain that if this was arson, someone out in HillbillyLand knows something about this, and that someone needs …

We are Joplin, and we’re better than this.

Any one know this guy? The Islamic Society of Joplin was damaged by a suspicious fire earlier this month. It appears, from early investigations, that someone lit something and threw it on the roof. And that someone appears to have been captured here, on a security video. For all the good will built up around …