“We’re missing the point on mass shootings”

Read this Huffington Post piece by Melissa Jeltsen, which includes: The untold story of mass shootings in America is one of domestic violence. It is one of men (yes, mostly men) targeting and killing their wives or ex-girlfriends or families. The victims are intimately familiar to the shooters, not random strangers. This kind of violence …

Not that I admit there is such a thing, but:

Huffington Post has a list of books every “spiritual but not religious” person should read. Come to think of it, I’ve read most of these. Should I be worried?

Here’s the drama behind the Pope’s environmental encylical

Charles Redfern (Hey! I know that guy!) has written a piece for Huffington Post that examines what went on behind the scenes of Pope Francis’ (leaked already) encyclical letter on the environment. For all we may want to applaud the Pope as setting new standards for forward-thinking, Chuck writes: Our craving for dramatic arcs clouds …

Forget PRENDA

A few days ago, the House of Representatives defeated the oddly named Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (you can read it here: BILLS-112hr3541rh) — which would, according to Ms. magazine: impose criminal penalties on doctors who perform an abortion for a woman who seeks the procedure on the basis of the gender of the fetus. and would …

Jesus occupied Jerusalem

Why is it I never have creative thoughts like this? Oh, well. At least I know where to go find ’em.

Word for the year: Tergiversate

Or: “to change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.” And thanks, Jennifer, for the link.

Is the Bible a valuable moral guide (religous or not)?

Some say yes. Some say maybe. I say yes — with a long list of caveats. You? And thanks, DickG., for the link.

Oh, really? Bite me.

You’ll have to watch all the way to the 5:08 mark and no women, don’t find it difficult to compete with men for journalism jobs. But thanks, Bob and Sherry, for the clip.