Featuring Robin Dunne (Will Zimmerman on Damien Kindler’s Sanctuary) as mystery writer Robin Daniels, Chuck Campbell (Chuck the Technician on Stargate: Atlantis) as Reporter #2, and Jacqueline Samuda (Goa’uld System Lord Nirrti on Stargate SG-1‘s Season 3 episode Fair Game, Season 5’s episode Rite of Passage, and Season 6’s episode Metamorphosis, as well as Stargate: Continuum) as Mamie, … Continue reading
For previous installments: Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 I never intended to actually to do this season, but decided to do it anyways. In some ways, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda was a guilty pleasure. in many other ways, the show was just god damn awful, as according to Brain Assassin‘s article, “Why … Continue reading
Growing up in Cambridge, I remember being in the middle of a war, a religious war This was within my both extended families had wanted for me to be brought up as: Christian, or Jewish. Of course, battles within my family have hardly settled, as seen above, there is much contention between me and my … Continue reading
The first piece of legislation I ever worked on was the Transgender Equal Rights Bill. I put a great deal of work into it, volunteering to get it passed, because I knew that Transgender individuals were not really that different from me. It was just that simple. Gov Patrick speaks at the ceremonial signing of … Continue reading
I don’t remember the exact day I found out about Petrie-Flom, but I probably came across it while attending another event at Harvard Law School. So, upon discovering that the 2015 Conference was on Law, Religion, and Health in America. I had to attend this and see what this organization was like.I have had interest for … Continue reading
“Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you’re not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don’t. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. … Continue reading
Contact is a very cherished film of mine. It’s a particular film that I can really watch again, and again, and again as a favorite film of all time. According to Roger Ebert: Contact” is a film that takes place at the intersection of science, politics and faith. Those are three subjects that don’t always fit easily … Continue reading
According to Huffington Post blogger Micah J. Murray in “Why Can’t Say ‘Love the Sinner/Hate the Sin’ Anymore“: I’m done. I can’t look my gay brother in the eye anymore and say “I love the sinner but hate the sin.” I can’t keep drawing circles in the sand. I thought I just needed to try … Continue reading
This Sunday at First Parish in Cambridge (where Susan Shepard and Marcia Hams attend), Reverend Fred Small (we have some disagreement, but not everyone wants me to succeed, of course) preached about Clara Barton. I am quite familiar with the Universalist, and was pleased to listen to the wonderful work she had done. It’s a reminder of … Continue reading
Growing up with many religious family members, I was taught a great deal about what charity is, and is not. Whether Christian, Jewish, Catholic, or Humanist, everyone is capable of doing good for others. Christian Teachings The Holy Bible (ESV) has several passages on how Christians should behave while being charitable to others. Acts 20:35 states the following: … Continue reading
As I have always said, “My last name is Jewish.” I do not hide from being Jewish. My Twitter handle, actually, puts my Jewish last name as the only thing spelled out entirely. I do not ever deny my Jewish ancestry, heritage, and culture. I am very familiar with hatred of the Jewish people. As … Continue reading
I am not often to say it: “I’m Jewish.” Most of the time I simply say, “My last name is Jewish,” because no one can ever say it or spell it correctly. I try to avoid saying it, because of what my grandfather taught me. My grandfather, Joseph, is a Polish Jew. Most of his … Continue reading
This piece above is taken from The Bible Study Union Lessons, published by Union Theological Seminary in 1912 (Charles’ Scribner’s Sons). If you think you are reading that it says, “familiar enough pitiful attempts to broken human beings to rally faith and hope, and with the swift collapse of the enfeebled will,” you, in fact, are. It … Continue reading
Religion as a Source of Hope For all of those who are so against the religion to the point of abolishing it – I think abolishing religion or some religions would be a dangerous and undesirable road to go down. This is because, religion gives hope to the meek and “fallen” and keeps the “masses” … Continue reading
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading Chris Stedman‘s post from his blog on Religious News Service on the debate topic of fundamentalist atheism: Earlier this year, a British politician called upon “militant atheists” to stop imposing “politically correct intolerance” on Christians. He is certainly not the first to use such language. Take, for example, … Continue reading
One night in Cambridge, I spoke at a table of people about atheism versus religion. How this came about was simple, I showed up at the location wanting to vent with regards to my Atheist identity. Another individual overheard and began to actively refute my statements. At one point during this conversation, someone asserted within … Continue reading
I couldn’t help but notice TLC’s newest series, My Husband’s Not Gay, and think how unaffected I am at the idea of men denying their attraction to other men and also marrying women. From a Huffington Post article: The latest is “My Husband’s Not Gay,” a TV special about several Mormon men living in Salt … Continue reading
In a previous post I mentioned, I mentioned several Megachurch pastors engaged in controversial activities and making some very questionable assertions. During the summer, a study was released titled “Are Polite People More Violent and Destructive?” seems to answer some questions: I’ve long thought that it’s the troublemakers and malcontents who will lead the way to … Continue reading
I have encountered far too many instances that somehow being an Atheist is immoral. As this study by University of Kentucky psychologist Will Gervais indicates: Atheists have been speaking up more loudly in recent years, adding a fresh perspective to debates over meaning and morality. But in spite of this new visibility, the way Americans … Continue reading
I cannot in good conscience among others adhere to a belief in a deity that doesn’t exist at all. So for this day, I offer a Nonbeliever’s Grace for the meals I have taken during this holiday: I offer my deepest appreciation and my most profound apologies to the plants and animals whose lives were … Continue reading
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