Category Archives: Religion

I am no longer a fan of Orson Scott Card

Current Mood: DisappointedI know this is a sorry excuse for a post, but I gotta pass it on–
from Cracked.com
Orson Scott Card Wants You To Rise Up Against the Gay Menace
In his column in Mormon Times, Card warns that legal recognition of gay marriage “marks the end of democracy in America”–
If America becomes a place where [...]

Swedish swear word*

As in “Daim, this is good!” (another little gem, via IKEA)
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On a completely unrelated topic, in the most recent issue of Vanity Fair Christopher Hitchens claims that if all the Americans who say they attend church every Sunday actually did, there would not be enough churches in this country to hold [...]

Utah welcomes Dick Cheney

What, Bob Jones University doesn’t want him? Brigham Young University does. Vice President Dick Cheney is speaking at the BYU commencement exercises on April 26. Isn’t that special?
It doesn’t sound like a slam dunk, however. Even the BYU spokesperson sounded tentative in the Salt Lake Tribune article,
“I think he’ll find the [...]

Beauty everywhere

St Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
I love interesting architectural details. The arches in the narthex of this cathedral intrigued me; especially the repetition. I took this photo under low light conditions and liked the black and white version better than the color one.
While I enjoyed the beauty of this building it felt less like [...]