The Prodigal Son’s apology
Maybe that’s the other brother on the left, next to the boy leading the fatted calf. As is widely known, even among those of us not brought up in a religious tradition, Jesus told the parable of a...
View ArticleRegrets from a biblical pharaoh
I smolder at you. My mom pointed out that last week’s Torah portion, Parshat Bo (that’s Exodus 10:1 to 13:16 for you non-regular shul-goers), contains an intriguing apology. In this part of the Bible,...
View Articlean apology to atheists, smug and otherwise
ooh. I have a real fondness for the sci-fi-and-fantasy site io9, even though I am only sometimes interested in fantasy and almost never interested in sci-fi. The topics io9 covers are so broad and...
View ArticleSorry we did those ugly things. We’ve stopped.
Two sisters have just left their church. Because their church is the tiny, savage, Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), this means they left their families, friends, occupations, and everything they ever...
View ArticleHeresy? Whoops.
Pastor Rob Morris of Christ the King Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), in Newtown, Connecticut, was invited to participate in an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. One...
View ArticleTainted Dov
As Daily Show Purim Correspondent Jessica Williams said, it was a low down, dirty shondeh. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily...
View ArticleA not-so-good Friday for LGBT-related apologies
We have three (3) apologies of note to parse! Let’s get started! 1. “Minnesota for Marriage,” a conservative group, apologized on Friday for equating the idea of a genetic basis for being gay with Nazi...
View ArticleEx-ex-gay ministry
For nearly 40 years the Christian ministry organization Exodus International has been preaching that homosexuals can, and should, change. Change from being gay. Exodus was an umbrella organization for...
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