society & culture

Huckabee, Cruz, and Jindal Kiss the Ring of Religious Nutcase Kevin Swanson

By “ring” I don’t mean jewelry worn on Swanson’s finger. ================================ “Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal all spoke this weekend at the National Religious Liberties Conference in Iowa, an event hosted by Kevin Swanson, a Colorado-based pastor and activist who frequently informs his followers that the biblical penalty for homosexuality is Huckabee, Cruz, and Jindal Kiss the Ring of Religious Nutcase Kevin Swanson

Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA – Part 2

In a previous post, I provided evidence that Ben Carson is an anti-science religious nutcase. Here is more evidence that Ben Carson is a genuine nutcase…his obsession with and admiration for W. Cleon Skousen, an anti-communist crackpot from the 1950s: ===================== Ben Carson’s Love Affair With a “Nutjob” Conspiracy Theorist A top GOP presidential contender has Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA – Part 2

The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Principles of Justice

Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his article “Killing the Canaanites”). The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Principles of Justice

Farewell to Dr. Richard Paul

I recently received the following email with the sad news that Dr. Richard Paul had died this summer at the end of August. Richard Paul was my favorite professor of philosophy at Sonoma State University. He was a dynamic lecturer,  a terrific mentor, and a leading theorist and advocate of critical thinking.  Learning from him Farewell to Dr. Richard Paul

The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Summary of Objections

Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his article “Killing the Canaanites”). The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Summary of Objections

The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 8

Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his article “Killing the Canaanites”). The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 8