Category: Anthropology
Tradition. Not just a song from Fiddler on the Roof. You know the refrain: "The Papa, the Papa! Tradition." It's a great play but it is firmly rooted in the patriarchy, as "tradition" often is. There are many ways to define "tradition" and we can...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 11:43 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Or worse. Below the fold. Not work safe. Don't be holding the kitty or you might squeeze it by accident:...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 7:43 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
... will focus on Christmas....
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Posted by Greg Laden at 11:35 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: War on Christmas
I may be utterly unique in this world, but I learned to say "Happy Holidays" not to disrespect Christians, but to avoid disrespecting Jews, Atheists, etc.
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Posted by Greg Laden at 8:04 PM • 37 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: War on Christmas
Yes, there is a connection ......
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Posted by Greg Laden at 7:16 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Rape
Is this thing on? Hello? Hello? .... Ah, thats better. Comcast, which every day seems to do something to piss me off, had a major sub-regional outage for the last several hours, it would seem. So, we've been floating free of the Internet and a...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 10:32 AM • 87 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: War on Christmas
People are very on edge today. More short and ill tempered than usual. I was walking along in Target and had that sense of tension and angst all around me, the feeling that everyone in the store would be happier if everyone else in the...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 10:55 PM • 40 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: War on Christmas
This is just un-believ-able...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 9:45 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
This week is Thanksgiving in the United States. This means that over the coming weekend many Americans will be putting up Christmas decorations in and outside their houses. Many children will be putting finishing touches on their letters to Santa. The shopping malls will start...
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Posted by Greg Laden at 9:59 AM • 60 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Atheism
I would very much like your help in picking out a tee-shirt to wear around town. Let me tell you about the town, and you'll be able to make an appropriate suggestion....
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Posted by Greg Laden at 11:00 AM • 53 Comments • 0 TrackBacks