October 04, 2010 12:09PM
“This is the best thing I've read on Open Salon in a long, long time. Thank you.”
About: We are diminished by every broken heart
July 25, 2010 10:43PM
“Sadly, most of the Westboro pack are children. Phelps had 13 kids, (including Margie) they had multiple kids, and presto, there's your "church.&…”
About: Comic Con Holy War
July 12, 2010 09:52PM
“I don't know folks. I don't feel any more satisfied condemning Gibson than I do when a person is imprisoned ("punished") for a crime. I'm gl…”
About: Mel Gibson, Don't Phone Home
July 08, 2010 10:14PM
“More about the Clergy Consultation Service, noted in Alison R's comment above can be found in the Northwestern University archives at: http://findingai& #8230;”
About: My Abortion and Coming of Age as a Feminist, 1970-1975
June 18, 2010 11:37AM
“Great read! I'd add: google "bedbug registry" -- if you come across the critters, you can warn others. And always tip --just a couple of buc…”
About: 6 Pieces of Advice for Hotel Guests from an Ex Housekeeper
June 07, 2010 11:42AM
“David, Some 42 percent of Jews in Israel identify themselves as secular. An additional 25 percent identify as "traditional" but not very relig…”
About: Does religion make people violent? A criminologist says yes
May 15, 2010 06:56PM
“I agree with Saturn. And, to my own surprise, I'd like to say a word on behalf of Ivy law schools. Especially in the last decade or two. They are not…”
About: Kathleen Parker: SCOTUS Women are Out of Touch
May 10, 2010 10:50PM
“My "healthy skepticism" comes from fron wondering, "why is this news?" Of course organic brownies and ice cream are going to be ful…”
About: Organic is healthier…but you can still get fat
May 03, 2010 02:46PM
“We recently stopped at a diner in Ohio that served 5 egg omelets and other food in gargantuan proportions. The place was packed. Sorry to say, the cust…”
About: Seeing is Believing: Ginormous Pancake Saturday
April 02, 2010 09:47PM
“Jesus of Montreal Babette's Feast Places in the Heart Shawshank Redemption Dead Man Walking Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson) Sophie Scholl: The Final Day…”
About: Movie Rental Recommendations for Easter Weekend
March 15, 2010 09:28AM
“I have a hard time seeing past my two friends, both of whom are ready and willing to pay for insurance but can't get any because of "pre-existing…”
About: Now Let Us Praise Dennis Kucinich
March 15, 2010 09:20AM
“Have you ever been near the Westboro people? I think its about one extended family. If you see them gathered somewhere, the sad part is seeing the chil…”
About: In Defense of Westboro Baptist Church
March 15, 2010 09:13AM
“I think, using Ann Lamont's immortal words, "this sort of thing makes Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat bowl."”
About: Texas Textbook Massacre: Conservatives Win School Board War
February 09, 2010 08:06PM
“Reminds me of Robert Byrd. Who'd do anything to bring jobs to West Virginia. You wonder what motivates these guys at base. Did they amass wealth of the…”
About: RIP John Murtha: American corruption at its finest
January 29, 2010 11:51PM
“You know, I've always thought the "judge not" advice had to do with the fact that we simply can't know enough to make a final judgment of som…”
About: On Self-Deception, or Being Ted Haggard
January 28, 2010 09:37PM
“I have to disagree. This kind of disordered thinking is not a sure sign of "creative gifts" that just need channelling. It may be a sign of…”
About: Madness, Abuse, and Twinkies in the Classroom
January 28, 2010 08:58PM
“Call your campus mental health clinic. You are correct, it is not your problem to fix and hopefully they will intervene. On American campuses there is…”
About: Madness, Abuse, and Twinkies in the Classroom
January 06, 2010 02:27PM
“Hi, I wish that conversations about religion on Salon didn't make me hold my breath for fear of what will follow. I think Hume was expressing what he th…”
About: Centuries of Christian Bias Channeled Through Hume
December 16, 2009 12:38AM
“Well David, I guess I don't see it this way. I thought that the original idea: to cook through Child's massive tome while blogging about it was brillia…”
About: When Julia Became Julie, Content Lost Its Throne
December 15, 2009 11:48PM
“I'm sorry, I'm confused. I'm not sure what it means to say, "I am a Pacifist, but. . . " What I think you mean is that you believe that war is…”
About: David Brooks--Wrong Again
November 12, 2009 08:34PM
“Actually, I'm not sure hypocrisy is the problem. Hypocrisy would be the problem if she were gay, and living with a partner. The sex-tape thing, I'll…”
About: Larry King Gets Dissed By Carrie Prejean. Big Time!
November 10, 2009 10:05AM
“17. She was 17 when she made this masturbation tape, and that is her defense. (And she says she regrets it.) I think the woman is trainwreck, but eh, I…”
About: Carrie Prejean Goes Down. Literally!
November 04, 2009 09:05AM
“I noticed you only interviewed conservative Christian representatives. Not a mainline or liberal Christian in the bunch. That's like interviewing card-…”
About: Religions That Don't Believe
November 03, 2009 12:29PM
“Gotta say I'm in the minority here. I do try to censor some stuff that is ubiquitous in Kid World. We didn't do Spongebob. We won't buy Wimpy kid. We a…”
About: Wimpy Kid Books: Are They Turning Our Kids into Terrors?
November 01, 2009 09:22PM
“A decade or so ago a Columbia journalism prof wrote a book, "Our Guys" about a football team at an uppermiddle class town in New Jersey--Glen…”
About: Not Just Another Day in Richmond
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