SODOM & GOMORRAH: Vice President Joe Biden is one of the few politicians with either the guts or stupidity to tell the truth. Biden admitted today that the Obama administration is "in charge of the economy." In a series of comments where he repeated the claim several times, Biden said that while some blame the previous administration, they aren't in charge anymore and the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
The Troy Davis Execution
SODOM & GOMORRAH: In the rush to either save or kill Troy Davis, Troy Davis was sadly forgotten. Troy Davis' funeral is scheduled for Sunday, so this, as opposed to the moments leading up to his execution, are more appropriate for discussing the sad fact that Troy Davis has been forgotten. One the one hand, anti-death penalty activists used the flaw in Troy Davis' case to … [Read more...]
The 12th Imam: Muhammad al-Mahdi
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Who and what is the 12th Imam? With all the hype about the 12th Imam (mainly hype for the Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad), we decided to investigate. Here is your comprehensive guide to the 12th Imam. What's an Imam? In the religion of Islam, an Imam is a leader or prophet. According to the Shiites, only Allah can appoint an Imam. An Imam is the … [Read more...]
Occupy Wall Street is Now Occupy Together
SODOM & GOMORRAH: The #OccupyWallStreet protesters have failed to come up with a unified message or purpose. Now they're taking their disunity to the rest of the country with the #OccupyTogether movement. Glenn Beck will tell you they're just a bunch of Marxists. As we've pointed out and as this author has witnessed around the web, the American swarm is composed of more … [Read more...]
Religion and John Locke’s Letter Concerning Toleration
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Does John Locke's call for religious toleration display an immense intolerance toward religion? The fact that anyone in our secular age would ask the question already reveals the answer the questioner has in mind: yes. A normal, modern reading of John Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration would fill the typical person's heart with warmness and joy; an … [Read more...]