CollieOriginally posted October 2005 Credits: for Peter McWilliams, author of the fascinating Ain’t Nobody’s Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our…
Continue ReadingThoughts on the Disciple Jesus Loved: A case for it being Mary Magdalene (II of II)
There is no doubt in the writing of the author of John as to whether Jesus loved that disciple. Is this a physical as well…
Continue ReadingThoughts on the Disciple Jesus Loved: A case for it being Mary Magdalene (I of II)
Where I postulate freely that Mary Magdalene was both the disciple Jesus loved, and possibly the true author of the gospel of John. This is…
Continue ReadingReview: “The Screwtape Letters” by C. S. Lewis (II of II)
When I was a child… On the other hand, there were a few things I found perplexing, although it’s possible I found them so due…
Continue ReadingReview: “The Screwtape Letters” by C. S. Lewis (I of II)
Originally posted July 2005 To the librarians whose names I can’t remember now, who happily helped a small child find and devour each eagerly awaited,…
Continue ReadingReview: “West With the Night” by Beryl Markham
Originally reviewed April 2004 The Book If you’re looking for excitement and adventure in your reading, Beryl Markham’s autobiography West with the Night is an…
Continue ReadingWhy Not Same-sex Marriage? (X of X)
4. Marriage should be just for child-rearing My first thought at assertions like this is: “Why?” Kids don’t care if there’s a piece of paper…
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D) What is civilization supported by? The common thread running through all the societies we’ve looked at so far is quite clear on this. For…
Continue ReadingWhy Not Same-sex Marriage? (VIII of X)
Originality in the early US So, on to the United States of America, where we finally get to hear more from women, although they’re still…
Continue ReadingWhy Not Same-sex Marriage? (VII of X)
Christianity’s copy So where to next in this quick historical scan of cultural attitudes towards marriage? We turn now to Christianity. For once, women are…
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