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The Rise (or Return?) of the Post-Secularist
Last week, my news feed blew up with a surprising announcement: the “Post-Seculars” have arrived. Before I get into what exactly that’s supposed to mean, let’s deal with the source of this news. This...
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Darwin Day!
A part of me would love to weigh in on Kat’s critique of Gordon’s critique of her critique of anti-femininity, but I’d say they’ve pretty well covered it (Kat won. There, I weighed in). You brought...
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Je suis Miyazaki?
While the tragic terrorist attack on the offices of French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo may be a month behind us, that doesn’t mean that a lot of people aren’t still talking about it. Most recently,...
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Expanding the Golden Rule (Are We Taking Animals “Foie Gras-ted?”)
I don’t eat liver. Doesn’t matter what animal it came from, it is literally the body’s filter, and I’m not putting that in my mouth. Unsurprisingly, a large portion of humanity does not share my...
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Frankenstein’s (Healthy) Babies
In case you hadn’t heard, the UK just approved the creation of what people are calling “three-parent babies.” Now, where I come from, this has inevitably spawned a sermon or two about “playing god,”...
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Florida’s War on Context
Florida, one of the crazier states in the Union, has taken climate change denial to a whole new level. Apparently, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott is responsible for an off-the-books ban on the terms...
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Stew’s on Academic Leave
Hello all, To the handful of you that actually visit the site on Thursdays, I offer my apologies. I’m a bit swamped between preparing for my MS defense and getting my ducks in a row for the upcoming...
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When Patriots Inflate
Surprise! There’s not going to be a lot of football in this post. But I’ll work it in where I can. I grew up within a thirty minute drive of one of the most deployed military bases in the U.S., so...
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Stew Departs
Hello all, and welcome back from the CWR hiatus! It is with great sadness that I must now bow out as an author at CWR, especially after such an embarrassingly short run. While there’s no shortage of...
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