This is the anniversary of the slaughter at Jonestown. It’s 42 years later and still, we have not learned the lesson that slavishly following lying leaders can be deadly. If nothing else, this has got to be an object lesson… Read More ›
Religion
DOGMA
FOWC with Fandango — Dogma Unless you count drinking coffee and checking email as dogma, I don’t have dogma to which I feel attached. I do, however, have personal rituals. Stuff I do, stuff in which I believe or at least… Read More ›
WHAT IT ALL MEANS – Marilyn Armstrong
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in… Read More ›
CHURCH – Marilyn Armstrong
When we came to this Valley, I had no experience with churches, except for having been married in one. Garry had enough to make up for both of us. We chose a church because a very serious Christian friend of… Read More ›
THEN SHE SUMMED UP FAITH IN ONE SENTENCE – Marilyn Arnstrong
I had a very dear friend who was going through a terrible time of her life, yet her Christian faith never wavered. She once told me you could sum up Christianity in a sentence. “What is that?” I asked. “Christ… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! FROM THE SHINBONE STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! WRITTEN BY MADMEGSBLOG – DECEMBER 22, 2019 A small but significant Christmas miracle recently happened on Friday. The magazine Christianity Today published an op-ed that said Trump should be removed from office. It seems like the Evangelicals denounced their… Read More ›
MOSES, MEL, AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Before I put a finger on the keyboard, I admit this is probably heresy, at least to some people. One simply doesn’t make fun of religious movies. It is simply not done. Especially not these days. But I do. Every Passover or Easter… Read More ›
THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE – Marilyn Armstrong
I run this every year because people forget. We should not forget where blindly following a leader can take you. This happened. I remember it. Everyone who was alive and able to read or watch TV remembers. On this day,… Read More ›
OLD TIMEY RELIGIOUS MUSIC – Marilyn Armstrong
For a woman who is essentially religiously neutral, firmly clinging to my position of “no opinion” like a limpet on a wet rock with the tide coming in — I really love church music. I cannot help myself. Play me… Read More ›
THANKS, NOW LEAVE – Rich Paschall
Not Welcome Anymore, by Rich Paschall Roger was a busy guy. In recent months he absolutely could not find time to fit one more thing into his schedule. The local pastor, Jared, was even busier and usually kept to a… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #33
Fandango’s Provocative Question #33 It’s hard to talk about this stuff without sounding pious or self-righteous. Personally, I always wonder if I have a price too and it’s merely that no one has offered to pay it that I have managed… Read More ›
