Orson Scott Card is a hateful homophobe
Unlike Paul Constant, the author of this piece in the Slog, I have read Ender’s Game (summary judgment on the whole series: interesting in parts, mediocre at best as a whole—all right, Internets, flame...
View ArticleGrisly attack on bus in Canada
(Trigger warnings apply.) I’m very sorry to punctuate your day with something like this, for those of you who haven’t seen it yet, but this is a piece of news that I simply haven’t been able to get out...
View ArticleDiminished happiness on Pride Weekend
It’s Pride Weekend here in Vancouver. Assuming it stops raining, there will be a parade, a festival, fireworks from the finale of the Celebration of Light, and general merrymaking as is wont to occur...
View ArticleVancouver Pride Recap
So this weekend, as I previously mentioned, was Pride Weekend in Vancouver—a little bit late, compared to many other places, but carefully scheduled to coincide with B.C. Day so lots of people got a...
View ArticleTextual transmission and the silencing of voices
Words and texts change in transmission, but sometimes the result can be the silencing of a voice or an idea. This phenomenon is, of course, well-attested and recognized. Think of the game “Telephone”...
View ArticleTranslation and the Virgin Birth
The doctrine of the virgin birth—that Mary conceived and bore Jesus without ever having had intercourse with a human male—is one of the oldest Christian doctrines. It dates all the way back to the...
View ArticleI Can’t Believe It’s Not The Taliban
I strongly urge you to read this piece by the terrific Shmarya Rosenberg of the blog FailedMessiah. Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are doing terrible things to women—beating them for sitting in the...
View ArticleSome thoughts on homosexuality and Judaism
Consider these two very basic facts: the Bible condemns homosexuality, yet lots of Jews are homosexuals. How is Judaism to understand these two things in light of each another, as well as in light of...
View ArticleSome thoughts on gender and Judaism
Following up on my most recent post about some different Jewish theoretical approaches to the issue of homosexuality, I would like to offer one or two thoughts on how Judaism approaches gender. Can we...
View ArticleIt’s been real
My sincerest thanks to Jill, Cara, Holly, Jack, zuzu, and kactus for allowing me this opportunity to share your space. Also thanks to my fellow guest blogger Amanda—it’s been a pleasure writing...
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