A lot has been made of evolution again. It's being disregarded as being simply a faith system with no proof. It's being assaulted on the basis of the Bible. It is again being the most vigorously attacked by those professing a certain degree of Christian faith. As always, it seems the whole issue starts first with two basic misconceptions: 1. That scientific theory is the equivalent of an idea with no proof. 2. That science, in specific studies into evolution, somehow are an attack t...

A lot of fuss has been kicked up on JU recently over the Bible and its literal interpretations, the counterproof to refute and the arguments that get bandied back and forth to try and convince someone else that you're right and they're wrong. I've made clear my approach, which is essentially this: The ten commandments, the rules and guidelines of the Garden of Eden (don't eat the apple), all the strictures on what you can and can not eat, do, sleep with etc all boil down to a few simple r...

Hi, my name is Mike. I'm a liberal, I voted Kerry, I dislike Bush a great deal, I thought Iraq was a mistake, I'm pro-gay marraige... And I celebrate Christmas. I know this probably comes as a shock to the many on the right who like to lump all of us liberals together as God-hating mongrels who want to remove all references to Christiantiy from the face of the Earth replacing it all with icons of other faiths all in the name of "tolerance". This also is probably a shock of a different...