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Update: The charges seem to be 6 acts of child molestation (http://sfist.com/2011/01/03/pastor_who_backed_prop_8_held_on_se.php) The link below is to the Advocate.com, and a short post about a pastor accused of  child molestation who is now being held in a Sacramento County jail. On first read, I thought the tone of the piece was to fault the church board for supporting the pastor, but after reading it a few times, I’m not sure about that anymore. Unfortunately, the[Read More…]

The God gene hypothesis proposes that human beings inherit a set of genes that predisposes them towards spiritual or mystic experiences. The idea has been postulated by geneticist Dean Hamer, the director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, who has written a book on the subject titled, The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes. The God gene hypothesis is based on a combination of behavioral[Read More…]

Yesterday, I posted the first in a series of Year in review posts, listing the top 10 posts based on page views. Today, I want to list the top stories or topics more generally, and say something about what I think is coming in the new year. The Election The midterm election was a huge topic occupying 5 of the top 10 spots for my blog, and many of the top 50 posts as well.[Read More…]

Man hits teen over phone dispute on plane. I feel old when I read stories like this. I have to accept that I have turned into a grown up, and even though I’m in my 50’s, I’d like to believe I’m a rebellious youth. But I’m not. I’m like my parent- telling the kids they better follow the rules! The other way to think about this, is to recognize just how utterly discourteous and abrasive[Read More…]