Taking Notice of the Fundamentally Religious

Filed under Religion on January 9th, 2010

“On your left you have a God who is all-knowning and omnipotent, and on your right you have a book that contains more errors than a Lindsay Lohan post-it. The left, being omniscient, omnipotent and living outside time, has no ability to change his mind; the right, being from human origin, contains more changes of opinion, mind and action than a Diana Ross show contains dress changes.”

Religion and the state

Filed under Religion on August 16th, 2009

A great nation—and optimistically speaking, any nation—is supposed to represent all its inhabitants, equally and without discrimination. It shouldn’t see a difference between people of different sexual orientations, between people of different races, between the personal beliefs of its citizens. And yet, in many countries—commonly third-world and second-world ones, but unfortunately often also in first-world [...]

The G(r)ay Lady opposes Prop 8

Filed under History on September 29th, 2008

Of all news sources available in the world, I appreciate and value The New York Times the most. Their reporting is accurate, follows my own ethnical and social principles, and the overall quality of the Times keeps it at the top of the industry. For California Proposition 8, or “Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to [...]

I Heart California Supreme Court

Filed under History on May 15th, 2008

Today the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved gay marriage ban. Which would make California the largest American state and the second one overall to allow same-sex marriages. You know me, as a happy gay myself I’m all for same-sex marriages and all that equality jazz. So I mark today as a positive day in [...]