Rules Are for Schmucks: The Pathetic “Do-No-Harm Act”
“Hey, doc, I’ve got this big tumor. Could you remove half of it for me?” “Ok, squad, we’re down by a touchdown with a minute left in the game. Go out and get that field... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Littlest Victims of Religious Privilege
Three recent news items help demonstrate what makes sick sense, when you think about it. When one sector of society is aggrandized with excessive unaccountable power, those who suffer from its exercise are likely to... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Rise of the Thought Police
I have been a non-fan of Barack Obama ever since I read his much-hyped 2006 speech about what a wonderful idea he thinks it is to mix religion with politics. And I’ve disagreed with all... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Sad Spectacle of Courts Defining Religion
In case you missed it, or (better yet) forgot about it, there was a navel-staring dustup last fall over the “responsibility” of religion journalists to define the term “religion.” A New York Times article compared... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Why Is the Jewish National Fund Tax-Exempt?
Imagine an organization called the “Mississippi White Christian Fund.” (I hate to pick on Mississippi, but with the laws they’ve been passing there, they deserve it.) The purpose of this imaginary organization is to make... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Islam vs. Toilet Paper
It’s not the kind of headline you see every day: “Chef prepared curry after wiping bottom with his bare hands ‘for cultural reasons.’” If you’re not a traveler, the good news is that this particular... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Do Christians Complain Too Much?
This just in: a rapidly growing number of Americans think that Christians complain too much. Lifeway Research, an evangelical research firm, just released a study showing that 43 percent of those surveyed agree that “American... Read More