Author Archives: A Bit Of Orange
How Darwin invented the Internet
Like Bill Nye, he calls himself the “science guy” and he had this to say on a recent online article. “Funny how the religious fanatics (by which SG means people who reject evolution) seem to forget that without science they would be writing … Continue reading
Big White Whale (Not a post about dieting)
Lately, the church attenders in our nation have wondered how, if it’s so obvious to people like me that Genesis 1-3 are meant to be read as literal history, that so many people with college degrees have decided that it … Continue reading
For the Love of Pigeon Poo
A lot of people tend to be very offended by people like me, because I compare different ideas and then judge some of them true and some false. A disproportionate number of these people tend to be female, and often … Continue reading
Homosexuality is NOT the ONLY “Abomination”
If you’re like most people, you probably have never read the entire Bible. Or much of it at all. You might have read a few verses from your coworkers inspirational coffee cup, like that one about God lifting us up … Continue reading
A Transgender Debate (Between two Steves)
I wound up getting to Danny’s Bar, Grill and House of Rabbelrousing early last Thursday, and as I was waiting for my friends to join me for a giant plate of life-giving Nachos, I overheard the following conversation from two … Continue reading
Teaching Kids there is a Hell
A famous, As-Seen-On-TV atheist once said that teaching children that there is a hell is child abuse. Naturally this means that every Christian parent, pastor, or Sunday school teacher is an evil criminal who needs to be rounded up into … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Believe “Believe” Means what You Believe it Means
People all the times be saying, “Faith means believing in things which ain’t so.” Or sometimes, “Faith means believing things without, or sometimes in the teeth of evidence.” And from these quotes, we can learn that some people, despite having been born … Continue reading
Is Luke Skywalker a Moral Monster?!?!?
Whenever dealing with deep theological and philosophical issues, all wise persons tend to let their minds wander toward Star Wars, especially the original trilogy, Episodes IV, V, and VI (that’s 4, 5 and 6 for those of you who don’t … Continue reading
2 + 2 = 7 (Because sometimes what you DON’T know matters)
Anyone who knows any math will know that the single most certain truth on earth is that the Cubs will never win the pendant. Or this was true for 108 years… Wait, no, I was going to say, the single … Continue reading
Vice President Pence vs Hollywood
At the start of 2017, Vice President Mike Pence admitted that he never spent time alone with women who are not his wife. He does not even have dinner alone with another woman. Hollywood and various TV celebrities and a … Continue reading
A Bit of Orange 