It’s doesn’t seem to matter to folks that a wide swath of people voted for President-Elect Obama in the presidential election – some folks seem to have seen it as a mandate on who can and cannot participate publically in his inauguration. The announcement of Rick Warren as the pastor giving the invocation is creating…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
Book Review
Last time I was in Williamsburg I picked up Under the Cope of Heaven, by Patricia U. Bonomi. This book was first published in 1986, and at the time was on the forefront of re-examining the place of religion in the mid to late Colonial Period. I’m reviewing the updated edition which was published in…
Godless Holiday Tree
West Chester did a good thing a couple of years ago and pre-empted the growing trend of suing towns to take down overtly religious holiday displays. They created a “free speech” zone for displays. For the second year in a row the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia has set up a “Godless Holiday Tree,” which…
A Remarkable Foundation
On Saturday we took our Son, who has occular albanism, to a holiday party sponsored by The Little Rock Foundation. We’d never heard about this group, but after attending their party I’m very impressed! The foundation is named after one of the founder’s sons, who is an impressive and well-spoken young man who has centered…
What Would Jesus Buy
This is a neat interview with “Reverend Billy” who created a film, “What Would Jesus Buy.” Rev. Billy is actually a character created to do what amounts to “theological street theatre.” So, if you go to the site remember – he’s not a Televangelist, he just plays one on TV. How do I feel about…
Facing the Demon
My friend Shane wrote this post over at God’s Politics. Every year some friends of mine go down to the Gallery in Philly and do a circus on the sidewalk to promote “Buy Nothing Day.” It’s done to critique the insanity that is Black Friday and, given the events of this year’s fiasco, it might…
