Those who use the witness of the Martyrs of Uganda to condemn homosexual persons, or to denigrate same sex marriage or as an excuse to persecute GLBT persons miss the power of the original witness of the Martyrs of Uganda. They reduce their deaths to a story of paranoia and social control. In short, they accomplish precisely was the Ugandan king failed to do in 1886.
Day: June 21, 2014
Pope Francis excommunicates Mafia members
Pope Francis declared today that mobsters are “not with God,” and are excommunicated from the Catholic Church. From CNN:
How not to teach conflict resolution
Tom Ehrich watches the conflict going on at the Episcopal Divinity School and observes that this is no way to teach seminarians how to manage conflict.
Mentioning religion on a resume may hurt your job prospects
Your resume is not the place to let your light shine when it comes to religion, unless you happen to be Jewish, according to a new study. From the Washington Post:
Village aims to hire a gregarious hermit
Seems that every job requires people skills these days. Even being a hermit ain’t what it used to be. From the Wall Street Journal: