Posts Tagged “religion”
A retelling of the nativity for the digital age: I like the “Avoid Romans” checkbox and the wise men shopping at Amazon! And the low-tech atheist response: a billboard in New Jersey. Come on guys, I expect better! Merry Christmas all.
Religious Sects Can Opt Out of Social Security, Medicare Taxes. Why Not Everyone Else?
By Nick | December 9, 2010
Have you ever looked at your paystub and grumbled about how much Social Security and Medicare taxes were taken out? Well the other day I stumbled upon an interesting loophole in our tax code: Religious exemption. An exemption from social security and Medicare taxes is available to members of a recognized religious sect opposed to [...]
I’ve been paying sort of loose attention to the “ground-zero-Islamic-center” debate that’s been in the news lately. It’s a great example of a manufactured controversy. The opponents to the mosque seem to have some poorly constructed arguments. Argument #1: Islam is the violent religion of terrorists and has no place in America. Fact #1: Yes, [...]
Late comedian George Carlin shares his thoughts on religion in the video below. Ignore the Portuguese subtitles and animation.
Well which is it? There’s this new song out called Way Out Here by Josh Thompson. It opens with the line, “Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun.” A paradox, no? If an all-knowing and all-powerful god is protecting your house, why would you need a gun? By the way, the [...]
Frank Luntz, the “Nostradamus of pollsters,” is keynoting next month’s Affiliate Summit in New York, so I thought I’d grab his books to see what he’s all about. The first one, Words That Work, just came in from the library so that will be up next. His most recent work, What Americans Really Want…Really offers [...]
