Results tagged “religion”
Book Review - The Year of Living Biblically (07/26/08 - 1 Comments)
A.J. Jacobs, an editor at Esquire, must have a lot of time on his hands. Several years ago he decided to read Encyclopedia Brittanica from cover to cover, apparently in a quest to become the smartest person in the world (though a subsequent attempt to prove his knowledge on “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” showed that he had a long way to go (he missed the $32,000 question). He documented his year-long journey through...
Environmentalism - A New Religion (11/08/07 - 52 Comments)
Yesterday we received notice that the town of Oakville is changing the trash collection strategy. Currently we have our trash picked up every week and have "blue boxes" or recycling bins picked up every other week. Beginning in April, we've recently learned, we'll have garbage pickup every other week and recycling pickup every week. We'll all be given a "GreenCart" into which we can toss all manner of wet and compostable garbage. Though the layout...
Environmentalism and Christianity (07/13/07 - 35 Comments)
There have been several occasions on this site when I've taken the opportunity to express a bit of disgust or alarm with environmentalism. When I do that, I typically get an email or comment asking why I am opposed to protecting the environment. Because I usually only mention these things in the A La Carte section I have never taken the opportunity to explain myself. I want to do that today, even if only briefly....