Yes, as evidenced by the comment I was replying to ("it's ludicrous to blame terrorists on a religion").

You went from "it's ludicrous to blame terrorists on a religion" to "I wouldn't say it has NOTHING to do with religion." I'd say there are lots of cultures dealing with what I presume you believe are the "root causes" (e.g., poverty, strife, etc.) that aren't causing the same issues as believers in Islam, and that…

We might be talking past each other. I've found that even Xtians accept that the abortion clinic killers were acting in name of Xtianity; they just reject that this is -correct-.

I went back and looked at the origins of the 9/11 perpetrators…are you saying that the US / West / whatever has bombed the hell out of Saudi Arabia / the UAE / Egypt? Hell, I recall that part of bin Laden's beef was the "occupation" of Al-Andalus…

Agreed, but there's this weird, reflexive "THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION" response that comes out whenever there's a terrorist act by someone that happens to be Muslim and claiming that they are acting on behalf of Islam. Which is a bit different from stating that their actions are not supported by the tenets…

"No one calls any of the shit stains who shoot abortion doctors 'Christian terrorists' " - well, actually, they do. Run a Google search for "Christian terrorists" and "abortion" and you'll get a large number of hits from mainstream publications calling people who target abortion providers "Christian terrorists."

I dunno…"sounds gross…ugh" in response to hearing that someone wrote a story where -Superman- beat his pregnant wife to death hardly seems like an "overreaction". A reaction, sure, but it's one I share. It is gross. Respectfully, I might say that critiquing that mild response by bringing in the Manchester suicide…

"However, it is a Classic Archie moment for Archie to awkwardly laugh here instead of feel bad about making things awkward for Valerie."

Yeah - he has just such a great gift of evoking, I dunno how to say it exactly, but that common feeling that comes through with certain bits of Americana, be it coffee/cherry pie, or what it's like being in a bar and feeling like you're part of it (or not). I doubt he'd be interested in something like that, but, man,…

Just thought I'd share: every once in awhile I think that David Lynch would have made an amazing Superman movie. Without any weirdness or grossness. I think he would have nailed it. This is based on little more than my appreciation for The Straight Story, which is as beautiful a movie as I've ever seen.

Well, I'm not sure that's correct. I recall reading of a case where a woman gave birth to fraternal twins, one black and one white - different eggs, different fathers. According to Google there's even a technical term for it - "superfecundation".

A shame about No Tomorrow. Started watching on lark not expecting much and ended up recommending it to friends. Just a fun, cute show.

I definitely think Jason's paternity is at issue. Cliff made some comments to Cheryl suggesting that she was the "real" or "true" Blossom that suggest that he killed Jason b/c he learned that Jason wasn't his son, and therefore not a Blossom at all. Given Mrs. Blossom's (and Cheryl's) fascination with Archie, and the…

Baldwin must be thrilled over how well-received his Trump impersonation has been over the past year or so, as it has caused everyone to get amnesia over what a spiteful, mean-spirited, abusive person he is.

"Flatbread"?

"[W]e went swimming in the river out there, which was minus 45 degrees."

This is the most AV Club article ever, right after the crazy retrospective on Dan Quayle's comments on Murphy Brown that omitted the comments. Why? Not only does it have the snotty title, it ignores decades of fantastic black-created music that talks about Jesus in favor of some melanin-deprived, hipster-favored…

"Frank Murphy’s a bad father, a bad husband, and a bad guy."

Great episode. Funny, sly critique of Twitter-style discourse.

As I recall, it was "If I got married everytime…", not "If I had a baby everytime…" Interesting bit of Freudian ears, there.