If you just like hanging around religious people, I know agnostic Jews and Christians who go to liberal houses of worship, are very "meh" on all the believe-y stuff, and just take part in the social justice. And the good food. You wouldn't be the first agnostic to join a faith community. Which is not to say that you…

Abortions in traditional old-school Judaism are like... fine. The only time it was "too late" to abort was when the mother felt her child's "quickening." I think that's so interesting because it places the entire decision and timing with the mother. Only she can tell you when she's quickening - it not something that…

I wouldn't count on it, because a lot of it derives from the Talmud, which Bible thumpers don't accept as valid. Basically, the Talmud makes specific references to birth control, with one permissive opinion allowing "a cup of roots" or "a potion of sterility" for both men and women, even in doses that would result in…

here's a pretty good explanation (found here: http://www.jewfaq.org/sex.htm)

Situations of danger to the mother's wellbeing- this can include emotional wellbeing, although each case would be something that an observant Jew would discuss with their rabbi, doctor and/or psychiatrist. If a woman was raped and became pregnant as a result, for instance, I have a very, very hard time imagining even…

The Episcopal Church, for one. Unitarian Universalism as well, I would expect. Reform Judaism, probably Conservative Judaism, as well, although with more of an eye toward traditional Jewish law (namely, the movement is strongly in support of maintaining Roe v. Wade and access to abortion, while acknowledging that…

When I attended that big anti-abortion rally that happens every year in Washington once (morbid curiosity, since it coincided with my visit and we have nothing like it in my country) the Catholics for Choice ladies were super lovely and even gave me a free ride from the mall back to the place I was staying at the end…

Yep. My friends are always amazed when I tell them my favorite little cousin (all grown up now) is a pastor, because they know I'm not religious and all they ever see on the media are the terrible kind of "Christians" and they wonder how I could possibly like someone like that. But my cousin is a really smart…

There are groups like Catholics for Choice and Women's Ordination Worldwide that've been fighting for these, but the Church is a mafia, a priest once told me that priests that agreed women should be allowed into priesthood weren't allowed to become bishops.

No wonder. Man or woman, you can go to your bank ask for a loan, you financial advisor might be a lady. You can go to the nearest hospital and the like, you might find an amazing doctor who is female. You can go to a public school and thank heaven for this teacher because your kids do so much better with her. But go…

I agree with you, except Wicca was written by and dictated by men. Wicca (as we know it today) was founded by Gerald Gardner, who was a sexist piece of shit (just like the other men who founded religions).

I don't use Über, but I do use Lyft. Lyft has a much better reputation and is a smaller company.

I've used it because it's more convenient than calling a cab - in my area, Uber drivers are everywhere and it takes mere minutes to get one to show up wherever you are.

My friend got egged in the balls. He was walking down the street minding his own business and a bunch of teenagers threw an egg out of their car and hit him right in his nutsack. He says he was in pain for days. I think he deserves a billion dollars too.

Good, I hope he wins! Mostly because that's an awesome way to get a million dollars. "Another round of drinks for the bar, on me. Just spreading around that sweet, sweet Bieber Egged Me money." It would be cooler if he was poor, though. If he's a Bieber neighbor (Belabor?) I'm sure he's already doing all right…

Wipe your face, dear, you've got a little schmutz

It's totally a real thing! I went to Sicily last summer and one time I was TRYING to say, "Good morning, I would like a cappuccino please" but instead I was all, "I oppose gay adoption, and synthetic babies are an abomination against God and nature." It was so embarrassing.

Gawker could probably run a weekly Behind Closed Ovens-style column just about this sort of bullshit.

No, you wouldn't. I bet they didn't even use KeyNote. PowerPoint all the way.

You don't actually think this would have been an effective way to talk about racism, do you?