Tag Archives: Fundamentalism

Of Intellectual Dishonesty

Posted on May 20, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

It has been almost two and a half years now since I came out as transgender, and another two years again since I started reading up on trans issues, and in all of this time, I have never once encountered– … Continue reading →

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Picking Things Apart

Posted on December 7, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I like picking things apart. As far as I am concerned, dissecting illogical or unsupported arguments to figure-out why or when they don’t work, is one of life’s true pleasures. Which is why I’ve been in a bit of a … Continue reading →

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The End of The World

Posted on October 13, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I just read a very interesting article by Amanda Marcotte on why Evangelical Christians in the United States seem so positively gung-ho about the allegedly looming End of the World and the untold suffering that it will bring. She identifies … Continue reading →

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Everytime I Hear Someone Mention “the Rights of Parents,” I Reach for my Gun

Posted on December 4, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I want you think for a moment: Have you ever heard a single instance of “the rights of parents” being invoked in situation where it wasn’t being used in a blatant attempt to justify child abuse? Because every time these … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Interfaith Cooperation

Posted on September 11, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

The only thing worse than when Fundamentalist Christians and Conservative Muslims fight with each other, is when they team up. Case in point, the latest outburst of stupidity over the province of Ontario’s unjustly-controversial new curricular policies. This time, at least, … Continue reading →

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The Stupidest Argument Against Transgenderism

Posted on September 4, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

…is the same thing as the stupidest argument against anything else: ie, ‘it runs contrary to God’s plan.’ Someone ought to explain this to the hicks in this comments section. To be perfectly honest, I’m rather unconcerned about God’s opinion … Continue reading →

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Ideology as Market Segment

Posted on July 28, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

There are no Chick-fil-A outlets in Canada, so I have been watching the fall-out from the Company President’s recent explosion of mind-numbing theoconservative assholery from a safe distance. It’s quite the interesting spectacle. I say ‘interesting’ rather than ‘amusing’ because … Continue reading →

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Children: Just How Stupid Are They?

Posted on July 15, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

We all need to sit down at some point and have a deep, meaningful discussion as to why our children are so damn stupid. Now, personally, I’ve not noticed that children are particularly dumb; indeed, I seem to recall being … Continue reading →

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I Can Think of No Way That This Will End Well

Posted on July 13, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Anyone remember that Online Snooping Act that the Harper Government tried to introduce a few months ago? The one to which, allegedly, only child pornographers were opposed*? Well, guess what? It’s back, and now it has the support of the … Continue reading →

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Why They Hate Us

Posted on July 9, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve thought (too) long and (too) hard about the question of why radical feminists hate transsexual women. At first it seemed like a simple matter of a group of people prizing ideological purity over the inconvenient life experiences of other … Continue reading →

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