Monthly Archives: June 2011

“Same-Sex Spin”

From Chuck Colson: We’ve been told so many times that same-sex “marriage” is “inevitable” that we’re tempted to stop fighting it. But a newly released study tells a different story….

June 30, 2011 – 10:58 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (73)

How to Mistreat Your Money (Comment Spam)

Disabling comment captcha has had the unexpected benefit of giving me some good laughs. I’ve already posted some of the funnier comment spam, and I’m going to keep doing it from time to time. Even if it means twice in a row, like this time. This one falls under the heading of electronic translation gone …

June 28, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged | Comments (5)

Conversation Stoppers

I could have made this an open blog post, but I want to bury it somewhat for doctor(“logic”)’s sake. Google and etc. will not see this. It should be able to be found only from the comment where I mentioned it. dl, you have been a participant on this blog for a long time. Though …

June 25, 2011 – 3:37 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in | Comments (0)

Hilarious Spam Comment

This comment was just left here on this blog from a website that sells term papers: After reading your post i have a better understanding of the Article. Your post have the information that is helpful and very informative. You know how to make your post understandable for most of the people. Oh, yeah, I’m …

June 24, 2011 – 7:29 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged | Comments (1)

What Do Diversity and Inclusion Mean at Cisco Systems?

Can someone help me understand what diversity means at Cisco Systems? 1. Frank Turek, a management and team-building trainer, was dismissed by Cisco for reasons completely unrelated to his job performance. 2. The reason for his dismissal was his religious and political views, none of which was ever brought up on the job. 3. Cisco …

June 23, 2011 – 3:48 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (22)

He Healed the Sick, But What Did He Do For the Poor?

Jesus healed the sick everywhere he went. He had the power to feed the poor, as we know from the feedings of the 5,000 and the 4,000. Other than those two meals, though, there is no sign that he did anything to directly take care of their needs. “The poor you will always have with …

June 18, 2011 – 2:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (166)

Life Lessons in College: New Life

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Life Lessons in College

A while ago I began a tale of my experiences in college, where I learned that life is great and life is awful, and does any of it make sense? I was living out a dream, but I almost died, too, and I was diagnosed with a serious chronic disease, just a week after my …

June 18, 2011 – 7:32 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

How Does This Represent a “doctor(logic)”?

doctor(logic), I don’t think you’re going to find this easy to believe, but I am very grieved for you. You have a self-image as a rational/logical person, but your performance contradicts that at almost every turn. You are deceiving yourself. It is to your own harm that you do so. I wrote to you, I …

June 16, 2011 – 4:05 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in New Atheism | Tagged , , , , | Comments (24)