Author Archives: mikhailovich
you don't need to know the facts to have an opinion…
Oh my God. (It looks like that post is down, but Google’s cache and a mirror post still have it.) Quote: 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire The following questionnaire was sent to all candidates for Governor with their responses listed in … Continue reading
Free Speech
Apparently, Pittsburgh cops have written 188 disorderly conduct citations in the past 20 months for incidents of “swearing, making profane gestures or just generally acting like jerks.” Some of these “incidents” were genuinely funny, e.g., the woman who said “I’m … Continue reading
Pittsburgh Chaplains Fired
“Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper last week fired the head of the bureau’s chaplaincy program.” Apparently, chaplains Lara Zinda and Keith Smith were nice people but somewhat underqualified for the job: they hadn’t been officially ordained. This issue raises two … Continue reading
Secular Charity
I recently read an article in the Post-Gazette about a man who was inspired to provide food for homeless people here in downtown Pittsburgh after reading John 21:17: “Feed my sheep.” The “Feed My Sheep” organization is a terrific one, … Continue reading
Moderate Christianity
This is my first post to the blog, and I’m glad to be here. I’m an ex-fundamentalist and recent college grad who is still grappling with the events surrounding my “de-conversion.” I hope to post on various theological issues from … Continue reading
