The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

My Take on the "Religious Right"

By Paul Oyler / September 4, 2010 /

The “religious right” is a semi-pejorative term coined many years ago, undoubtedly by someone who was not a “member” of the “religious right”.  I don’t remember ever hearing one of its icons, Dobson, Falwell, Robertson, et al, ever using the term of themselves.  And an article I read some time back points to the truth…

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A Sad Conversation Recently Semi-Overheard

By Paul Oyler / September 4, 2010 /

In the restaurant recently, I overheard a conversation between a gentleman I took to be a pastor, and another fellow I couldn’t as easily place.  But the pastor, in the brief snippet I overheard, was explaining the number of financial commitments that the church had to things like building maintenance, heating and cooling, mortgage, and…

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It's Easy Being Liberal

By Paul Oyler / September 4, 2010 /

“It isn’t easy”, said America’s favorite amphibian, “being green”.  I suppose Kermit would know; having never been in that position, it’s hard for me to render a judgment. But it is certainly quite easy to be a political liberal these days—being a conservative is a much more difficult task.  Allow me to elucidate the truth…

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And Now…Some "Best Of"

By Paul Oyler / August 30, 2010 /

I want to do a few “Best of the No Kool Aid Zone” posts.  First, some funny stuff: My favorite YouTube Video of all time, I think: Counseling Techniques Guaranteed to Work, posted December 2, 2008 My favorite funny metaphors, posted August 27, 2008: Unfortunate Metaphors My favorite funny piece that wasn’t supposed to be…

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David Barton's Astonishingly Bad Apologetic for Glenn Beck

By Paul Oyler / August 30, 2010 /

OK, let’s start by my acknowledging this truth: in general, I like and agree with Glenn Beck.  Does he say some outrageous things?  Yes.  Do I agree with all of his pronouncements?  Heavens, no.  But in general, I agree with a significant portion of the things he says…but when he starts talking about his faith…

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