July 2009
26 posts
No faith in science
Jason Kottke:
The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died of undiagnosed diabetes as the family prayed for her to get better testified Tuesday that she believes sickness is caused by sin and can be cured by God.
Leilani Neumann told the jury in her husband’s trial that she thought her daughter’s March 2008 illness was a test of her religious faith and she didn’t take the girl to a doctor...
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own...
– Oscar Wilde (via aeropuertos) (via fuckyeahreading)
there has been a surge of children’s books in my dashboard lately, many of which i recognize. i can’t tell you what any of the stories are about, but those colorful covers pull me back to a forgotten childhood, when i used to sneak out of my room during nap time to steal a book from the shelves in the hallway. i would only have a moment to make my decision, before the nanny peaked around the...
Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music?
– One Tree Hill