Mama, we're all crazy now

These days sometimes I can't tell the difference between fake news and satire and real news. It's a strange world, as Jeffrey Beaumo...

Late Bro. Theron Dunn's family needs assistance

Shortly after The Burning Taper was locked down last month by Blogger for testing false positive for spammage, I received the following emai...

Theology on tap: I'll drink to that

It's been said that everything becomes its opposite. Masonic lodges began in taverns, and now many Masonic jurisdictions, especially in ...

Baptist minister fleeces flock with fraudulent mortgages

Many Christians are fond of the metaphor of a good shepherd tending his flock. It seems the flock at Ardmore Terrace Baptist Church in Frays...

'I will not wrong, cheat or defraud...': Internal Shrine report finds conflict of interest, ethics violations

The New York Times reported on Friday that a 23-page internal report issued by a committee formed by the joint boards of the Shriners of N...

Widow's Son returns from solar worship pilgrimage in the East

So wouldn't you know it, after 23 days of exile, Blogger unlocked The Burning Taper the very day I was leaving on my yearly pilgrimage ...

Blogger unlocks The Burning Taper

Twenty-three days ago, Google/Blogger locked me out of this blog because their robots determined The Burning Taper "might be a spam bl...