27
Aug
Brad Pitt, BP, Oil Spills, Death Penalties, Jonah, and Jesus
Let any topic linger long enough and sooner or later somebody is going to say something really stupid/thoughtless about it. In my opinion, Brad Pitt is taking this prize for the BP oil spill accident. Pitt is quoted at the DailyMail: Asked about the people responsible for the crisis, the ‘Inglorious Read more
4
Aug
Why Do Atheists Need a Version of the Ten Commandments?
I came across a copy of the atheists commandments today — or at least somebody’s interpretation of what the atheists commandments should be — and I found myself a little confused by them. Here are the ten commandments for atheists via IAmAnAtheist.com: Have no gods. Don’t worship stuff. Be polite. Take a day off Read more
18
Jun
God’s Direct Intervention [A CS Lewis Quote]
This quote from C.S. Lewis has been making me think lately. It deserves it’s own post. I wonder if people who ask for God’s direct intervention into our daily lives fully comprehend what they are asking for. When that happens, it is the end of the world. When the author walks Read more
8
Jun
Steven Hawking Fails a Basic Test of Logic
Steven Hawking recently had a heart to heart with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer. While I’m usually interested in what intelligent men have say, this interview left me somewhat disappointed with Mr. Hawking’s near-sightedness. When Sawyer asked if there was a way to reconcile religion and science, Hawking said, “There is a Read more
5
Jun
The Modern Day Conflict Between Forced Perception and Intrinsic Worth
The Irish Nationalist Danial O’Connell is credited with the pointed saying: “Let me write the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” In the abstract, what he is communicating is, the very relevant, point that the music of a society has the ability to more appropriately capture Read more
3
May
Making a Babe in a Manger the Tyrant of the Universe
Caveat! I feel I should make two qualifying remarks before beginning this post: First, I’m completely sticking my nose into someone else’s business. An action I usually try very hard to avoid, but I feel the over arching context of the encounter serves as a catalyst into a practical realm of Read more
2
Apr
“Punish the Deserving”
I saw an interesting tag line associated with a member of a forum I frequently visit this morning. The line read: “Punish the deserving.” Setting aside the fact that this line was associated to a video game forum, and in all likely hood was put there by some thirteen year Read more
23
Dec
Thoughts About Trials, Character & Bad Theology
“In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.” – Orson Read more
18
Dec
Silent Night: Origins
Silent Night is probably the most cherished and beloved Christmas carol sung around the world. Next to Holy Night (Night Divine) and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing it is my favorite Christmas song to sing. Even in the midst of yearly new Christmas music and a kaleidoscope of musical styles, Read more
