Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4659 )

• Getting Dirty

  

  Composting is a very biblical activity. Adam, according to the second creation account in Genesis, was formed from the divinely created dirt. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Look It Up

  

  So my current book project involves addressing The Conjuring universe. A few weeks back I posted on The Nun, the newest member of that diegesis and one with no... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Beyond the Facade

  

  Over the summer the New York Historical Society had an exhibit, now over, on Norman Rockwell, Franklin Roosevelt, and the Four Freedoms. I think we may be down... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sinful Thoughts

  

  Nothing is quite so scary as that which is undefined. I learned that as an Evangelical child. There’s a verse in the gospel of Mark—I’ll use Mark because it’s... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fear Factory

  

  Every politician knows that fear wins elections. Just how deep into Orwellian territory we are became clear at 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Goblins out There

  

  From Wikimedia CommonsYou step away from the telescope for a few months and see what happens. That may sound like a recipe for some kind of cosmic soup, but as... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Iagy?

  

  Here’s how messed up “America first” is. As we’re forced to try to protect ourselves from a drunken, sexually abusive Supreme Court nominee, Indonesia is... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rich Rule

  

  The perils of plutocracy should be obvious, but clearly they’re not. This is somewhat ironic among its biblical fan base, which seems to be where the GOP draws... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Falls of Lucifer

  

  The Devil is everywhere. At least if we go by the many places named after the dark lord. Over the weekend in Ithaca, we visited Lucifer Falls. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just Sagan

  

  Perhaps the most famous resident of Ithaca, New York, during his career at Cornell was Carl Sagan. The astrophysicist had had a noteworthy career, becoming a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Come Salem Away

  

  It’s the season. Here in the fast waning days of September we can already taste October and thoughts turn toward ghosties and ghoulies and their kin. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Express

  

  Full sentences. They’re underrated. If, like me, you receive many tersely-worded emails—an inevitable result of the txt generation—you make know that disoriente... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Riveting

  

  The days of angry white men backlash are hopefully numbered. One thing this strange phenomenon of privileged males feeling under threat has brought to the... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Virgin-Haunted World

  

  One of the most frequent accusations of “idolatry” I heard as a child was leveled at Roman Catholic devotion to the virgin Mary. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Forgotten Bible Verses

  

  Bible believers are basking in the headlines these days. What with Mr. “Meet My Genitals” gunning for the Supreme Court and displacing them for a few days,... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Banned Wagon

  

  In celebration of Banned Book Week (go ahead, let your hair down!), I thought I might muse about some good news. Since I already posted on my banned book... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whelmed Over

  

  I have to admit I feel overwhelmed by the task. You see, I spent twelve years living in a town that went from one small used bookstore to none. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• All Things Being Equinox

  

  The weather around here has been appropriately gloomy for the autumnal equinox. Although Hurricane Florence gave us a day of rain, the heavy clouds have been... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just the Fax

  

  Like most people I have a cell phone. If I use it to take a picture, I can send that photo any number of places with a tap, swipe, and tap. It works that way... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Capital Idea

  

  Capitalism encourages a kind of racketeering among businesses, in my experience. Take the case of utility companies after a move. To date I have received well... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY