Steveawiggins

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• Beam Me Where?

  

  It’s kind of like the transporter dilemma on Star Trek. Where is the person/Vulcan/Klingon when their atoms are being disassociated in one location and... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More Conjuring

  

  Among the most revered traditions of the horror film is the sequel. Originally a financially driven feature, sequels have now become an expectation among fans. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trees, Please

  

  One thing we know about nature is that we don’t know much about nature. We can be a pretty self-absorbed species. Peter Wohllenben’s The Hidden Life of Trees... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sense Or Ship

  

  I can tell I’ve been too busy when I haven’t planned for Banned Book Week. A kind of unofficial holiday since, well, it’s about banned things, the point of... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shipping Good News

  

  Some say the infrastructure of this country is crumbling. It’s something I try not to think much about when I’m on the Helix or in the Lincoln Tunnel, but the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Doomsday, Again?

  

  It’s hard to keep a good apocalypse down. Ever since Jesus of Nazareth did his best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression of “I’ll be back” some of his followers hav... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Domesticity

  

  One of the truly disturbing aspects of religion is its tendency to become domesticated. What I mean is that it becomes so much a part of the everyday scenery... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Voting Belief

  

  No one knows the origins of religion. Before the advent of writing we can only guess, based on artifacts. Even in the era of scriveners, nobody jotted down the... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Warnings Ahead

  

  As a noun, “freak” is akin to a swear word. To refer to another person in such terms is often considered derogatory and degrading. Still, we all know what it... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eating Earth

  

  Some things are hidden in plain sight. That doesn’t make them any the less insidious. One such hidden truth is that the earth is of a finite size. Another is... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Name of the Game

  

  I have a confession to make. I’m not a gamer. Just like everyone old enough to be aware in the 1970s, I was amazed at Pong. Television, which had always only... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Self-Conscious

  

  Cassini is no more. The Saturn-bound satellite was launched in 1997 when the earth was a very different place. As it’s four-year sell-by date passed, the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Clown King

  

  Like many people, I enjoy a Stephen King novel from time to time. King has a talent for drawing you into his tales, and whether or not they’re scary you feel a... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reason to Believe

  

  Gods, the experts say, are on the way out. Have been for some time. The loudest voices in this arena are the New Atheists who suggest science alone explains... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Contemporary Scripture

  

  Being born into a religion makes all the difference. I say this as someone who was born into a family that would now be labeled Fundamentalist. That... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hieroglyphs

  

  The word “hieroglyph” translates to “sacred writing.” If you’re like me, your first attempts to learn writing were probably not very sacred at all. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Devil’s Tower

  

  The Sourlands, apart from being the setting of Joyce Carol Oates stories, are one of New Jersey’s characteristic features. Although the Garden State brings... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblical Hurricanes

  

  Say what you will about western Pennsylvania, but it was a location fairly safe from natural disasters. My hometown was too far inland for hurricanes to cause... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Way, the Truth

  

  It’s striking how similar world religions can be. Granted, the concept of “religion” as a separate sphere of life is a western one, but throughout the world... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shocking Truth

  

  The electrician recently stopped by. We’re renters and although I don’t mind doing minor household repairs to benefit the landlord, I draw the line at... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY