Steveawiggins

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• New Religious—Bang!

  

  Religion, no matter what the skeptics say, gives us something to believe in. Even those who claim no religion believe in their non-religion. We can’t escape... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Rights and Privileges

  

  Bostonia is but one of several alumni magazines that makes its way to our humble apartment. Between my wife and I we have many colleges and universities... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Water Bears

  

  Since we should all be busy planning on alternatives to planet earth, my mind has turned to tardigrades. Known as “water bears” these very simple animals are... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Apocalyptic Dreams

  

  Words. They can be slippery sometimes. Take for example the word “revelation.” It can be secular or sacred, and if the latter, general or specific. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Brick in the Wall

  

  Kids. You never know what’ll come out of their mouths. Not bounded by logic or the rules of physics, they come up with some of the most truly creative ideas tha... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Price of Worship

  

  The wind resistance alone must drive the cost of gas up considerably. Of course, with Yahweh on your side you don’t need to worry about pocket change. We were... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sweet Tooth

  

  I don’t have a sweet tooth. I count that as a personal flaw, but the fact is I don’t seek out sugary snacks. Still, who doesn’t enjoy a nice chocolate once in... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On Jordan’s Stormy Bank

  

  All you have to do is spit in the cup. Well, you have to do it quite a few times, but that’s the basic idea. Then you send the contents to a religiously... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Night and Day

  

  Jim was aghast. The joke had been entirely inappropriate. I had asked him about the Pentecostal service we’d just left. Jim was my college roommate and had... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Might As Well Read

  

  During my recent travels I had a layover at Sea-Tac Airport. Since I don’t get out much, I always find a walk through the airport a way of measuring what other... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Making Excuses

  

  Those of us who watch horror are often asked “why?” Many of us have a difficult time answering that question. To be sure, there are those who like thrills,... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Making Lovecraft

  

  Perhaps it’s all just coincidence, but once in a while a number of unexpected things come together. Since I do a lot of reading this often happens in the contex... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spice of Life

  

  So it finally happened. Sean Spicer, I mean. Resigned. It must’ve been an impossible job, lying for a liar. The art of lying requires a knowledge of what’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• News Pause

  

  One of the benefits of “getting away from it all” is the blessed respite from news. Given the political situation these day I suppose that’s a rather risky... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fishy Business

  

  There’s bound to be a logical explanation for how it got there. After all, this is private property and people have been here all day long. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Place to Hyde

  

  “I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life, which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Berrying Perspective

  

  Two people looking at the same thing see something different. Since we’re living with a government of distorted perspective this truth appears refreshed daily. ... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Unliving

  

  Western Pennsylvania, from which I hail, has few claims to fame. One, still largely forgotten, is that it was the birthplace of the petroleum industry. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2017 POLITICS

• Nature Watching

  

  Whenever I travel in the northwest, I keep an eye open for what one colleague calls “charismatic megafauna.” You know, the big animals that are so rare to see... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Photographic Evidence

  

  All photographs are lies. That moment preserved, formerly on celluloid but now with electrons, is gone for good as soon as the shutter is snapped. The camera... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY