Steveawiggins

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• Soldiers of Forfeiture

  

  Somebody, perhaps a robot, reads my blog. I can’t imagine what keeps this feeble enterprise going sometimes, since continued growth of readership has been... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 5 Ways to Protect Women from Exploitation

  Please enjoy this guest post by Daphne Holmes:Women’s roles in society vary from region to region, with some states exhibiting greater equality than others. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Order of Melchizedek

  

  A considered reflection from a long-time believer is a force never to be taken lightly. Garry Wills is a lifelong Catholic and an intellectual. His book, Why... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• To the Swift

  

  Despite its generally secular reputation, one of the great charms of New England is its churches. I was forcefully reminded of this during my recent trip to... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fish Fridays

  

  There’s an old myth among Protestants that on Fridays Catholics eat fish because fish are sinless animals. As far as I’ve been able to determine, this is pure... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Freedom Trail

  

  The machine gun on the bow of the National Guard boat would’ve impressed me as a boy. Now it kind of scares me. The helicopters overhead pass frequently. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Call It Civilization

  

  While brushing up on Hinduism by reading the book of that title by Cybelle Shattuck, it once again occurred to me how the concept of religion distorts itself. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• It’s My Body

  

  Those who believe mythology is dead have to look no further than the Supreme Court. Amid pictures of women protesting religious freedom to be told what to do... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tongues of Fire

  

  “Do you want to see?” she asked me, fraught with all the emotions of a teen far from home. I’ve often questioned the wisdom of church groups sending large... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Kingdom Come

  

  Popular media tells us the Bible is irrelevant. As someone who has struggled for years to find a non-sacerdotal job in that area of specialization, it’s not... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• War in Heaven

  

  Van Helsing, about which I’ve posted before, is not a great film, but it is perhaps the closest that modern cinema has to offer for my childhood Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Born Identity

  

  Richard Dawkins, most famously in The God Delusion, made the claim that children are born without religion. Faith is something we’re taught in the growing up... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• June Bugs

  

  On my way to work yesterday, I came upon an overturned June bug clawing at the air, trying to regain its feet.  I’m always in a hurry getting to or from work,... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trans-Human

  

  “Rapture of the Nerds,” an article in this week’s Time magazine by Jessica Roy, has me scratching my head. Or it would if I had a head. That is, if I were an... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mores the Merrier

  

  The Presbyterian Church (USA) and I go back a long way now. Not that I’ve ever been a member, but one of their institutions gladly accepted four years of my... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Elmer Gantry

  

  In recent years a renewed interest has arisen concerning how powerful entities are perceived by others. Academics are asking how the United States is seen by... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What You Pay for

  

  Over four to one. It’s a sad statistic. A friend sent me a story in Slate exposing, once again, the (some would say) criminal inequality of university... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Truth About Elves

  

  We are nothing if not certain. We know that there are no such things as intelligent non-human entities anywhere in the natural realm. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Psalm 151b

  

  I can’t claim to know much about Sinéad O’Connor. When she did her Saturday Night Live act a few years back, I remember the outrage among several Nashotah... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Call of Madness

  

  Picture this: the wind is howling outside your tent, violently snapping the fabric. The temperature outside is well below freezing, and you are camping at the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY