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• Grendel’s Gods

  

  Sometimes I think that if I had to do it all over again, I might’ve chosen Beowulf instead of the Bible. Let me define “it” here: if I had to pick a vocation... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Crowing Up

  

  Whether we climb up or down the evolutionary scale, one factor remains constant—our human sense of superiority. Despite the castigation of biblical-era... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shut Down? Shut Up?

  

  So, what does it mean really?  Can you tell the difference?  Although it is undoubtedly a pain for many government workers, and a huge, colossal waste of... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Heat’s Up

  

  I must admit being perplexed. Days ago, although many of us have long known it to be true, climate scientists announced unequivocal evidence that human... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• All Booked Up

  

  I remember places by books. Perhaps it is a sickness, but it is a wonderful illness—I love being surrounded by books. When I travel to a new place, a book... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 BOOKS

• Ban Ban Go Away

  

  I always seem to discover banned book week in retrospect. With the insane amount of time put into getting to and from work, and actually working, my daily bus... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bible According to Batman

  

  Biblical tropes are alive and well in popular culture. Many would choose the flight option rather than admit they enjoy a good Bible story. They may anyway,... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monsters Are Due on Main Street

  

  Now that the slow descent into darkness has begun, my mind naturally turns to monsters. In the early days of this blog I felt as though I had to justify... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Darwinian Dawkins

  

  Richard Dawkins seems like he’s probably a nice guy in person. You can tell quite a bit about somebody from their writing, and even when Dawkins is being... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What’s a Sukkot?

  

  It’s not every day you see a lulav and etrog, even in Manhattan. You can tell life’s too busy when you miss that it’s sukkot. Not that I’m Jewish, but I have... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Civil Lies a Ton

  

  Often I began my classes by asking a basic question: if something pervasive, invisible, and very powerful were affecting you daily, in all aspects of your... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Singing Matter

  

  A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr., is one of those books that I read years ago, and when I picked it up again found that I remembered very... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Com-Passion

  

  I suppose it is always premature to hope that ancient institutions are likely to improve. Like many other followers of developments in religion, I was pleasantl... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• From Darkness

  

  All things being equal, most religions side with light. Let there be light. Enlightenment. Dewali, the festival of lights. The light of heaven is as much the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Certain Man Went Down

  

  Among the progeny claimed by Wabash College is Dan Simmons. I’ve read a couple of Simmons’ ghost novels, although in reverse order. I read A Winter Haunting,... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Our Lady of Culture

  

  So I’m in the land where sport and religion become one.  Notre Dame is an intimidating university for a small Protestant like myself.  Like on a first date,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• High Tide

  

  While the devastating rains in Colorado this month are a very serious concern, over the past several days I heard and read the adjective “biblical” associated... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Grace, Virtually

  

  Although Yom Kippur is now over, I have a confession to make. My wife just showed me eScapegoat, the website where you can confess your sins over the virtual... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Where No One Has Gone Before

  

  I already miss Voyager. Not that I ever met her, but I followed her progress from her youngest days and to when she was a curious youngster flirting with Jupite... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 SCIENCE

• Just Binghamton

  

  I seem to find myself in Binghamton again. The town, while clearly economically depressed, still retains a bit of its 19th-Century charm with some beautifully... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY