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• Last Baptist?

  The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.  It’s the core of a powerful voting bloc that gave electoral (but... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Celebrate Freedom

  

  Perspective.  The most valuable thing I learned growing up was to try to see things from the perspective of others.  It’s the basis of sharing and empathy and... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• All You Sea

  

  Speaking of large ships, in honor of World Ocean Day, which was June 8, I had planned to watch Seaspiracy. A Netflix original documentary, this really is a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No, Uh, It Won’t

  

  Irony comes in all shapes and sizes.  Over the past several decades various fundamentalist groups have built replicas of what they believe to be life-size... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Story Power

  

  A story can change everything.  You see, we are story-telling creatures and if you want to sway someone a story is a far better means than a lecture. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unconventional Demon

  

  In my book Holy Horror I limited my discussion to fairly widely available and well-known films. Part of the reason for this is that nobody can watch all horror... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Conflicting Kingdoms

  

  There is reason to be afraid. Yes, I watch horror but the reason I suggest being afraid is because of a documentary titled ’Til Kingdom Come. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Museum Time

  

  It was a very strange feeling.  Wearing masks, yes, and socially distancing, we went to a museum.  Casting my mind back, I can’t recall the last time I was in... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bible, Or Not?

  

  Chosenness comes with a price.  Everyone, it seems, wants to feel special.  One way to ensure that feeling is to believe that you were specially chosen by God t... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Electronic Ritual

  

  Religion and horror go naturally together. Perhaps that’s something I instinctively knew as a child, or perhaps it’s something only mature eyes see. It’s clearl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ocean Day

  

  Yesterday was World Oceans Day.  It’s probably a measure of how busy I’ve been that I missed it until well into the work day.  Environmental care is one of my... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Picture This

  

  For a writer with limited time, a blog seems like a good idea.  Years ago WordPress emerged as the premier site on which to host such a venture—it was free... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rolling with Nature

  

  Even breakfast can be profound.  I’ve written before how our obsession with breakfast cereal was based one man’s religious conviction. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pagan Perspective

  

  “I would live in a world of Christ-like humans, but not one full of Christians.” So Kate Horsley’s protagonist Gwynneve writes in Confessions of a Pagan Nun. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hybrids

  

  Photo by Maria Lupan on UnsplashHybrids.  They’re everywhere these days.  From hybrid cars to the modified foods we eat, mixed forms seem to be in style.  I... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Candid Camera

  

  Early on in the pandemic, various meeting leaders—whether Zoom or Teams—asked participants to put on their cameras.  The point was that, missing seeing other... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose DNA?

  The name Francis Crick will forever be associated with the discovery of the double helix of the DNA molecule.  Indeed, he co-won a Nobel Prize for that... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Post-Literate?

  

  Who would’ve thought that publishing could be a scary industry in which to work?  Apart from the constant changes, that is.  Or maybe the changes are the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Watching The Witch

  

  Good things often come in small packages. I’ve read a couple of Brandon Grafius’ books before, and I’ve had The Witch on my reading list since I found out... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Heart of Memorial Day

  

  The Memorial Day will be a somber one for the many people who’ve lost someone due to Covid-19.  Even as those who know that science can help to bring a... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY