Steveawiggins

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• One of Many

  

  It’s been some time since I’ve read about the Jehovah’s Witnesses.  There are so many religions that I need to refresh my study on them periodically.  So it... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Worth a Mention

  

  It is always gratifying to see a review of a book you’ve written.  This is one area where I’ve struggled since I tend to write between categories. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who Says Suez?

  

  “Where was Moses when the lights went out?”  That’s one of the few sayings I remember from my grandmother.  She lived with us when I was a child and she’d say... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Holy Or Un?

  

  It’s either brave or stupid.  Maybe both.  Writing about a movie you haven’t watched, I mean.  Multiple people (do I have a reputation, or what? Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Free Knowledge

  

  I was struck with an idea. Not just any idea—an academic one. I find myself out of practice, and wondering where to find sources when I have no access to an... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horror Story

  

  Last week, according to an article a friend sent, Ronald DeFeo died in prison. DeFeo was made infamous by the Amityville murders in 1974 that led to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Clearly Conspiracy

  What an odd place to find ourselves in. Some evangelical Christians, who used to be guardians of decency and moral human behavior, now have to have their... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Werewolves Not Forgotten

  

  Copyright is a strange thing. Without it there would be no making a living as a writer or artist or even music composer (or so I’m told). Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horror and Theology

  

  The idea may be catching on. The idea I mean is that horror and religion have something to do with one another. I have to confess that I’ve been one of the... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Being Equal Again

  

  Things creep up on you. Like the equinox. It really should be a holiday, but then again today’s already Saturday. And from today, for the next six months,... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Spiritual Life

  

  Genuine spiritual experiences don’t sit well with a nine-to-five job. When something truly profound happens to a person s/he requires time to think about it.... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Taxing Thoughts

  

  Tax season has come with a new fear this year. We had to visit our accountant’s small office to sign things. We managed to get last year’s taxes filed before th... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Slacking Off

  

  The other day someone on a committee on which I serve suggested we might eliminate the problem of buried emails by using Slack to communicate. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Wolves

  

  Among the classic monsters, the werewolf seems to suffer from lack of a foundational novel. Yes, vampires are older than Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and antecedents... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pandemic Thoughts

  

  Waiting for rescue. For many years now, I’ve been hoping for it. It goes back to my first professional job at Nashotah House, perhaps earlier. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• That Time Again

  

  Where’d it go? I could swear I left an hour sitting right here on the table, and now it’s gone. That’s the feeling of waking up the day of Daylight Saving Time. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mystery Religions

  

  Religion. What is it? Those of us with many years—or decades—of experience in it find ourselves asking that often. A Raëlian I know pointed me to the documentar... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Getting into SHAPE

  

  The British Academy, in cooperation with a publisher or two, has taken the initiative to promote SHAPE. Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Uncial Nuncio?

  

  I recently wanted to make a donation online. As usual in these litigious times, there was a disclaimer that I had to read. Since this was a respectable... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Space and Time

  

  Keeping up with movies could be a regular vocation. Until it is, however, I will always be running behind. Seven years ago I planned to see Interstellar in the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY