Steveawiggins

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• New Twilight

  

  The strange thing about The Twilight Zone is its ability to endure in the minds of those exposed to it at an early age. Often it’s more the image of it, that... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Recent Religions

  

  A project at work has made me curious about Christian Science. Oh, I know the basics, as many religionists do, but when trying to find a neutral treatment of th... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eerie Weird

  

  We each approach the world from a unique angle. It’s bewildering if you stop and think about it—billions of individuals (more by orders of magnitude if we add... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wild Oats

  

  The day after Thanksgiving, although it’s too late for millions of industrially slaughtered animals, is a good time to think about plant-based diets. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rest and Be Thankful

  

  Many years on Thanksgiving I find myself distressed. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful for all the good things in my life—and they are more than I regularly... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Timely Terror

  

  Fear comes in many colors. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic was getting such positive press that I didn’t wait for the paperback. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Predatory Birds

  

  Maybe it’s a pandemic thing, what with humans huddling away more, but the big birds have come back. Turkey buzzards and Canada geese are pretty common most of... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• At Sea?

  

  Brian Fagan is a name I’ve long known. Not exactly the consummate stylist, he is a very prolific archaeologist and anthropologist. I’ve read a few of his books. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trade Wars?

  

  A few friends are suffering sticker shock at the cost of Nightmares with the Bible. I offer my sincere apologies. To those in the normal world (outside academia... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Arrival

  

  Excitement that comes during the work week gets sublimated. Work, you see, is like a huge ship chugging ahead at about 30 knots. It takes some time to stop, or... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Toilet Paper Redux

  

  So we find ourselves needing to clean up again. Maybe you’ve noticed it too. Since the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak has wiped across the nation toilet... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Discount Nightmares

  

  Pardon the additional post today, but if you wish to order Nightmares with the Bible at a 30% discount, I have a flyer I’d be glad to send and which you should... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Raven Wisdom

  

  Just twenty pages in and I was reflecting on how Christianities and the cultures they cultivated have caused so much suffering in the world. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Black Bible

  

  In such a bibliocentric culture, I wonder why we lack curiosity about the Bible. Not only do we not study it much in religion classes, we often accept it as a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nightmares Awake!

  

  According to Amazon, Nightmares with the Bible has now been published. Authors are seldom the first to see copies of their own books, strangely enough. I... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Documented Error

  

  Back in September I wrote a post on documentaries. One of those I’d watched was Hostage to the Devil, on the life of Malachi Martin. Curious, I began looking fo... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Aging Music

  

  Poignant is the word that comes to mind. Perhaps in stark contrast to my listening to My Chemical Romance, I’ve also been listening to the latest albums by... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Constipated Democracy

  

  Vows apparently mean nothing anymore. I suppose that’s what happens when you begin your administration with “alternative facts” and keep it up for four years. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Demonic Monsters

  

  One of the perils of writing books is that you often realize something after the book has gone to the printer. Book production is a lengthy process. I... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Childhood’s End

  

  Childhood. It’s a time of many lessons that we soon learn to apply to all of life. One of those earliest lessons is “Don’t be a sore loser. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY