Steveawiggins
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Sects and Violence in the Ancient World
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A blog that tries to find intelligent things to say about religion and related subjects.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4088 )
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Museum Haven
At various points of my career I’ve applied for museum curator positions. Since those who actually land those jobs have degrees in museum studies, I’ve never... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Galilean Blues
Call me nostalgic, but growing up Fundie, “Capernaum” tripped easily off my lips. In fact, it was a word I heard very frequently at church, always pronounced... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Metrics
So, we’re firmly in the age of technology, right? I mean webpages are tailored to the browsing history of a person so someone we don’t know can sell us stuff... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Stand-in Line
Pop culture borrows from religion without knowing it. Or maybe it’s just that religion has become so irrelevant that people no longer care. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cthulhu You Knew
Humans tend to be visually oriented. Arresting images stop us cold, causing us to focus on what we’re seeing. As a tween I could be transported by large,... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Book Naked
Alogotransiphobia doesn’t just strike me when I’m on the bus. Whenever I travel anywhere I try to take a book along. To the DMV. To movie theaters. To take the... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Persistence of Unity
I came across some Ray Bradbury books while unpacking. I recently learned that Ray Bradbury was a Unitarian. Now, the religion of a writer is only ever an... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Kind of Happening
The roofers were here. One of the things you learn only after laying down a ton of money is that those selling a house like to withhold information. Read more
Posted on 24 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Hashtag MAGA
Mental Acuity Gone, America? When facts face a nation, naked, unobscured, and the faithful still deny them, we’re truly on hallowed ground. Read more
Posted on 23 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Star in the East
The times they are a, well, you know—nobody wants to violate copyright. In any case, nothing stays the same for long. New York, for example, is a city in a... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Truth Under Fire
As Evangelicals continue their unflinching support for Trump, Rudy Giuliani has at last said something that rings true with these “Christians.” According to a... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Financial Ethics
In a conversation with a professional colleague recently, I was discussing what might happen to ethics when sex with machines becomes common. Read more
Posted on 20 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Away and a Stranger
“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Horse Senses
If a horse can be made a senator, surely an ass can be made a president. History can be unkind to those who think too highly of themselves. It’s a horse of a... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Distortion of Absence
I’m sure it’s happened to you, too. After some time away, you return to somewhere familiar. For some reason this doesn’t seem to apply to places you spend only ... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Homework
I’m trying to organize a home office. Gone are the days that this meant a stapler and mug full of pencils. The office is essentially a laptop since work is... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Enoch Enough
For a person referenced so little in the Bible, Enoch captured popular imagination in a way difficult to comprehend. Even in ancient times speculation about... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pretty as a Prayerbook
Stolidity. Canons all across this deck are known for it. Visions of unchanging texts, however, tend to be false perceptions. Even the canon of the Bible differs... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Be It Resolved
I’m not a believer in New Years Resolutions. A constant and critical self-monitor, when I notice a bad behavior I try to correct it right away. Sometimes I’m... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
August Mornings
It’s August and I’m already starting to feel haunted. While science may declare it nonsense, there’s a feeling in the air—particularly in the early... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY