A woman in Kentucky, a government employee, refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, citing her religious … More
Tag: politics
The Law of Inevitable A**holes
How’s your week going? Good, I hope. As a former missionary, I try to avoid profanity (with mixed results so … More
Humbaba is Coming! What will you do?
What would you do if a hideous, powerful monster was coming to attack your neighborhood? First, a motherly word of … More
Art Versus Politics
Art is seeing through and making what we see visible to the rest of humanity. Politics is the process of … More
Neanderthals-Looking Better Every Day
The changing image of Neanderthals makes me laugh. You see, we have yet another prejudice called Presentism-the conviction that we … More
Science and Magic
I would say I have always loved science, but since I’m talking science, I need to define my terms. What … More
I am not a Number
A recent article “What’s a Human Being Worth?” gave me hope that we may finally be seeing that the basis … More
Politics and Morality: John Rawls’ Awesome Theory of Social Justice
John Rawls (1921-2002) was an American professor and philosopher whose magnum opus, A Theory of Social Justice was one of … More
Fire in the Minds of Men: Revolution and the Spiritual Impulse
Some rail against religion while simultaneously promoting their personal ideology with notably religious zeal. Beware of “religiology” a blend of … More
Politics and Morality: John Stewart Mill
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was son of James Mill, who was a friend of Jeremy Bentham’s, and a true believer … More