Kim Davis: State vs. Conscience

A woman in Kentucky, a government employee, refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, citing her religious … More

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

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