Cleaning Up Another Apocalyptic Mess: Israel and the Palestinians
As one Rapture-related mess is being cleaned up, we should not forget another that great minds and national leaders are still struggling with: the tensions in the Middle East and in particular the...
View ArticleMisunderstandings
As often happens, a convergence around a common theme has occurred on blogs I read and on Facebook.First, there was this headline, which I initially misunderstood, science fiction fan that I am:“Doctor...
View ArticleIsrael and Palestine around the Blogosphere
My recent post on the connection between certain kinds of end-times expectation and ongoing crises in the Middle East generated some discussion. Here are links to some things related to this topic that...
View ArticleGod’s Relationship to Theology
Another provocative cartoon by David Hayward. What do you think it means? I take it to mean that the depiction of God in theology is no more accurate than Fox News' depictions of Obama. Could it be...
View ArticleI Swear on a Stack of Bibles
Until I saw this photo, I thought that “I swear on a stack of Bibles” was just an expression…The Bibles belonged to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., and so it is understandable that...
View ArticleJedi Mind Meld
OK, from a political perspective as well as that of science fiction fandom, is this a gaffe, as some have claimed? I do not think so. The poster gets the fonts right for the Star Wars and Star Trek...
View ArticleHe Said If I Liked My Doctor I Could Keep Him…Thanks Obama!
Via David Monroe on Facebook. You will have to be aware of both Doctor Who and the recent discussions about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) for this to make you chuckle, but I suspect that is...
View ArticleCorrection
Unvirtuous Abbey shared the image above on Facebook. It is a correction to a letter to the editor. I’m not sure what paper it is from. But while I considered sharing it without comment, it struck me...
View ArticleTime Asked, Globe Answered
This photo of Harry Fear's is several years old, but I had not seen it until today. The correlation between the two, there on the newsstand, is poignant, although it looks like the Time issue was...
View ArticleGod’s Relationship to Theology
Another provocative cartoon by David Hayward. What do you think it means? I take it to mean that the depiction of God in theology is no more accurate than Fox News' depictions of Obama. Could it be...
View ArticleI Swear on a Stack of Bibles
Until I saw this photo, I thought that “I swear on a stack of Bibles” was just an expression… The Bibles belonged to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., and so it is understandable that...
View ArticleJedi Mind Meld
OK, from a political perspective as well as that of science fiction fandom, is this a gaffe, as some have claimed? I do not think so. The poster gets the fonts right for the Star Wars and Star Trek...
View ArticleHe Said If I Liked My Doctor I Could Keep Him…Thanks Obama!
Via David Monroe on Facebook. You will have to be aware of both Doctor Who and the recent discussions about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) for this to make you chuckle, but I suspect that is...
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