“Love is wise – Hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other. We have to learn to put up with the fact that some people say …
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End of the World
The cartoon here would be a lot funnier if it didn’t so accurately depict the behavior of our global corporations. Whether it’s plastics, fossil fuels, fast food nearly devoid of nutrition, exorbitantly expensive drugs, products with planned obsolescence, weapons of …
Meat’s Impact on Planet Earth
A reader notes: This is how the global appetite for ‘cheap meat’ is affecting the earth. So true. Fortunately for us, the Asian countries use meat more as a decoration that a meal in and of itself. Also on our …
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The Fanaticism of the Religious Right
Was there ever a time in the history of Christianity that the teachings of Jesus weren’t perverted to be used as a force for evil? Yes, there were remarkable examples like the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition, but did it …
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A Critique of Environmentalism–for Morons
A reader sent me this meme composed by British economist Richard Wellings. My comments: The reason we have a water shortage is prolonged droughts, largely driven by climate change. Reservoirs hold water; they don’t make water. I.e., we have plenty …
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Hell: Who, If Anyone, Deserves It?
From the popular Christian pastor John Pavlovitz: I was brought up believing that hell was real, though later in life I’d grown skeptical. It seemed like an idea incompatible with a loving God and with the very idea of Grace. …
What Privilege Looks Like
Blair Imani is a: “writer, mental health advocate, and historian living at the intersections of Black, Queer, and Muslim identity.” The point she makes here is spot-on. There are no crises that are going to affect the filthy rich. Foul …
What Type of Person Says “Don’t Tread On Me?”
A house in our community has a sign in front of it: “If you can read this, you’re in range.” Trust me, no one around here has any intention of approaching that house, or having any interaction whatsoever with the …
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Wokeness
When responsible people come across something that is both preposterous and attributed to someone they suppose to be credible, the first thing they do is head to Snopes, or some other place online where they can verify or discard it. …
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Theological Support for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
From this piece in Reuters: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s first …
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