REMINDER: 'ISIL (aka ISIS) is a theocracy, proto-state and a Salafi or Wahhabi group. It follows an extremist interpretation of Islam, promotes religious violence, and regards Mu… Read More
A friend of mine, who is a Christian musician who was prominent in the 1970's, wrote this on his Facebook page after President Trump issued his executive order on immigration;Compassion is a… Read More
"Trump vows to scrap rule on religious groups and campaign politics" PBS NewsHour 2/2/2017COMMENT: I have longed believed that our Founding Fathers meant the freedom of religion to be… Read More
Just after the 9/11 Attack I started to look at Islam under the rubric of 'know thy enemy' (my military training).In the Alternate-Universe of Trump Land and his supporters, there has been t… Read More
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What God versus religion is about
Is a toxic combination of religion and politics taking us closer and closer to the End-Times – both intenti… Read More
aka "Slow March to Theocracy""Keeping a promise to conservatives, Trump administration guts Obamacare's contraceptive mandate" PBS NewsHour 10/6/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: New rules from the… Read More
Religion and government. Sounds like religion and politics. Religion and politics are said to be unfit for polite company. And yet, they’re all over the place. … Read More
Nepal criminalizes religious conversion under new law. I’d really like to say I picked this up from a “mainstream” news source. But I didn’t. It cam… Read More
Seriously – the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans? How can that be? There weren’t any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall… Read More
A "March to Theocracy" report."Impact of ‘global gag rule’ goes beyond abortion for these health groups in Kenya" PBS NewsHour 12/19/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The so-called globa… Read More
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Is This Right? Remember the Sabbath. But what is the Sabbath? I mean the capital “S” Sabbath, not the generic lower case &ldq… Read More
The march to American Theocracy, or religious domination."State battles over abortion policy anticipate a post-Roe world" PBS NewsHour 1/31/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Proposed legislation in… Read More
Is teaching the Bible in public schools a good idea? I dare say, most non-Christians answer that question with a great big “No!” But what about Christians? Do C… Read More
Theocracy = Bible over our Constitution, law by fundamentalist religion. Forget your personal religious rights, and if you are a women you do not control your own body."Trump aims to e… Read More
aka 'The March to Theocracy,' government by the Bible."With abortion measures, states see chance to challenge Roe v Wade" PBS NewsHour 5/15/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: With the Supreme Court's… Read More
"Why Supreme Court ruling on Ind. abortion law reflects deep division" PBS NewsHour 5/28/2019The slow march to theocracy, the Bible over the Constitution.ExcerptSUMMARY: The lega… Read More
Is teaching the Bible in public schools a good idea? I dare say, most non-Christians answer that question with a great big “No!” But what about Christians? Do C… Read More
Trump Announces New Religious Freedom Initiatives. And Evangelical leaders cheer. But let’s be honest. Exactly what do those religious freedom initiatives accomplish?… Read More
In terms of duration and complexity, the history of architecture is like that of humanity. The Neolithic period, roughly 10,000 BC, or when humans stopped living in caves and began deciding… Read More
We move on to The Letter to the church in Philadelphia. It’s unique within the seven letters in Revelation. It’s almost entirely filled with promises to the faithful in this ch… Read More
Will God give us the desires of our heart? David seems to pray for that to happen in Psalm 20. But is God like a genie or something? Can we rub His tummy or say some magic words and get w… Read More