I recently heard a preacher describing what heaven will be like. He said, enticingly, that heaven will be a place where there will be no sin: no envy, no lust, no anger, no pride, no scorn, no competition, etc. It got me thinking: exactly what is left of a human…
Last night, my local PBS station aired a 'Frontline' program, called "The Lost Year in Iraq," about the Bush Administration's handling of the Iraq occupation. Among other things, it confirms that Americans who sought civilian jobs to help rebuild Iraq were asked questions such as whether or not they had…
This morning, I was watching one of the local religious television stations, listening to a preacher describe his beliefs about what heaven will be like. He described "walking hand-in-hand with Jesus and having Jesus answer all of my questions about how he created the Universe." I was dumbfounded. Walking hand-in-hand…
The November mid-term election is exactly one month from today. Any guesses on what sort of October Surprise the Republicans have cooked up to help them win despite their dismal performance and lousy poll results? Will Osama bin Laden be killed or captured? Will gas prices hit a new low? Will the stock market…
Ask most Americans, and they will say they are proud to be Americans. They might not be proud of its current government, but they will say they are proud to be Americans. But what, exactly, does this mean? Pride is usually something that is earned by accomplishing a goal: I'm…