In a recent post (http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=166), I discussed God's attractive nuisance in His garden of Eden: the Tree of Knowledge. Let's take that discussion one step farther. Not only did God plant his deadly tree smack in the middle of His garden (bad garden design), not only did He fail to…
CNN reported last week that the US military has been ignoring its own rules concerning the deployment of soldiers known to be mentally ill. Last year alone, the practice contributed to the suicide deaths of 22 US soldiers, which was a stunning 20% of all non-combat fatalities. I wish someone would explain…
Consider the following people: George is a circuit court judge in a large city. He is well-respected by his peers and highly involved in the community. Karen is an attorney who works as a criminal prosecutor. She is also involved in on the boards of several charitable organizations. Joan is a…
Further to my previous post about the problem of God's attractive nuisance in the garden of Eden, here are some more questions from Genesis for readers to ponder. First, exactly where did Cain's wife (in Genesis 4:17) come from? The book of Genesis never says God created her from scratch,…
Imagine for a moment that you go into your neighbor's home one day and discover a large homemade bomb sitting in the middle of his living room. "Don't touch that." your neighbor tells you, "If you do, the bomb will explode and our entire block will be destroyed." How would…