The image of our cells as some DNA surrounded by cytoplasm is not true. About a billion years ago, life consisted of single-celled organisms afloat in a planet-wide sea. These single cells could not do much because they had no good way to make energy. Then bacteria invaded the ancient ancestor[...]
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July 7th, 2019 - 12:18 am § in Religion
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: WHO IS GOD?
(The Alternative Doctrine – Ex Rev. Chi) When I was first posed this question in my theology class, I couldn’t answer that question as a fundamentalist Christian, one who believed and accepted the word as given by God, but as a dispassionate scholar, with extrinsic curiosity, I came away see[...]
Fox News pastor calls Democrats “godless”
Robert Jeffress, the pastor of a Dallas megachurch with about 13,000 members, a Fox News contributor, and an ardent Trump supporter, told attendees at an evangelical conference in Washington D.C. on Saturday that the Democratic Party is “a godless organization” and urged the crowd to be [...]
June 16th, 2019 - 7:28 am § in America, Donald Trump, Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Politics, Religion, Saudi Arabia
Saudi American Israel Axis” When SAIS Replaces ISIS!
While Donald Trump confronts Iran, the Saudis continue their terrorism. Thirty years after Chinese troops killed hundreds of students in Tiananmen Square and six years after Egyptian troops shot 800 in Tahrir Square, Sudanese soldiers have done the same in their own square in their own capital. Th[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Africa’s Diabolical Entrapment
When I wrote the book “Africa’s Diabolical Entrapment”, in which I examined Black Africa’s plight in its self-imposed religious trap, I stopped short of crossing several thresholds. Contrary to speculations advanced by people who read articles, reviews and intros about this work, the content[...]
A Visit to a Cemetery: Why does the military assume that a dead American soldier must always have been a Christian?
Embattled Belief .. The Religious Experiences of American Military Nicholas Pellegrino This fascinating essay by Nicholas Pellegrino asks an important question. Why are America’s military cemeteries filled with crosses? Even if, in the days of yore, 90% of Americans filled in the blan[...]
Crazy Rich Jews Coming to a Theater near You! Starring Mel Gibson!
I gotta admit, I enjoyed “Crazy Rich Asians” with all the pleasure that ethnic satire can bring. But, to be honest, I keep thinking of my Asian friends. Would they think this was funny? Would I think the movie was funny if it made fun of wealthy Jews? I guess I may get to answer [&hell[...]
1 dead, 3 hurt in California synagogue attack
A gunman is in custody after opening fire Saturday in a Poway, California, Chabad synagogue, killing a woman, maiming the rabbi, and wounding 2 other people, including a young girl. Poway is a San Diego suburb. The suspect is described as a white male armed with an AR-type assault rifle, and police [...]
As Seder Approaches: I really like Mayor Pete but he needs a sit-down. He is not a F—. Corrie Booker is not a N—. But, I am a Pharisee.
Political correctness is always a problem. As it happens I am impressed with Mayor Pete but Maybe the Mayor does not know that I am a Pharisee. How would Mayor Pete Buttigieg feel if I told him I was “fagged out” from hard work? ” Maybe Mayor Pete is ignorant … just li[...]
Are Religions Violent?
Christian and Muslim apologists excuse the history of their religion by saying most religions are violent. This is simply false. Most religions are not violent. Christianity and its progeny — Islam — were built on Roman Imperialism. I would argue that Communism, as reinvented by St[...]