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  • Killing in the name of

    Several years ago, during the anti-abortion groundswell by radical Christian activists, I got into an argument with a relative. A prominent abortion care doctor had been murdered. My relative had the rather monotone position that “at least there’s one less abortion doctor left.” I remember being floored by that. It was clear in the sentiment…

  • science & autocracy

    There’s a great article at The Atlantic about authoritarian regimes and their attacks on institutions of higher learning. A nation’s dominance in the sciences also suffer as a result. The self-inflicting harm of such “anti-elitism” cannot be overstated, for the true relationship between science and government is actually symbiotic: science research betters the country. Article:…

  • the scandal of grace

    When I was in high school, one of the first cracks in my Reaganite armor came in the form of theologian Philip Yancey’s book What’s So Amazing About Grace. I devoured it; it felt revolutionary and kindred at the same time, like it was changing the way I thought about the world and others, and…

  • The magic of electricity

    This blog is no stranger to the adoration of electricity. So it was with certain glee that I ran into this funny meme… The circuit shown is simply a bridge rectifier circuit. The positive side of the incoming sine wave goes through D1 and D3, negative half […]

  • Killing in the name of

    Killing in the name of

    In our new america, where “legitimate political discourse” is confused with haphazard insurrections, a whole range of other vile activities rapidly becomes normalized. When Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy, was attacked by a hammer-wielding home invader, the writing was on the wall for what was to come. How did David…

  • This is happening now

    This is happening now

    What does it mean to have deep convictions if one doesn’t act on them? Faith without works is dead. Truth is a funny thing. Like the tree falling alone in the forest, is truth unspoken equally powerless? Finding your voice is about believing in your worth. Rev. Lee Ann Bryce, First Congregational Church Leave it…

  • It’s the economy stupid

    This is a great episode. It summarizes the havoc of global tariff-based trade war: There’s a crystalized observation midway through where PJ Vogt asks the guest Brendan Greeley (professor of history, economy) about the nature of our national debt. Currently Europe and Asia own 30% of it; it would take us 7 years in current…

  • the ship that can’t sink

    I read It Can’t Happen Here during the first Trump admin. It was over-the-top (at the time), almost ridiculous. It’s certainly more apropos in the second term. Is America on the brink now? Have we caught up with The Handmaid’s Tale? These are essentially alarmist questions, but here’s something we can at least admit to…

  • The narcissists prayer

    There’s a beautifully sussinct statement that is something of an adaptation of the serenity prayer for use with understanding narcissists. That didn’t happen.And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.And if it was, that’s not a big deal.And if it is, that’s not my fault.And if it was, I didn’t mean it.And if I did,…

  • the legacy of Satanic Panic

    Podcaster Mike Cosper made an excellent expose called The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. It’s part of the Christianity Today magazine, which itself is quite remarkable in that the podcast was very introspective about the legacy of megachurch pastors and the cultural impact of Christianity at industrical scale. Well, Cosper is at it again,…

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