This Pope

Pope Francis isn’t a bad fellow at all. I know that today we’re expected to dissect every public figure to find out what isn’t all-good (such as today, the day after Nelson Mandela died, and the first voices reminding the world of Mandela’s cooperation with exploitative capitalists) but I still think this Frankie is okay….
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Who needs eternal life? Not I.

Earth is a pretty nice planet, and it’s especially nice to be alive right now. Antibiotics keep us from dying of minor problems like tooth abscesses; cars are pretty affordable for the average American family; we’re not engaged in a fratricidal war. At least, not in the western hemisphere. We have some very stunning things on…
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Son of Man

It being Sunday, let us reflect on how utterly internally inconsistent the Bible is. For instance, right now, at the hour I’m writing this, millions of people are worshiping him whom they call The Son of Man. Let’s hear from Isaiah: Psalms 146:3 – Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom…
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