I understand that not everyone is a fan of the changes coming with the new health care reform legislation. However, I expect most can understand why at least the 32 million people anticipating having some kind of coverage would beg to differ. This is not my issue. My beef is with the fear-mongering about the "government takeover of health care." Read more
In a recent interview for a radio show about LOST, I was asked a lot about the coming end of the show, including who I thought the hero or heroes ultimately would be. Though I honestly hadn't thought much about it, the person that we all tended to agree on surprised even me. Read more
Concerned about recent action by the Supreme Court that endowed corporations with the same free speech rights individual citizens have? You should be. Watch this 5-minute video, then take action. Read more
We have millions of tires that have to be disposed of every year, one way or another, and burning them for fuel does decrease the need for fossil fuels. But to tout tire burning as an alternative energy source is, at best, disingenuous. Read more
When I was younger, there were many stories in the Bible that freaked me out. While the Sunday School classroom walls were covered with cute arks and animals walking two-by-two, the subtext is about an angry God exacting cataclysm on nearly every living . Is this really a kid’s story? Then we have David killing Goliath with a rock, people being thrown into pits of lions, tossed into ovens … it’s enough to give a kid nightmares, especially if the lesson taken from the tales is “straighten up or God will make you dead meat.” Read more
I just posted my new podcast, "Time, Death and the Brain" http://christianpiatt.podbean.com Let me know what you think. Peace, Christian Read more
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of decades, the recent results of a study by the Pew Research Center should come as no real surprise. In fact, at the risk of being self-referential, it confirms much of what my wife and I wrote in our book, MySpace to Sacred space: God for a New Generation, more than two years ago. Read more
While the relaxation of social strictures that allow people to speak freely about their faith – or lack of it – has opened up public dialogue in arguably healthy ways, the pendulum also has swung the other way, at least a bit. In a recent article on Salon.com, Ada Calhoun writes about an experience where a friend of hers caught her dressed up on the street on a Sunday morning, joking with her that she must be headed to church. She laughed it off and sheepishly continued on her way to Catholic Mass, too embarrassed to admit it to her friend. Read more
If you're in Southern Colorado, do not miss the fundraiser going on at the State Fairgrounds (Creative Arts Center) Sunday, Feb. 28th from noon to 7pm. There's no fee for admission, but all donations go to Week of Compassion for Haiti relief. Seven bands will play, and there will be great food and a silent auction. We're expecting upwards of 700 to 1000 people, so get there early for a good spot. Read more
Admitting powerlessness By Christian Piatt (Originally published in PULP) I travel sometimes for work. Every time I do, my wife, Amy, worries about me. Before a recent trip alone, she admonished me no less than four times to travel safely. Though I don’t have much control over that in flight, except for using my seat cushion as a floatation device in the event of a water landing, I told her I would. What neither of us was thinking about was... Read more
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