Despite our delusional belief that accumulating a large amount of money or that people will remember us if our name is inscribed on stone monuments, the prospect of beating death and becoming immortal is a pipe dream. Should America play into this delsuion by spending the new presidential dollar? Read more
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Are we earthlings ready to share a church pew with a space alien? And, of course, to invite our space neighbors to coffee and cookies following worship? Opinions differ. Some commentators say we religious devotees will deny the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations. Others hold that religious people will welcome confirmation that we share our universe with other beloved creatures of God. Read more
We might predict that the weather for Election Day 2026 will be stormy as federal law enforcement intimidates voters, corrupts the count, and steals the victory. Political commentator Marc Elias offers seven action measures legislatures can take now that might change this weather to sunshine. Read more
The dazzling new film, "The Age of Disclosure," repeats the same themes already established in the 1950s regarding the reality of UFOs and the secrecy of the US government to hide this fact. Despite the passion and ferocity of today's disclosurists, the fact that no definitive answer regarding the existence of nonhuman extraterrestrial intelligence keeps the movement alive. An answer might snuff out the movement. This and other paradoxes puzzle me. Read more
Both Silicon Valley techies and public theologians register the same two fears about the future of AI technology: (1) Superintelligence might render the human race extinct, and (2) bad actors will get hold of AI technology and use it to dominate the world. The good news is that evangelical Christians, Jewish leaders, and the Vatican are constructing AI Ethics that could lead to legislative guardrails. Read more
Should the 47th president appear on a newly minted US dollar? Abraham Lincoln appeared on the penny because he stopped the Civil War. The current president is starting a civil war by sending the military into cities with Democratic mayors. Should we wait to see how he ends the war before putting his profile on a coin? Read more
The recent attempt to shoot down a UFO by the US military off the coast of Yemen resulted in an astounding encounter between terrestrial technology and an uncanny superior technology of unknown origin. Might this incident fire up once again the ETI Myth, according to which more technologically advanced extraterrestrials are coming to Earth to -- what? -- save us from our own self-destruction? Read more
The road to "Renewing America" begins with a map of the destination. On that map we find a vision of an America firmly grounded in the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. The regenerated American community will reaffirm our precious commitment to impartial justice, individual dignity, protection of rights, public safety, fostering freedom, welcoming immigrants, and governing with compassion. This Patheos post directs us toward resources such as column essays, research articles, editorial opinions, organizational statements, and creative new thinking regardless of venue. Read more
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