Why, I wonder, would our cancel culture go so far as to cancel Jesus from Christmas? Does it suggest that secularism and paganism have won the culture war? Read more
Why, I wonder, would our cancel culture go so far as to cancel Jesus from Christmas? Does it suggest that secularism and paganism have won the culture war? Read more
Are UFOs Our Celestial Saviors? The experience of sighting a UAP or being abducted by aliens intermix with fictional portrayals. The classic 1951 movie, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," affected the UFO culture for decades. Of particular significance is the alien message to Earth: stop testing nuclear weapons and work for world peace! Read more
No! No! UFO. That's what the U.S. Senate said to scientists clamoring for passage of the UAP Disclosure Act. But, take heart. Secretly, we know or at least hope that the Pentagon has become omnipotent by harnessing the more advanced technology reverse engineered from crashed alien spacecraft. Read more
Whereas sin-talk alone squashes our sense of self-worth, grace-talk announces our value in the eyes of God. So, let's put sin-talk and grace-talk together into a single grammar of faith. Read more
The bombastic vitriol spewed by the anti-Christian nationalsm movement is really aimed, I think, at American evangelical Christians. Read more
The American Academy of Religion just offered a well-attended and fascinating panel on "The Threat of Christian Nationalism" to democracy. Survey data was interpreted to support the thesis that America's evangelical Christians tout white supremecy. Frankly, I don't think the data supports this thesis. I suspect that my progressive Christian friends are covering up their scapegoating of evangelicals. What do you think? Read more
To fear Christian Nationalism is like fearing a conspiracy theory. It's a waste of psychic energy. The real threat is Trump's Vermin Curse. Read more
Professor Thomas Lindell is a Progressive Christian who incorporates Big Bang cosmology and evolutionary biology into his critical appropriation of Big History. Read more
Big History and Evangelical Theology mix like oil and water. Evangelical theologian Roger E Olson is sharply critical of the naturalistic and materialistic assumptions made by big historians. Read more
I recommend that Big History expand its method to include the history of humanity's differentiating consciousness and reask the God question. Read more
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