On Tuesday, Nadieszda Kizenko, Patrick Michelson, and Paul Valliere spoke at Butler about religion and freedom of expression in Russia, focusing on the now famous case of the punk band Pussy Riot and their “Punk Prayer” video that got so much attention on Facebook. The video of the lecture is now available, and I want to share it with you as it was really fantastic. Read more
My pastor made a pun about “exorcising” as opposed to “exercising” demons on Sunday. Apparently there are a lot of people who have made images to illustrate the potential confusion between the two words (many of them for t-shirts). Here are some that I found: Don’t miss as well my older post about whether Jesus was an exercist – perhaps one who went around exercising until he was killed by Pilates… Read more
After I posted the cartoon featuring Noah, someone pointed out to me a quote from the movie Evan Almighty that is relevant: Read more
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Via the All Mesopotamia Tumblr, I learned of the Huffington Post article suggesting that this figure on a vessel in the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad is proof of ancient aliens: Any readers with expertise on ancient Mesopotamian art want to offer a different perspective on what is depicted? In almost but not entirely unrelated news, NASA is being sued for not sufficiently investigating the odd object that appeared near the Mars rover recently. Read more
James Tabor drew attention to something on the Smithsonian website: a collection of photos of Jerusalem taken in 1844, and thus the earliest photographs of Jerusalem ever taken! Click through to see the others. Read more
I hope I remember to share this the next time I see someone write “arc” instead of “ark.” Read more
My pastor used the phrase “Authorized Jesus Dealer” in his sermon this past Sunday, and it seemed to me to be worth sharing, and turning into a sign (as I did below). The sermon, as you might have guessed, was about Mark 9:38-41. It is a passage which most people who claim to have a unique corner on the truth and to provide exclusive access to Jesus tend to ignore. Ironically, that view seems to be particularly strong among those... Read more
From theologygrams. This is too fantastic for words! Read more
All worldviews leave “crumbs.” Bits that don’t fit, that won’t stick. There is nothing wrong with that. All our worldviews are human constructs, imperfect attempts to do justice to a reality more complex than they are. They crumble, and break, and in other ways show their imperfections. But what is a problem is when people pretend that things are otherwise. They are like the people who eat a crumbly cookie, and as the mess on the floor becomes worse and... Read more
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