Hermeneutics for the Crazy

Religious teachers should think of the implications of their words.

Does Using the Interstate Highways Make Me a Socialist?

The interstate highway system is a successful model of public investment.

On Not Irritating People

A couple years ago I asked a good friend of mine, someone who has a lot practical wisdom, whether I should take a stand more often and be more willing to enter controversy.  I said I was afraid sometimes by failing to speak up, I let bad ideas go unchallenged.  He said there are quiet [...]

Winning the Cold War

Photo from Daily Mail.co.uk

Ronald Reagan won the cold war against the “evil empire” of the Soviet Union by forcing that empire into bankruptcy. There were other forces at work, not least the force of prayer, but I want to focus on the economic facts. First a little history:
In 1973 OPEC put an oil [...]

Every Idle Word

“I meant to say, as proud”

There’s is a verse in the Bible that says we will have to give account for every idle word we say.

It is true in politics. Sometimes words matter.

I find it interesting that sometimes a single idle word can destroy a political career, while at other times [...]

THE CRITICAL SPIRIT IN THE BIBLE

What do fundamentalists and atheists have in common? Fundamentalists sometimes quote the Bible and say, “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.” Atheists assume this attitude is taught in the Bible itself. Both groups assume the Bible is an authority to be accepted by blind faith whether it makes sense or [...]