Your tinfoil hats will not help you this time Originally published on the author’s Substack. Many of us hold strong religious beliefs. Religions are foundational not only for individuals; they support entire societies, preventing self-destruction by keeping perverse and antisocial behaviors in check. Religion is an ephemeral connection between humans and […]
Lessons From the Religious Wars
Only an intact Constitution can protect us from tribal and ideological warfare. A few days ago, I saw a report that James “J.R.” Reeves—Chief Information Officer and IT Director for U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)—has long been in the habit of referring to white people on his Twitter account as “snow […]
Not Offended by Christmas: How the War Against Mangers and Menorahs Began
Purchase Holistic Goddess’ ImmunoThrive Supplement How The War Against Mangers and Menorahs Began The thing is, I remember Christmas. I mean, real Christmas. I was born in 1962. Which means that by 1966 or 1967 or so…I was aware that something magical happened to the world, at least to our world […]
Ora Nadrich Talks Spirituality and Religion with Rabbi Wolicki and Pastor Reed
Mindfulness expert, author, and DailyClout columnist Ora Nadrich meets with Rabbi Wolicki and Pastor Reed to discuss varying perspectives on spirituality and religion in the world today, in particular about where today’s youth are at. Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Pastor Doug Reed have a weekly podcast called Shoulder to Shoulder, […]
Not Religious? Might Want to Check on that Again
We are all children of modernity, which is to say, the intellectual and social movement that started in Europe some five centuries ago and placed mankind, with its capacity to think and make, at the center of the universe. This goes for even those calling themselves post-moderns, as they depend […]
Hey Covid, I’ve Got Religion
For better or worse, my brain is wired to doubt. Even when I’m feeling all gooey and spiritual and thinking that maybe there’s a prime mover in charge of things, my skeptical synapses swoop in and spoil the fun, insisting my thoughts are just a trick of human biology. But the pandemic—or […]
Does Wealth Require Bad Government and Religious Extremism?
Does Wealth Require Bad Government and Religious Extremism? In a word, “Yes.” Imagine a nation, any nation, that suddenly stumbles upon vast quantities of unearned wealth; what would happen? Now, for our purposes, it doesn’t really matter what that unearned wealth might be – it could be a magic meteor […]