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The Fascist Decades

by Sharon RondeauSunday, November 1, 2020Monday, November 2, 2020

by ProfDave, ©2020 (Nov. 1, 2020) — “Fascist” is a word still used in the twenty-first century for people we don’t like – a weapon word. Fascism was the dominant political movement of the two decades following World War I, growing out of the crucible of war, societal collapse, and democratic failure. It took World […]

Is Evil Real?

by Sharon RondeauThursday, October 29, 2020

“LOOK AROUND YOU” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 29, 2020) — Halloween joke: What happens when you get behind in your payments to the exorcist? You get repossessed! (jokes2go.net) Back in the 50’s it was all in good fun. We moderns laughed at superstition and were embarrassed by references to demon possession in the Bible. Demons […]

So What’s a Worldview?

by Sharon RondeauSunday, October 25, 2020

“IT SHOULD GIVE LIFE MEANING” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 25, 2020) — Is “so what” a worldview? It might be in the sense that neutral is a gear. A worldview is a general framework for life. What is real? What do you look for and what do you look out for? Where are you coming […]

The New Constitution?

by Sharon RondeauThursday, October 22, 2020

“BUILT ON HISTORY” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 22, 2020) — [Editor’s Note: The following was originally written on April 30, 2010 and revised October 22, 2020.] Do we need a new one? Should the Constitution be interpreted as an historical document or a “dynamic” institution? There is the question of truth, first of all. The […]

Cannibal Health Care

by Sharon RondeauMonday, October 19, 2020Monday, October 19, 2020

SOME UNUSUAL ADVICE by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 19, 2020) — Once upon a time there was a cannibal who had a stomach ache. It was a doozy: cramps and runs and nausea and gas. His intestines squirmed and swore at him and tied themselves in knots. Finally, he went to the witch doctor. Going to […]

News Flash: Our Ancestors were not Stupid

by Sharon RondeauThursday, October 15, 2020

“CHRONOLOGICAL CHAUVINISM” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 15, 2020) — C.S. Lewis called it “chronological chauvinism.” There is no telling what you’ll see on the History Channel these days. As an historian, I am sometimes appalled. I caught a glimpse some time back of a program – I had to be doing something else, so I […]

Bible Thumpers’ Anonymous

by Sharon RondeauTuesday, October 13, 2020Tuesday, October 13, 2020

“A POWER GREATER THAN YOURSELF” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 13, 2020) — What is a “bible-thumper?” Are they dangerous? If you call me and your number is unrecognized, I answer “Celebrate Recovery, how may I help you?” Celebrate Recovery® is a Christ-centered, 12 Step, life-recovery support program for all hurts, habits and hang-ups. There are […]

The Soul of a Civilization

by Sharon RondeauSaturday, October 10, 2020Saturday, October 10, 2020

“THE MEANING OF LIFE” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 10, 2020) — Teaching world civilization forces me to think about questions too deep for mere historians. We are supposed to limit ourselves to documents and not to mix our religious biases into the story. Since Thucydides, we are supposed to leave the gods and goddesses out […]

Parental Guidance for Stephen Hawking

by Sharon RondeauWednesday, October 7, 2020

“PRESUPPOSITIONS” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 7, 2020) — It takes a brilliant mind to evade the obvious. Knowledge and existence are two different things. We know far more today than we knew a thousand years ago – or ten years ago – but we have not scratched the surface of what is. We keep changing […]

Election Year III

by Sharon RondeauTuesday, October 6, 2020

“THE DIRECTION OF THE NATION” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 6, 2020) — [Editor’s Note: Please see Parts I and II of this series here and here, respectively.] The election year we anticipated in January has gone farther off the rails than anything we could have imagined. We knew we would be inundated by political ads […]

An Election Year, Part II

by Sharon RondeauSaturday, October 3, 2020

U.S. POLITICS: “A NEW LOW” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 3, 2020) — [Editor’s Note: The following is a continuation from Part 1 here.] Western democracy rests on the Christian doctrine of the Imago Dei, the creation of all mankind in the image of God. God, not the King, not the parliament, not the judge, not […]

An Election Year, Part I

by Sharon RondeauFriday, October 2, 2020

“WE NO LONGER HAVE MORAL CONSENSUS IN AMERICA” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 2, 2020) — Part of me did not look forward to this election year. I knew there would be a blizzard of political ads, mailings, emails and news nonsense such as we had never seen before. It made me want to build a […]

Towards a Healthy Spirituality

by Sharon RondeauTuesday, September 29, 2020

“A WAY OF LIFE” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Sep. 29, 2020) — Back in the day, one of my son’s friends wore a t-shirt emblazoned with “Bad Religion.” I was told it was a rock group, but can religion be bad? Senator Feinstein seemed to think so when she accused judge nominee Barrett of taking her […]

We Need to Pray

by Sharon RondeauThursday, September 24, 2020

“OUR NATION NEEDS IT” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Sep. 24, 2020) — Many communities are involved in Ten Days of Prayer for our nation. Saturday will be Franklin Graham’s Prayer March in Washington, DC. Are you praying? Many of us – and our country’s founders – believe that there is a Higher Power whose providence rules […]

Fake News

by Sharon RondeauWednesday, September 23, 2020

OR HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR MISINFORMATION by ProfDave, ©2020 (Sep. 23, 2020) — Today’s snicker: I am confident that your misinformed political opinions are even more misinformed than mine (someecards). Not sure that is funny. Is it just me, or has positive information gone the way of the dodo bird? I do not trust any […]

Has the Christian Church Failed America?

by Sharon RondeauFriday, September 18, 2020Friday, September 18, 2020

“LET’S BE PART OF THE SOLUTION” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Sep. 18, 2020) — “If God doesn’t punish America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorra” (traditional). Are we “one nation under God?” Which God? Our money still says “In God we trust,” but which God is that? Jehovah or money? Just asking. Will the […]

What is a Christian Conservative?

by Sharon RondeauTuesday, September 15, 2020

“GOD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INTERVENE” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Sep. 15, 2020) — What’s a conservative? One of the things I am trying to do is represent a conservative Christian world view. It takes two wings to fly, right and left. If we were all conservatives the wheel would never have been invented. If we […]