Articles in Religion

SODOM & GOMORRAH: Amazing Grace is one of the most recognizable songs in the English-speaking world. Its message of redemption through the mercy of God have inspired the faithful since it was first penned.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: How old is the earth according to the Bible? What happened at Creation? Is the earth, as some people claim, only 6,000 years old? How do you explain dinosaurs and times before mankind? Many people miss the deeper meaning, for if you don't understand the beginning you will never understand the end.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: Gregory Paul has joined a long line of people who criticize conservative Christians for being against socialism. He's argued that Jesus and Christianity are self evidently socialistic and that any support of capitalism will contradict Biblical teachings.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: One can learn a lot by comparing Japanese reactions to the recent earthquake to western ones.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: Politics is theology.  If the neo-Marxists Hardt and Negri have embraced the swarm metaphor and have encouraged revolutionaries to adopt it as their own, the opponents of revolution should look for the parallel theological metaphor to understand the conflict.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: This article illustrates that even when you focus on the disaster itself, you might try to give humans credit for something that's larger than them.

SODOM & GOMORRAH: Written around Christmas, this article intends to document the true birth of Christ. Not all of my readers believe in Christ but I'm sure that a number of non-believers can agree on two premises. First, the holiday should be more than just about buying things. Setting aside time to remember what's important is not a bad thing. Second, the Christian faith has had a large impact on our civilization. Understanding it will help us understand the history of the civilization, which will benefit any political project.