“Tommy is the equivalent of a human child,” he told Wired. “He is a cognitive and extraordinarily complex being.”

The quote is from Steven Wise, a Harvard Law Professor.

Tommy is a chimpanzee.

This is allegedly about whether or not chimps (and presumably other animals) can be ...

The Rapture Is Coming And It's Obama's Fault

This quote is from Michele Bachmann.

Please - you've got to be kidding!

One book shows swearing (taking an oath) by the Name of God.
One book says not to swear at all.
One book shows swearing by the moon.

Do you know which book has each of these?

How do you feel about each of these scenarios?

Read on to ...

It's hard to write these days.
There's been something missing.
The title says a lot about the problem - Peace I Give To You.

I wrote those words almost three years ago.  Along with much of what follows.
The thing is - peace is still a problem.  
...

Since the death penalty is back in the news with the Boston Marathon bombing trial, here's something for you (and me) to think about. It has to do with where the death penalty comes from, what crimes does it apply to today, and who is really the party with the ...

The scariest words from the Bible would be having Jesus tell me, I don’t know you.

 Sometimes though, these words are right up there -

Jn 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

Especially when ...

First came the churches, then came the schools
   Then came the lawyers, then came the rules

Just in case you don't recognize it, the quote above is from my favorite song Telegraph Road, by Dire Straits.
It's about hope.  And desperation.  And hope.
Not unlike one of David's ...

All you get from love is ...

There's a conflict here.  Can you see it?
Hint - look at the title of this post - and look at the graphic.
One seems to be hopeless.  The other full of hope.
So how can both be true?

 We saw earlier in the Qur'an where it says God can take care of Himself. It shows up again in Sura 73. But again - it's abrogated.  This really begs the question - does Islam truly believe that their God can take care of Himself - or does He need ...