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2009-07-02T06:58:29-08:00

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How to Believe in God: Brain First, THEN Emotion

Last updated on: July 2, 2009 at 6:58 am By John Shore

God designed us with absolute and inviolate free will so that we could choose to be in relationship with him; the fidelity of a person who has no choice but to give it is worthless. God desires a real relationship with us, not one of zombie automaton to controlling master. Granting us absolute and inviolate free will means granting us absolute and inviolate autonomy. That’s why God arranged for us to come into this world from nothing, and to leave... Read more

2009-07-01T04:58:44-08:00

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Proof That God Litters

Last updated on: July 1, 2009 at 4:58 am By John Shore

You would think, with all the attention the environment’s been getting lately, that God wouldn’t just fling huge wads of junk out of heaven. But as I was walking through San Diego’s Balboa Park the other day, I found this disturbing proof that that’s exactly what he’s done. Doesn’t God care about us?? Read more

2009-06-30T04:49:12-08:00

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The Fear That Feeds Our Discontent

Last updated on: June 30, 2009 at 4:49 am By John Shore

We all struggle with too often or habitually doing or thinking things that we know are bad for us and/or those around us. Our dysfunctional behavior is fueled by anger and resentment deeply rooted within us. We are angry at the fact that, somewhere along the line of our lives, our core emotional needs were not met. Like so much anger we manifest, that which fuels our dysfunctional behavior is a reaction to fears we hold. What we fear is... Read more

2009-06-28T08:56:44-08:00

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Proof That Bees Make Water Meter Honey

Last updated on: June 28, 2009 at 8:56 am By John Shore

Mmmmmm … delicious water meter honey. I came across this extremely busy hive (bees were zooming in and out of there like it was Christmas at O’Hare) in an alley running between some businesses and homes in downtown Encinitas, CA. Did the bees think, “Who cares if it’s a cement hole in the middle of the street? It looks just like a hive! Let’s do it!”? Read more

2009-06-25T12:10:35-08:00

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Proof That God is Creating a Race of Rock People

Last updated on: June 25, 2009 at 12:10 pm By John Shore

Here’s a picture I took this weekend in some mountains four miles from our home. Be afraid. Read more

2009-06-24T04:05:34-08:00

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Proof That God Confuses Plants with Animals

Last updated on: June 24, 2009 at 4:05 am By John Shore

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2009-06-22T08:27:21-08:00

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Proof That God Gets Bored

Last updated on: June 22, 2009 at 8:27 am By John Shore

Yesterday my wife Cat and I hung around uber-snazzy La Jolla, CA, which is just down the coast from where we live. As you can see from this one shot I took, La Jolla (city motto: “Having a Love-Hate Relationship with Tourists since 1905”) is ridiculously beautiful: Here we see, along the same walk on which the above shot was taken, some random sea birds hanging out and wondering when someone’s going to come clean their rock: And here, along... Read more

2009-06-19T12:05:28-08:00

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As Khamenei Reserves His Spot in Hell

Last updated on: June 19, 2009 at 12:05 pm By John Shore

And on his way down there, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will slip and slide on the blood of all the Iranians whose slaughter for tomorrow he has now green-lighted. Thousands will be beaten and murdered for wanting nothing more than a fair count of their vote. Will we ever see an end to these kinds of tyrannical, oppressive, power-crazed, viciously brutal dictatorships? Must we always suffer yet another monster who dares proclaim to the world that his pure... Read more

2009-06-18T04:31:17-08:00

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God, Satan and Bob in Heaven

Last updated on: June 18, 2009 at 4:31 am By John Shore

(Here’s another excerpt from my play, “Speak of the Devil.” [Pieces of the play I’ve previously run are Satan’s Ministers Await Satan’s Arrival, and Enter Satan.] This scene opens with God and Satan in heaven.) GOD: You have free will. SATAN: I know. I can’t say I ever thought about it much. GOD: But you’re not really the reflective type, are you? SATAN: What can I say? I’m a doer. GOD: Well, think about it right now, here. Imagine yourself... Read more

2009-06-16T05:12:12-08:00

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Khamenei’s Dilemma

Last updated on: June 16, 2009 at 5:12 am By John Shore

Final words of a good analysis piece in today’s New York Times entitled In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking: “Everyone speaking of Ayatollah Khamenei tends to use the word ‘cautious,’ a man who never gambles. But he now faces a nearly impossible choice. If he lets the demonstrations swell, it could well change the system of clerical rule. If he uses violence to stamp them out, the myth of a popular mandate for the Islamic revolution will die.” It’s... Read more

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