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December 2021

December 28, 2021

Interview with Mike Austin, author of God and Guns in America

I had the opportunity to interview Mike Austin about his book God and Guns in America....

March 2019

March 09, 2019

Carrying Swords for Jesus

Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you...

February 2017

February 03, 2017

Guns vs. Refugees: Hypocrisy Illustrated

We see one practical example of the above in the decision of Republican politicians to remove laws...

July 2016

July 08, 2016

Your Black Lives Matter To Me

I happen to live in a neighborhood where most of my neighbors have much darker...

July 02, 2016

Restrict Guns’ Access to People

Scott Paeth gave me permission to share something he wrote on Facebook: I just had...

June 2016

June 03, 2016

Church of the Beatitudes (No Guns, Please)

I was really struck by the juxtaposition of two signs on the site of the...

January 2016

January 09, 2016

Gundamentalism

I shared the above image with the following comment from me:I continue to hear from...

January 04, 2016

Guns and Liberty

A Christian university offers a “free course” so its students can get a license to...

December 2015

December 12, 2015

Counting the Cross

Tim Gombis wrote the above in a recent blog post, addressing the implications of the...

December 07, 2015

Sacred Cows become Golden Calves

I like this cartoon, since it takes an idol worshiped by many who claim to...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

All It Takes Is One

Yesterday I came across quotes from Roslyn and Bob Cargill, and I thought they deserved to...

October 2015

October 15, 2015

Violence in Israel and the United States

Given that I am leading a trip to Israel and the West bank next summer,...

October 14, 2015

Caricatured as Obi-Wan

Tim "Spike" Davis and I have been having an interesting conversation about guns and other...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Chappie

I recently watched the movie Chappie. It poignantly conveys a point that I also sought...

July 24, 2015

Answer to America’s Prayers

Both Hemant Mehta (who shared the above cartoon by James MacLeod) and Lauren Nelson blogged...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Was Religion a Factor in the Chapel Hill Shootings?

The above cartoon came to my attention via Facebook. I actually had a very interesting...

April 2014

April 11, 2014

Ten Commandments and School Shootings

I have blogged in the past about just how obscene a notion it is that...

October 2013

October 13, 2013

Restarting America

HT Jerry Coyne

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Guns vs. Romans

Via Blog on the Way This made me laugh. Does it explain why guns seem...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

Shootings: Schools vs. Churches

This graphic which came my way on Facebook seems to make an excellent point. I...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

The Sermon on the American Mount

Another gem from Jeff Carter. This time he gives what most Americans seem to think...

January 22, 2013

NRA Edition of Les Miserables

This wonderful gem was created by Jeff Carter: XI WHAT HE DOES NEXT Jean Valjean...

January 16, 2013

Apparently It Needs To Be Pointed Out

Today's Non Sequitur

January 07, 2013

Jesus’ Prophetic Nightmare

David Hayward's latest cartoon depicts Jesus as having a truly prophetic ability, as illustrated by...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

The Bad Samaritan

Earlier today I created an image to illustrate one popular inversion of the Bible, and...

December 14, 2012

Profiting from Tragedy

As always, when some individual or groups pull out their guns and mow down innocent...

July 2012

July 21, 2012

Why Rick Warren Is Wrong Several Times Over to Blame the Aurora Shooting on Evolution

I already posted today on Rick Warren's inaccurate as well as unhelpful tweet, blaming the...

July 21, 2012

Blaming Evolution for Tragedy

I am very disappointed that Rick Warren would use the occasion of the horrible tragedy...

July 08, 2012

Why There Are No Guns In The Bible

Today in my Sunday school class, in mentioning the depiction in Nehemiah of armed Israelites...

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