HYPHENATED AMERICANS?
Thomas Paine, an influential pamphleteer for the American Revolution, wrote” “We have it in our power to begin the world all over again.”...
WERE THE FOUNDING FATHERS ATHEISTS?
Were America’s Founding Fathers atheists? In my last blog I demonstrated that Thomas Jefferson was a Deist, believing in the...
WAS JEFFERSON AN ATHEIST?
On this President’s Day holiday we ask the question whether our third President, Thomas Jefferson, was an atheist. Noted atheist author,...
HOW OLD IS THE BIBLE?
How old is the Bible? Parts of it are nearly 3000 years old. How old is the Bible? Other parts are 2500 years old. How old is the...
BEFORE THE WRITTEN WORD
So how did people convey information before writing was invented in 3300 B.C.? Answer: by the spoken word, by oral tradition. Sagas,...
YOU ARE WHAT YOU (SEE) READ
Librarians and teachers regularly used to tell us, “You are what you read”. Read bad literature and you produce bad thoughts and...
DID JESUS SPEAK GREEK?
“It’s Greek to me” is a common expression, meaning we can’t understand what is being said. Did Jesus ever say “it’s Greek to me?” He...
ARE THERE HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE?
Are there hidden books of the Bible? YES. Well, who “hid” them? ST. JEROME, a Christian monk. Why? Because he thought they were...
THE MORALITY OF DRIVING
In 2012, 34,080 people died in American auto accidents. That is 93 deaths each day. By comparison, in the Viet Nam War, 58,209 Americans...
BUFFETT'S BILLIONS AND CHARITY
Many have just completed their year-end charitable giving. Warren Buffett, America’s richest man, did much of his charitable giving...
