The debate today is between those who think that Orange Julius’s use of the image of Christ is blasphemous and those who think it is simply Trump being Trump. I side with the latter group. But, not for their reasons. I agree that in posing as Jesus, Trump is being Trump but not because it … Continue reading Jesus H. Trump
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A Proposed Phone Call to God
Hello, God? Hello? Oh, God, is that you? I don’t hear a voice. I only hear something like a dial tone. Oh, that must be you, God. That must be your sound. Good. So, I called you because, as you probably know, it’s your time of year. This is when we’re all supposed to remember … Continue reading A Proposed Phone Call to God
Things Our Mothers Said
There are a number of things that our mothers (and possibly fathers) told us that, in retrospect, deserve another look. I mean the stuff that has been said for generations, if not millennia. How have they stood up over the years? The first is what the world calls, The “Golden Rule”. Everyone knows it: Do unto … Continue reading Things Our Mothers Said