Ruminations on biblical studies, technology, economics, and sports from Jason A. Staples
Christianity Today has posted a new article, Survey: Frequent Bible Reading Can Turn You Liberal,which details the surprising survey results pertaining to attitudes about consumption, social justice, terrorism, etc. The article suggests that consistent Bible reading pushes people leftward on some issues. For example: Some of the most interesting findings relate to moral attitudes. How [...] Read more »
It occurred to me in the process of thinking about the similarities between much of the rhetoric used by those screaming about anthropogenic climate change and “rapture watchers” that the very fact that their rhetoric is so simple is one reason that climate change arguments will remain unconvincing for most dispensationalist Evangelicals. It’s not so [...] Read more »
If you have any familiarity with Christian dispensationalist “rapture watchers,” the following quote (written in the wake of the Japan disaster earlier this month) should look pretty familiar: Today, the global world experienced a tragedy of mass proportions. The earthquake which hit Japan’s coast this afternoon has now become part of the long list of [...] Read more »
Looks like other fields have their Ronald Hendels also. UCSB physics professor Hal Lewis has made quite a stir with his letter of resignation from the American Physical Society, which rips the scientific community for following the money trail into “pseudoscience,” forsaking the integrity of the scientists of his generation. Whether one agrees or disagrees [...] Read more »
