Like I said in my last (and only other Obama post) I’m a cynic. I watched Zeitgeist and was pretty convinced that either the bankers or the aliens are secretly ruling everything. So I was surprised when Barack Hussein Obama got elected. My immediate reactions were these: That means… my cynicism is misplaced? The powers [...]

Somehow I managed to stumble across this amazing website, Marry Our Daughter, which allows “those following the Biblical tradition of arranging marriages for their daughters” to list their daughters for sale online. The brides are typically 15 or 16 years old, and fetch a bride price of between $30,000 and $100,000.
For example, right now you [...]

How much fun is the Bible? A study by Dennis Hinks using an electronic Bible program, which involved compiling the search results for the word “fun” in eleven different translations, found that it isn’t much fun at all. Of course, nobody’s really claiming that the Bible is fun, or should be fun. However – it’s [...]

I like clothes. It’s a weakness, I suppose; I know I should be perfectly capable of living in the desert and wearing a loincloth… but as long as I’m in society and clothes seem to be pretty much the necessity of a functioning member, I occasionally indulge in a window shopping trip. This year (back [...]

On a church billboard near my parents’ house in Oregon I saw this sign:
“People use Duct Tape to fix everything. God used nails.”
I guffawed immediately – but then became sober as its many meanings sank in. God used nails? Ok – maybe if we accept that Jesus Christ had to die in sacrifice for the [...]

The following parable explains the suffering in the world by comparing God to a barber.
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work,
they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of [...]

I just watched Barack Obama’s 30 minute infomercial and I find myself wondering – who will Christians vote for? What’s the ‘Christian’ thing to do?
Obama wants to take care of everybody, end poverty, improve health care and education, and end the war in Iraq. Needless to say he’s got my vote, but then I had [...]

Halloween 2008 is just days away. I came home to Oregon to enjoy the fall, but ironically am missing the festivities in Taiwan, where we always enjoy celebrating Halloween.
I’m eating the candy we bought for the kids and considering whether or not I want to go out, get a costume and find a party. Probably… [...]

You may have noticed an increasing number of films and games sharing a common theme: a virus or chemical leaks out and turns civilization into the walking dead – zombies with a hunger for human flesh. In this post you’ll find out why this trend is on the rise and what it means.
Right now I’m [...]

I could easily be a Polygamist. I like girls – and I’ve met many I would have a long term relationship with. If one, why not three? However, the TV series ‘big love’ makes me sick. Not because of the Mormons, which they often show in a negative, critical light anyway – constantly harassing the [...]