Author Archives: Bob Felton

Politifact awards the title to … The Donald.

I’ve been telling y’all for years that any properly-educated seminarian knows perfectly well that the traditional Christian/Christmas narrative is nonsense; so far as Biblical scholars are concerned, that’s a settled fact. What do you know? Jerry Coyne is on the … Continue reading →

No Winter Solstice ever passes but that I find myself imagining what must have been the experience of that first person who recognized that there is regularity in the cosmos. What triggered the insight? What set of circumstances caused the … Continue reading →

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. Sinclair Lewis (attr.) When extremists are white and typically wrapping themselves in religion and the American flag, far too many Americans simply turn a … Continue reading →

Scientists and engineers live lives governed by the reality principle: Get the variables wrong, the experiment will fail, even if this seems insensitive; do the math wrong, the equation will tell you, even if that hurts your feelings. Reality does … Continue reading →