My dear friend, the Reverend Dr. Vici Derrick of Joy Chapel in Seattle, often says, "God made man in His image; then man returned the favor." It's not a new phenomenon. About 2,500 years ago, Greek philosopher Xenophanes said pretty much the same thing: "If horses were to create gods, they'd look like horses." Speaking... Continue Reading →
World’s Oldest Action Figure
If you engage enemy nations in a vicious bloody battle, kill every man, woman, child, and destroy every edifice on your path, you're:A guerillaA terroristNeither of the above If you selected "neither of the above", congratulations! You're right: You wouldn't be a guerilla or a terrorist. But do you know what one world-renowned authority says... Continue Reading →
Excuse Me, but Wrath is not Divine
Be still my heart. Pat Robertson reportedly has diagnosed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as suffering from Divine Punishment. Yep, what caused the severe stroke that threatens Sharon's extended visit on the planet was his decision for Israel to withdraw from Gaza. Kid you not. Read the news report yourself.Granted, this story originated from the... Continue Reading →
When “Christian” Doesn’t Mean Christlike
Gee, it must have been tedious and time-consuming to intimidate large numbers of people prior to the advent of the Internet. Now, with just a click of the mouse, you can threaten masses of people in a flash. If they don't forward your e-mail to x number of friends within x number of minutes, they'll... Continue Reading →
When "Christian" Doesn’t Mean Christlike
Gee, it must have been tedious and time-consuming to intimidate large numbers of people prior to the advent of the Internet. Now, with just a click of the mouse, you can threaten masses of people in a flash. If they don't forward your e-mail to x number of friends within x number of minutes, they'll... Continue Reading →
“Happy Holidays” Heresy
Loud Mouth here, fresh from reading a news story about religious protestors who object to stores secularizing Christmas by using the term "Happy Holidays"...As if, for the first three centuries of Christianity, Christmas was celebrated at all. Only pagans celebrated the birthdays of their deities and many Christians opposed all efforts to relegate Jesus' memory... Continue Reading →
"Happy Holidays" Heresy
Loud Mouth here, fresh from reading a news story about religious protestors who object to stores secularizing Christmas by using the term "Happy Holidays"...As if, for the first three centuries of Christianity, Christmas was celebrated at all. Only pagans celebrated the birthdays of their deities and many Christians opposed all efforts to relegate Jesus' memory... Continue Reading →
Peek-a-BOO!
Maybe you've already received this image of the nighttime sky in an e-mail message. If not, take a wild guess at what that eerie looking object in the heavens might be.Need a hint? Well, according to the originator of the e-mail, this image was captured by NASA. You know the Loud Mouth in the Balcony... Continue Reading →
For Real, What Is Intelligence?
Conventional wisdom says we must ask the right question to get the right answer. So when I spotted a Chicago Tribune column asking, “If God's so intelligent, why is every last thing on Earth so messed up?” I almost choked on my salt and pepper potato chip. In the article entitled “God’s Imperfect World”, the... Continue Reading →
What’s an Act of God?
The thought of 30,000 unbathed, hungry souls living--barely surviving, really--inside a New Orleans sports stadium with no water, food, electricity, toilets, or air conditioning pales when compared with the conditions on the streets outside. There are reports of corpses on medians and lawns, anarchy and rape. Rape? Did I hear that correctly?A man's body lies... Continue Reading →
Loud Mouth in the Balcony 