April 2020

God or Mammon?

Jesus and the Politics of Mammon Hollis Phelps Cascade Books, 2019 The title of this book made me suspect it would simply advocate an anti-capitalist theology and present a vision…

On false choices

Needless to say, I’m not at all surprised to see what resulted from Scott Moe’s pre-announcement announcement and subsequent announcement about the additional risks he wants to take in the…

Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week. – Paul Taylor comments on the rifts in our social fabric which are being highlighted by COVID-19. And Graham Riches argues that the food…

Another Sad, Mad Episode

Listening to Donald Trump prattle on is like bearing witness to the stream-of-consciousness ravings of a backward, depraved child: “And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out…

April 23: The final days?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/europe-had-hottest-year-on-record-in-2019-new-report-shows Don’t tell this to anybody in Alberta. It annoys them. fashion-trump-is-blaming-immigrants-for-us-problems This is exactly why and how Hitler gained power by murdering Jews.________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-unity-global-crisis-generation-x________________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-fight-to-vote-us-voters_________________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/23/pepsi-coke-bottled-water-consumer-reports_________________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/iran-us-satellite-navy-boats-trump Trump is quite right. The…

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