Modified from Georges de la Tour.
I think that it would a be a bit much to use this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geertgen_tot_Sint_Jans_002.jpg
And what sense of God thinks like this?
Mike Huckabee asks that since prayer is banned from public schools, “should we be so surprised that schools would become a place of carnage?” [on Newtown school massacre. See Gail Collins in NY Times] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/opinion/collins-looking-for-america.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Beware of eating meat (kosher, halal, or other)
Meat-eaters “easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes”, according to a controversial school textbook available in India….”The strongest argument that meat is not essential food is the fact that the Creator of this Universe did not include meat in the original diet for Adam and Eve. He gave them fruits, nuts and vegetables,” See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20354669.
Tolerance for other religions
Recommended: Thomas Friedman’s Sept. 19 2012 column in the New York Times: Look in your Mirror (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/opinion/friedman-look-in-your-mirror.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)
IS CARBON DIOXIDE TOXIC?…
IS CARBON DIOXIDE TOXIC?
He [Santorum] also went on an anti-science tear, characterizing environmentalism as “an ideology that puts humans not as stewards of the Earth but as servants of the Earth.” He sneered: “This administration officially labeled carbon dioxide as a toxin. Tell that to a plant! Tell that to all of us who exhale CO2 with every breath. According to Obama we’re all polluters by breathing. Obama sees us all as points of pollution instead of points of potential human beings.”—New York Times, March 14, 2012. Santorum Wins the ‘Very Conservative’ Vote, Again By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Monkey Trials Again
March 23, 2012, 2:17 pm
The Tennessee Monkey Bill
By ANDREW ROSENTHALThe Tennessee Senate approved legislation this week that some are calling a “monkey bill” — after the Scopes Monkey Trial, which also took place in Tennessee. In fairness to the state, it’s not quite that bad.
In the 1925 Monkey Trial, John Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act, which made it illegal to teach evolution in a public school. (He was found guilty.) The 2012 Monkey Bill, tame by comparison, merely guarantees that teachers will not be disciplined for “critiquing” the “weaknesses” of scientific theories “such as evolution and global warming.” It also requires school administrators to “assist teachers” in finding “effective ways to present the science curriculum as it addresses scientific controversies.”
Tennesseans who are members of the National Academy of Science have said the bill will lead to “unwarranted criticisms of evolution.” The National Association of Biology Teachers concurs. The group sent a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam arguing that “concepts like evolution and climate change should not be misrepresented as controversial or needing of special evaluation.”
The difference between the Butler Act and this new legislation encapsulates the change in the anti-science crowd’s strategy, from outright bans on disseminating factual information to fake controversy and false equivalencies. They’re learned to manufacture doubt and pretend it invalidates scientific consensus. It’s a surprisingly effective tactic.
–New York Times
Of course, no theory is ever certain in science.
Update on candidates called by God
Three Republican candidates (Bachmann, Cain, Perry) all claimed that God told them to run. So God’s purpose is to enjoy the scramble? See http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/05/what-happens-when-candidates-called-by-god-drop-out/
Can Pigs be Kosher (or Halal)?
Can pigs be kosher or halal? Maybe, if they are used to save a human life.
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/science/4782/can_a_pig_heart_be_kosher
contributed by Joseph Aslan
Maybe God has a speed-dial or can friend politicians…
“Cain says God persuaded him to run for president”
“…”That’s when I prayed and prayed and prayed. I’m a man of faith — I had to do a lot of praying for this one, more praying than I’ve ever done before in my life,” Cain said. “And when I finally realized that it was God saying that this is what I needed to do, I was like Moses. ‘You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?'”
“…Texas Gov. Rick Perry‘s wife, Anita, has said she felt God was speaking to her about the race, adding that her husband needed to see a “burning bush,” a Biblical reference to God’s first appearance to Moses.”
from USA Today—http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-11-12/herman-cain-god/51179242/1
So the First Amendment applies only to Christians?
Bryan Fischer, chief spokesman for the Family Research Council, has come up with the unique theory that The First Amendment applies only to Christians. “He has said that American Muslims should be banned from the military and that Mormons, let alone Muslims, should not enjoy First Amendment protections because these are reserved for true Christians.” He also has a theory that homosexuals built the Nazi Party. See http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/romney-on-stage-before-controversial-speaker/and many other news items. This one is The Caucus in NY Times , Oct. 5, 2011, by Erik Eckholm.
Sayings of the Preachers 
