Oh, Lord. It’s Peep season.

Carole sends this, a “Hamilton“-inspired Peep diorama. To add to the beauty of this, Carole heard about this fine art from Rabbi Debbie Cantor, which means it takes a village to explain the theology of Peeps. She also sends this, a Washington-Post-inspired Peep contest. I was tempted. Sorely. But the deadline has passed, and so now we …

Fear works

This Slate article says that conservative politicians play on fear, and historically, that’s a successful tactic. (I get that this article was in advance of Halloween, but even though my local CVS aisles have moved on to the next holiday, the topic bears a little exploration, I think.) Fear is a successful motivator in theology, as well. I …

A brief history of taking the Lord’s name in vain

Of course, when no less a Big Thinker than Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says he believes the world is going to hell in a hand basket because people like me (women) drop the F-bomb, you really have to drop to your knees and pray about it for a moment. I mean: Scalia! Has! Fucking! …

The theology of Mr. Spock

We lost Leonard Nimoy last week, the multi-talented actor who is best known for his portrayal of the Vulcan-Human Mr. Spock, on the short-but-long-lived television series “Star Trek.” The cool and logical became the patron saint of nerdy teenagers everywhere (including this guy, who wrote a tribute to the actor that started, “Long before being …

Will God watch the Super Bowl?

Here’s a rather…odd…discussion going on right now on the interwebs: Does God Care About Football? The answer is a qualified “Maybe, because we say so.” The connection between religion and sports in general goes back to Greek times, according to this essay at Interrupt. Writes Beatrice Tsakoumakis: The ancient Olympic Games not only marked the …