a work in progress
The Republic of T. has a great developing story dealing with school prayer and the separation between church and state. In Canada this is more or less a given, but in the United States it is an increasingly divisive issue. On July 3, 2006, Terrance (Republic of T.) wrote about Barack Obama’s speech on Democratics […]
Progress is a fable. We forget history the moment after it passes. We may change the direction of hatred, but it is still there, simmering. The fear that our governments’ and media instill into us only give us an excuse to show it.
Results of a recent USA Today/Gallup Poll:
39% of Americans acknowledge some prejudice against […]
Ricky Gervais on Creationism
I often wonder what is a greater threat to the Christian faith, the theory evolution or the belief in creationism (currently passing itself off as "Intelligent Design"). Honestly, I hate writing about the subject and so this will probably be the only time you ever read about it from me. The reason […]
No, I am not talking about Hanna Barbara “Christian Archie” comics. In recent years there has been a handful of comics aimed at an older crowd that deals with religious history (or religion itself). These comics or graphic novels generally focus on one religion and give them a different perspective. Douglas Rushkoff has recently put […]
While the media has been running a continous stream of fear-driven newscasting about the recently alleged terrorist threat in London, a law was being drafted in the United States that has slipped underneath the radar. Or at least an admendment to a previous law. The draft states that policymakers are retroactively protected from criminal charges […]
It is admittedly easier to hate some corporations more than others. It is one thing to actually investigate the dirty side of the capitalist system, and quite another to actually feel it. Two examples: Walmart and Nike. Those that care already know all about the corporate evils committed by those two companies. It is not […]
I know my wife would not allow it, and I probably would not have the guts, but I would love to be able to do what National Geographic photographer Alexandra Avakian is doing. She has been a photographer in the Middle East for almost twenty years and is the first Western photojournalist in five years […]
It seems that every new innovation has a evil in it to be exploited. Some are more evil than others. Lets talk about stem-cell research. George Bush II has declared it ‘godless’. As if the man know’s what is and is not godless. Stem-cell research has been an off and on hot topic for some […]
Salik Hard didn’t mention whether he saw Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, but I am pretty sure he probably agrees with him. Not that he is just going to sit around and let global warming get the best of him. Salik Hard is a glass-half-full kind of guy. Literally. He is co-founder of the first […]
courses planned for 2006-2007 at the university of alberta
PHIL 440: Topics in Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 453: Philosophy of History
RELIG 313: Early Christian Writings
RELIG 344: Buddhism in Tibet & the Himalayas
RELIG 442: Advanced Studies in Buddhism
RELIG 475: Theory & Method in Religious Studies
UKR 111: Beginner’s Ukrainian I
UKR 112: Beginner’s Ukrainian II
WRITE 298A: Intro to Writing Nonfiction
WRITE 298B: […]