Day: October 31, 2012

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Why it’s hard to fix government entities.

Most government programs start out with lofty goals.  When we look at how things have gone downhill, the question, “What happened?” is asked with varying degrees of anguish.  There’s an answer as to why it’s hard to fix government entities. To understand the larger problem, look at one of the lowest levels of government, a […]
Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Catholic Fundamentalism’s view of Babylon in the Book of Revelation.

Lots of Christians read the Book of Revelation.  Isaac Newton fixated on it, and thought he could explain it in historical terms.  Many others have done the same. After it is studied, no matter how extensively, there isn’t much agreement on it.  In a simple  overview, it makes sense.  Judgment is coming.  Soon, it will […]
Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Higher education is neither.

A few generations ago,  5% of the graduating high school seniors went to college.  The, graduating seniors were taught far better than those today.  High school graduates knew more and had higher skills in math, reading, history, and geography than recent generations of college graduates. One college graduate out of every twenty Americans provided the […]