Socially speaking, as opposed to orations in solipsism, it can be quite alienating to bring up the promises and perils of alien life, especially in the middle of a serious conversation. By aliens, I do not mean our fellow human beings who rarely ever garner the support of rabid nationalists anywhere. Imagine the late Jean Marie Le-Pen breaking a baguette with a North African immigrant, not for the sake of a photoâ€shoot but out of a genuine sense of ubi caritas et amor. It is nearly impossible to persuade an … [Read more...] about Who’s Afraid of Angels and Aliens, Alienation and Etcetera?
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Sharing the Gospel in India and America
Kami L. Rice concludes her guest series, Heading East, this week. Standing in an ancient Hindu temple that honors Vishnu—or perhaps it was a temple for one of the other Hindu gods, or maybe it was for one of Vishnu's avatars; it's hard to remember for sure because it's so very hard to keep Hinduism's less-than-codified beliefs straight—and watching people seek blessings from whichever god's statue it was that was open for business at that time of day, I felt an unexpected desire to wretch. The temple, … [Read more...] about Sharing the Gospel in India and America