Oh God, You Big Chicken
I often use the strip below in some of my courses to discuss Feuerbach, Augustine, and the genius that is Bill Watterson. It never goes as well as it should. Why do you think that is the case? I mean, isn’t the kind of theological conversation that should follow from this two panel piece of brilliance self-evident? Isn’t it?! Read More
Five Questions with Marc Bekoff
Dr. Marc Bekoff is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado. He’s written numerous books in his discipline, has been on television many times, and is considered one of the foremost writers in the realm of animal welfare. He was also kind enough to write the foreword for my co-edited book, A Faith Embracing All Creatures (which,... Read More
A Faith Embracing All Creatures (40% Off!)
Volume II (A Faith Embracing All Creatures) of The Peaceable Kingdom Series is now available. If you order it now, it’s 40% off. Simply visit the publisher’s website, type in this code, CREATURES, and viola! A great book at almost half the price! As the point of the series is to think about what it means to embody God’s peaceable kingdom, each volume attempts to... Read More
Animal Crackers
To celebrate the publication of the second volume of The Peaceable Kingdom series (A Faith Embracing All Creatures), for the next few weeks I’ll be randomly posting on animals, Christianity, and why, three times a day, most of my nonviolent friends live lives that are the absolute antithesis of nonviolence. Ya’ flesh-eating, ‘bodies consuming other bodies’... Read More
Why Killing the Useless is an Ecologically Sound Thing to Do (Or, Why Eating Academics Sure Taste Good)
Even those concerned with issues regarding ‘social and ecological justice’ are not immune to treating other living beings as nothing more than mere commodities. Oxen Bill and Lou, who have served Green Mountain College for ten years, are headed for slaughter. “No big deal,” you say. After all, at least these cows lived free from the horrors of a slaughterhouse.... Read More
Jesus is a Monkey (thank god)
All right, so, I don’t get to push The Devil Wears Nada much these days. What would be the use? I know all of my AJ readers have already read it, right? I’m just saying, the conversation I had with one of the ministers in TDWN about Jesus’s divinity and how that correlates with being a primate seems to be back in the news. And to that, I just wanna say . . . Told... Read More
Bullshit
My friend Marc Bekoff recently wrote a piece on the idiocy of the time-honored tradition called “running with the bulls”. Marc has less of a potty mouth than myself . . . well, that or either Psychology Today will not let him title his post what I titled mine–so, thanks The Other Journal for being so awesome! (I don’t think those guys are even paying attention... Read More
International Homeless Animal Day (aka, ‘D.B.A.D.’ Day)
Tomorrow (or today, depending on when I get around to posting this), is International Homeless Animal Day. For one day, all the self-involved political pundits of the democratic and republican party are going to shut their mouths long enough to do something wonderful for the least of these. For one whole day, I won’t have to see, read or hear a single comment about Obama or... Read More
If a Tree Falls . . . May It Take Out a Bulldozer or Two
The recent documentary If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, directed/produced/written/edited by Marshall Curry is destined to not garner the kind of attention it deserves. Groups like the ALF (Animal Liberation Front) and ELF are labelled terrorist organizations due to their destruction of private property, via arson and explosives, in an attempt to, as they... Read More
The Elephant (among other things) in the Living Room
In light of the absolute disaster that occurred in Ohio, where a man freed his more than fifty exotic animals prior to killing himself, I thought it crucial to point out the following documentary. The Elephant in the Living Room follows Tim Harrison (a correctional officer and exotic-animal rescuer) as he attempts to resolve various conflicts between residents of a small Ohio town... Read More
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