He was Not an Orthodox Trinitarian Christian Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho As a fellow minister in Peter Lillback’s denomination (conservative Presbyterian), I can tell you that a large number of us are embarrassed by his poor historical…
Gun Deaths: The Real American Carnage
by Nick Gier Children having their tomorrows taken away. Small sacrifice if we can keep our assault rifles. —Maureen Dowd’s “America’s Human Sacrifices” In his inaugural address, arguably the worst by any American president, Donald Trump vowed that “the American…
How My Views on Abortion Have Changed
by Nick Gier I have been teaching and writing about abortion for about 50 years, and my views, naturally, have evolved over the time. About ten years ago, I found it more and more difficult to make a moral distinction…
The Queen of Heaven Regains Her Throne
Nicholas F. Gier, University of Idaho Cheryl Miller-Arndt, Eastern Washington University Pacific Northwest Division of the American Academy of Religion May 14, 2022 This dramatic presentation on the Hebrew Goddess offers a creative interpretation of certain scriptural passages. We have…
Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan: A Comparison
Reagan is totally lost and out of his depth. He does not have enough knowledge to cut through the contradictory advice that is being offered to him. —Richard Pipes, Reagan’s national security aide, 1981 Facts are stupid things. —Reagan mangling…
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Afghanistan
by Nick Gier We should have hit that country years ago, hit it really hard, and then let it rot. —Donald Trump on Fox Business News During the past 70 years, politicians and diplomats have asked, after each of the…
The Future of Electric Cars and Trucks is Now
by Nick Gier I’ve been driving hybrid vehicles for about 11 years, and my current car is a Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid. I now have 6,200 miles on the odometer, and I have burned just 17 gallons of gas. That’s…
The Bible as Social Justice Theology
by Nick Gier Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.—Jesus, Mathew 25:40 Just as GOP attempts to restrict voting might also affect Republicans, its…
Christ and the Buddha: Similar Missions in Hell
A Study in Comparative Religion by Nick Gier For the wicked there are punishments, not perpetual.—Bishop Diodorus of Tarsus Every individual of the human race shall become holy and happy.—Thomas Wittemore, a Christian Universalist There is no hell, there is…
Anti-Semitism Rears its Ugly Head Again
by Nick Gier April 8 was Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, and Jews there and around the world are recoiling in horror as America’s right-wing extremists, inspired by ex-president Trump’s bigotry, openly express their hatred of Jews and blame them…