Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Some of the most important questions ever posed by humanity involve religion, spirituality, faith and belief. Most people, in every culture, profess to some spirituality, though things get more complicated when it comes to religion. Religion is related to spirituality, Continue reading True religion
Pirates are thriving, and it may be a good thing. On December 2, Iceland’s President mandated that Pirate Party Member of Parliament Birgitta Jónsdóttir form a government. In the October 2016 general election, the Pirate Party came in third, but the two Continue reading Pirate Party: success at last!
This was the early version of Google. Using these humble wooden drawers, generations of scholars and researchers, desperate students and cunning spies, despairing parents and fanatical bibliophiles, and every other shape and size of reader delved into the depth and breadth Continue reading Early version of Google
In the United States, you can start a riot, or sink a political campaign, or fill nightly newscasts for a week with a real or implied desecration of the American flag. But apparently there is nothing at all wrong with Continue reading Bottle cap Flag
Here we see a newspaper box at George Mason University in Northern Virginia. Note that the title of the newspaper is “Fourth Estate.” Then notice the slogan at the top: “Broadside and Connect2Mason present George Mason University’s official student news Continue reading Official Fourth Estate
Genesis states that man was formed from dust of the ground, and this first man, Adam, went on with Eve to populate the Earth. This happened before 4000 BC, according to Bishop James Ussher (1581-1656), who precisely dated the creation Continue reading Adam the First
Bumper sticker When you have a car and you are willing to ruin the paint job by sticking a bumper sticker on the car, you obviously have something to say. It may be something temporary, such as “Vote for Gus Continue reading Bumper sticker versus Nissan Leaf
When you awake to find Post-It notes on the refrigerator, kitchen cabinets, kitchen table, and various doors that say this: can there be any doubt about a forthcoming vampire apocalypse? Though I do admit that the methodology of the prophecy Continue reading Shades of Twilight and vampires
2012 is the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese calendar. The Chinese zodiac has twelve animals, each assigned a year, unlike the European zodiac which is divided up by month. Each year is also assigned an elemental sign, Continue reading Year of the Dragon and a forever stamp