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Gandhi [for folks who may not have read a biography or seen the movie] wasn't just a sedentary philosopher. He was often on the front lines of a very deadly conflict in which India overthrew the British Empire. Without, I might add, lifting a finger in violence. In the end, he did wind up losing his...

My own belief is that there is a built in inclination in people to do evil. I also believe that in most cases that inclination towards evil must be stopped by either a fear of some type of punishment for wrong actions or by, as John said, ridding the evil from our own hearts. But it will not be don...

I think peace and love are noble concepts to aspire to, but it's childish to think the bad people will go away if we just close our eyes and wish it. It's not just childish, it's pretty stupid. Fortunately, there have been a handful of sensible people who have aproached nonviolence with creativity,...

Another quote from the Gita, I should add, speaks of those who fail to embrace God as "drawn by ravenous desire to endless returning." Even though it makes use of the reincarnation metaphor, the fundamental image is the same. The denizens of hell create their own torment, here and hereafter. The cru...

Does anyone know what the Muslim idea of Hell is like? As in Christianity, there is likely wide range of ideas varying in depth and insight. My friend Ibrahima is a very devout and intelligent Muslim from Senegal, and in his community, hell is a taboo subject - he told me he would do some research....

That's intersting. Peter Kreeft, author of a collection of Catholic apologetics* essays, seems to have a similar vision of hell; his essays on Heaven and hell are filled with most beautiful and thoughtful images, especially compared to the rest of the book, which is mostly very conservative and auth...

MEANY: Skies, please... [snaps fingers] Ahem your sins: [...] Joshua Kupperman, your sins were also [/b] performed on the job. [/b] For six years, you were an office clerk [/b] at a minor software company, [/b] but whenever your boss wasn't looking, you were secretly [/b] viewing comics [/b] on the...

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but one of the Crescent of Islam kitties is transparent in this frame.

The "War on Terrorism," like the "War on Drugs" and the "War on Poverty," enjoys a popular presumption that it is necessary and good policy. Also like those two ongoing wars, the War on Terrorism isn't working; in fact, it is making things worse. Someone has to stand up and tell the truth. Terroris...

Patrick Farley, for example, strongly expresses his beliefs in many of his comics--beliefs which I don't particularly like, oftentimes. But that doesn't mean that there's no merit in the work he's doing. I would be missing out if I ignored his contribution to the webcomic world, solely because he r...

I'm back in school and my new schedule has been a strain on the comic. I'll be updating the site soon, I promise! My story featuring Johnny Appleseed will begin shortly, and there is a preview online at BEARDEDBABY.NET . I've jumped into this project with the full editorial support of my 3-year-old...