~ ACT IV ~ If you don’t know (that’s okay) Richard Dawkins is avowed atheist, an evolutionary biologist by training, probably best known for his 2006 book The God Delusion. Dawkins is a pleasant guy possessing a quick wit and he’s a fine writer, as well. Personally, I don’t think God would be too enthused about sending Dr. Dawkins out of His presence. In 2011, the right frame above (“Umm! Nice!”) would not have been…
~ ACT III ~ *“The Holy Land Experience” (2001-2020) in Orlando, Florida was open when this cartoon was put together. I used to sarcastically say that it was “Holy Land Lite” — all the holy with half the Jews. When this cartoon was put together, The Holy Land Experience was owned by the spiritual gurus at Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the Crouch family. Wasn’t long after that the park started to go downhill in revenue…
~ ACT II ~ Death and the Afterlife. Everyone has an opinion as to what happens when we shuffle off this mortal coil. One of my uncles (a pastor) used to hope that Heaven was one softball game after another. Doubt if he was serious, but still, if you like softball, and he did … Some serious responses: • Nothing. Your brain is you. Your brain dies. You are gone.• You return to the same…
The Chick Who Published It was the first Chick Tract I had ever read. “THIS WAS YOUR LIFE” in big red letters on what looked like a movie screen floating in space. I don’t remember how many times I thumbed through this tract. I really like the drawings — I liked to think of myself as a cartoonist, of sorts — so I was drawn (sorry) to studying this little booklet from front paper cover…
The Lump Put this together for my personal Facebook page. It was never intended to be part of a blog, but I think it works. Apologies to cartoonist Bill Watterson, a man who I consider one of the greatest cartoonists ever. Listen, I bought all of your books, so mutilating one cartoon of yours surely is acceptable in your sight… To make the cartoon LARGER, hover over it and right click “Open Image in New…
