Articles written by Robert O'Connor

NASA inspired millions to reach for the stars. Many did, and in so doing, changed Science Fiction.

Nov 10, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

One of the more disturbing rhetorical lines of the last election was "You cannot be president if you're not Christian, or not Christian enough."

Nov 10, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Christians who preach from a soap box will often ask four questions that shame someone into become a Christian. The test is dishonest and biased.

Nov 8, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

There has been a rumor bubbling among conservatives that on its face is ridiculous, and upon close examination only reveals the ineptitude of the people pushing it.

Oct 26, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

The September 2008 edition of The Atlantic has a photograph of Sen. John McCain taken by a controversial photographer.

Sep 14, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Some of the best selling books in America are the sixteen novels in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.

Aug 20, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Utopias have been described in popular novels for 500 years. They are popular despite the weakness of the depiction, especially when compared to a dystopia.

May 19, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Barack Obama's "Bitter" comments ignited a firestorm when they became public. But Obama has mentioned Bitterness previously and was praised for doing so.

May 18, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

KTLK's Jason Lewis and Chris Baker encourage violence against individuals on air. Their comments are not unlike those of Kenyan radio talkers during the election violence

May 15, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Eastern religions believe that all pray to the same God. Westerners don't understand this, and as a result, peace is incomprehensible.

Apr 28, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

One of the questions in the highly criticized debate on ABC was Barack Obama's "relationship" with Bill Ayers. There is some truth to it, but look closer.

Apr 24, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Absolut Vodka produced a Spanish ad which many anti-illegal immigration activists saw as encouraging the repatriation of the southwest US back to Mexico.

Apr 17, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Glenn Greenwald showed the lack of coverage surrounding the release of John Yoo's Torture Memos. Do his numbers check out?

Apr 12, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

The most popular stories of the middle ages today are the romances of knights and Kings. But these romances inspired another kind of literature which succeeded it.

Mar 31, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Jonathan Cambry is a 25-year-old piano student in Chicago whose has been popular on Youtube. He is also a computer programmer who develops web tools for pianists.

Mar 26, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Hinduism, like most religions, has a creation myth. Its similarity to what happens in evolution is remarkable along with other Hindu concepts about things like time.

Mar 25, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

The recent coverage of the unrest in Tibet by Newscorp is another example of how Rupert Murdoch's media empire bends over backwards to support the Chinese Government.

Mar 24, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

A look at the pro-Khalistan movement, from the partition of India and Pakistan to its involvement in the assassination of Indira Ghandi to India Air Flight 182.

Mar 20, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Sen. Obama has come under fire for controversial comments made by his pastor Jeremiah Wright. Sen. McCain has embraced controversial pastors and been given a pass.

Mar 17, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

L. Frank Baum's novels of Oz have been popular for more than a century. Their religious inspiration comes from an esoteric eastern religion little known in the west.

Mar 15, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

NY Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned for his involvement in a prostitution ring, raising questions about the Feds' investigating things that aren't federal crimes.

Mar 11, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Relationships are rarely fun anymore, so why not value every friend as highly?

Mar 6, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

John Hagee endorsed John McCain last week. He has been criticized for his anti-Catholic statements, but his Apocalyptic writings are even more disturbing.

Mar 3, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

An article in the Yemen Times proposes that Noah's Ark began in the Hadramout mountains and ended at Mount Ararat using evidence from the Qu'ran and personal observation

Feb 28, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Diana E. Sheets argues that the publishing industry has made it impossible for great prose to be published and that the Great American Novel of this age cannot be written

Feb 23, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Numerous books have been written declaring simple solutions to complex problems. Complex answers, however, are what's needed for several reasons.

Feb 14, 2008 - Robert O'Connor