Thirdeye Magazine header image 4
A

Jesus is Coming… Tomorrow

Millions of Christians think the end times are imminent this year, as they were in 2006, and 2005, and 2004, and… you get the idea.

September 3rd, 2007 · Written by · 5 Comments

Buddy Jesus - Dogma

A 2006 survey for the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. They found 79 percent of American Christians believe in the second coming, and 20 percent believe it will happen in their lifetime. Yikes! A quick overview of the power of doomsday mythology.

[Read more →]

→ 5 CommentsTags: Nonfiction · · ·

Techno-fetishism

Making War Cool as Hell

July 4th, 2007 · Written by · 1 Comment

technofetisism

When George W. Bush hitched a ride on a Navy S-3B Viking and landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln to declare an end to major combat operations in Iraq, there was more at work than just slick PR. Bush, who was visibly thrilled by the experience, enabled the American public to vicariously share in the excitement of an aircraft carrier landing. All around the country, viewing audiences reveled in his machismo display of technology. […]

[Read more →]

→ 1 CommentTags: Essays · · ·

An Objective Report

What's really happening in Iraq... and everywhere else.

July 4th, 2007 · Written by · No Comments

Three primates died today while traveling in a motorized vehicle in an arid region between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Although we can state nothing with absolute certainty, the three “humans” — basically hairless, cognitively advanced monkeys with a striking genetic similarity to the common chimpanzee — were most likely killed by some sort of explosive device as it incinerated the vehicle beneath them. Over six thousand miles away, another primate of the same species claimed that those killed were members of a group he called “The United States Army.” Upon further investigation, membership in this “army” is marked chiefly by clothing, as well as by certain behavioral traits. The exact purpose of the army’s presence in the region, called “Iraq” by some, is under fierce debate.

[Read more →]

→ No CommentsTags: Nonfiction · Philosophy · ·

God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

May 3rd, 2007 · Written by · No Comments

Kurt Vonnegut Epitaph

A brief R.I.P. in memory of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. — a big influence on many Thirdeye staffers.

[Read more →]

→ No CommentsTags: Current Events · ·

Stuck in Disneyland

Why PETA's unrealistic worldview is doing more harm than good

May 3rd, 2007 · Written by · 14 Comments

PETA Victim

An exposé on the doublethink and hypocrisy perpetrated by the type of animal rights extremism touted by PETA. For instance: did you know that from July 1998 through December 2005 the group killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other “companion animals”? In 2005, 31 felony counts of animal cruelty were brought against two PETA employees for the unlawful disposal of animal carcasses in North Carolina dumpsters.

[Read more →]

→ 14 CommentsTags: Essays · ·