The Gary Null Show - 04/06/12

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDS

Prof. Elaine Pagels has earned international acclaim for her scholarship and writing on the early history of Christianity; texts that did not support the institutionalization of an emerging Christian Church were marginalized and condemned leading to increasing corruption and lack of religious tolerance. She holds the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion seat at Princeton University where she has taught since 1982. Her most recent books is “Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelations.”

A look at the controversies behind the Bible’s Book of Revelations and its effects on the religious and social values and politics over the centuries

Environment Update: all recent earthquakes are manmade.

Issues: wire tapping, search & storage of data on persons not suspected of terrorism;  significant cuts in public spending, increased spending on too big to fail institutions & corporations; new rules outlaw the homeless & those who help them.

Calls- listeners respond to today’s issues.