Civilization exists, right? After all, humans have walked on the Moon and sent robotic rovers to Mars. But Arik Bjorn, creator of Pastor Pillow and the "Christian Right Weekly Round-Up," argues that humanity has only just begun taking baby steps toward Civilization. Otherwise, there would be far more advances in global food programs and virtually no public sacrifices of zoo giraffes and Parisian cartoonists. In this collection of essays, Bjorn examines the ape hate that still reigns inside us-from Haiti's Auschwitz to squashed caterpillars to the Confederate Flag-and makes the case that a global foundation of Reverence for Life must be laid before True Civilization can exist. Every person has a part to play in establishing this foundation: "It will in fact take tens of billions of acts of kindness and thoughtful gestures to finish laying." Only then can the world attain Martin Luther King Jr.'s "audacious hope" for humanity. Arik Bjorn lives in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Evangelical Ground Zero, Wheaton College. He is also a regular contributor to Forward Progressives and Patheos. He has four other books available via Amazon: "Birds of a Feather: Short Stories & Miscellany," "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Parrots," "The R-Rated Theologian," and "Pastor Pillow Talks " Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and at his website VikingWord.com.