Monday, December 31, 2012

What I Hope for in the New Year

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Some things I hope for myself in the coming year: 1. I hope that when I speak or write, I will have the courage to say what I think is tru...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Gun Control Conversation: Things Not to Say

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I think there may be hope for a serious conversation about enacting sensible gun regulations in this country. But there is also a real dange...
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Monday, December 17, 2012

Mental Health Care Reform

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Yesterday, I read this post from a mother of a boy with a mental illness--a boy she loves, a boy who frightens her, a boy who might one day...
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Let Us Come Together

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Let us talk together. Let us talk about how we can get help to the mentally ill before it is too late. Let us talk about better ways to ke...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Guns and Tragedy

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When a mentally ill man, armed to the teeth, walked into a movie theater in Aurora, CO and started shooting, I thought to myself: We need a ...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Sam Harris on Torture

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Although Sam Harris's PhD is in neuroscience, he never left his undergraduate philosophy degree (from Stanford in 2000) far behind him. ...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Salvation Army, Homosexuality, and Gestures of Charity

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One of the things many of us associate with the Christmas season is the appearance of "bell ringers" outside retail stores and oth...
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Friday, November 16, 2012

Insulting Narratives, Civic Virtue, and the Truth about Democrats and Republicans

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In the election aftermath there has been extensive analysis, by both Democrats and Republicans, over how and why Romney's bid failed so ...
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Friday, November 9, 2012

Secular vs. Religious Values: Reflecting on the Meaning of the Election

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In her recent reflection on the results of Tuesday's election, writer and blogger Greta Christina touted the outcome as a " Victor...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A First Communion Prayer for the Election Aftermath

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On Sunday my son, who is nine, had his first communion. This is a significant milestone in the life of a member of the Lutheran church, as i...
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