Radical Moronic Fundamentalism
I’d like to address what I consider to be not only the most dangerous religious trend in America today, but also the most dangerous social trend: Radical Moronic Fundamentalism. What is Radical Moronic...
View ArticleKilling the Enemy
Make no mistake about it, I find Rush Limbaugh to be completely irrelevant and one of the most offensive characters in media. I don’t for a minute believe the claim that Rush and his followers make...
View ArticleDo We Need Someone to Hate?
Psychologists tell us that human beings naturally form in groups and out groups – identifying those we feel are like us and who therefore can be trusted, and also those who we feel are different and...
View ArticleWe Must End Religious Intolerance
There are many lessons we can take away from the tragedy at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek last Sunday. Today I would like to look at the issue of religious intolerance and its impact on...
View ArticleFred Phelps and Evil
I don’t believe I have ever met anyone who was an evil person, though I have met people who engage in evil behavior. Every one of them was profoundly broken in some way – the more broken, the more...
View ArticleTribalism
Tribalism, which can be defined as “the behavior and attitudes that stem from strong loyalty to one’s own tribe or social group,” is an ongoing problem in our society – and I am beginning to think it...
View ArticlePresident not Helpful
Generally speaking, I am supportive of the President. Yesterday, however, President Obama describe rioters in Baltimore as “thugs.” Short of calling them “niggers,” could he have chosen his words more...
View ArticleNo Room for Hatred
Among the group that usually prefers to portray America as “A Christian Nation,” there is a lot of hate filled and xenophobic rhetoric these days. Let’s be clear: hatred and the practice of any...
View ArticleOvercoming Entitlement
I am afraid we have devolved into a culture of hugely entitled, spoiled brats who believe they are entitled to whatever it is they want – they even go so far as to cast their desires a rights – but...
View ArticlePatriotism, Nationalism, and Faith
Many of us have it all wrong. You can be a person of faith and a patriot. You cannot be a person of faith and a nationalist, because sooner or later a conflict between those two value systems and you...
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