Faith Photo Spotlight: The sign says. . .
Our family was at Moral Monday again on June 17. Very inspiring and encouraging. Just wish we had more company. About 80 people volunteered to be arrested. About a third of them were clergy:...
View ArticleIs a road being paved for a secular U.S.?
Atheist groups are becoming more mainstream in the American South. I think this is the beginning of a movement that will eventually end in a secular U.S. While non-believers value community and...
View ArticleMoral Mondays protests give writer mixed feelings on NC
I have attended the Moral Monday protests in Raleigh for the last four weeks. I began going because I became unbearably frustrated simply observing the shenanigans of the NC General Assembly. I felt...
View ArticleRedefining Patriotism, part 1
Before beginning this essay, I will take the liberty to share some personal information that has a direct bearing on and will help explain my feelings about war. In late 1969, as a college junior, I...
View ArticleVideo inspiration: Watch S.C. vehicle engineer build race cars with his feet!
Video courtesy ESPN How do you get through your day? This video made my day! “I can’t say there’s a whole lot in life that I can say that I can’t do, just things that I haven’t done yet,” said Richie...
View ArticleThe most powerful video on faith and doubt I’ve seen
Twisted metal at Ground Zero. Photo via Flickr, http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-132105774 “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” This is probably the most powerful video I have ever witnessed. If you...
View ArticleNC NAACP leader tops Moyers’ list of activists to watch
The Rev. William J. Barber II consulting with church member Shyrl Hinnant Uzzell. For use with RNS-MORAL-MONDAY, transmitted on June 24,2013, RNS photo by Yonat Shimron. Look who is first on Bill...
View ArticleBeing a true patriot means loving country through sorrow and sin
Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sterling R. Cale, 90-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, takes a moment in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial to honor the 1,177 service members who lost their...
View ArticleIdealists vs. Cynics — which side will you choose?
On MLK weekend 2011, a community of activists, artists, idealists and technologists gathered in the pursuit of collaboration with the common goal of social justice. It was Social Justice Camp DC....
View ArticlePope Francis – on his way to reviving Catholicism
Pope Francis and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Photo courtesy Religion News Service http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20330-a-popes-pointed-message This is an excellent column about Pope...
View Article8 minutes closer to concept of ‘emotional correctness’
http://www.ted.com/talks/sally_kohn_let_s_try_emotional_correctness.html This 8 minute TED Talk is profound, not about the topic of hatred for gays, but much more importantly, about finding common...
View ArticleThe flawed myth of ‘Grab your Bible and hit the campaign trail’
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/opinion/sunday/the-bible-as-bludgeon.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131208&_r=0 “Grab your American flag and your Bible and hit the campaign trail.”...
View ArticleI hope the pope wins this one – the debate about medicine and the church
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/opinion/when-bishops-direct-medical-care.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131209&_r=0 Pope Francis passes a crucifix as he walks down steps during his...
View ArticleThe pitfalls of demonology and politics – both in Africa and America
“St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent” by Francisco Moya via Wikipaintings...
View ArticleThe End of Truth, part 1
Photo by savemanning via Flickr It is very easy to oversimplify the ills now plaguing our society. The causes are many and varied. Sociologists would point to things like the advent of TV and the...
View ArticleMisconceptions of my faith – h-u-m-a-n-i-s-t
Photo by Stuart Pilbrow via Flickr One of my biggest problems with most religions (or the way many people practice them) is the time spent putting down other belief systems. It’s almost like some...
View ArticleGuidance offered for ex-Mormons in Utah
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/01/31/when-saints-go-marching-out.html This is a very interesting article in this week’s issue of Newsweek. It tells the story of organizations that embrace and offer...
View ArticleSocial Darwinism or compassion? An amateur scientist questions evolution
I’ve always been fascinated by biology and majored in it in college. When I was exposed to Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, it made perfect sense to me. It explained in believable terms how the...
View ArticleOn The Beatles’ 50th anniversary, a call to dreamers
Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America are happening throughout February. One of The Beatles, John Lennon, wrote one of my all-time favorite songs: “Imagine.” Allow me...
View ArticleThe 7 Questions I needed to ask after attending “How Jesus Became God”
Jesus’ Ascension to Heaven via Waiting for the Word on Flickr, http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-5671121003 I had the pleasure of attending a seminar last weekend at the University of North...
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