Some have asked for guidance in their thinking and reaction to the killing of Ben Lowdown. Okay, some quick ones. But first let me assure you that these comments are NOT personal and have no one in view. That said, I mourn over our unreaction to this unqualifiedly wonderful news and regard our confusion as …
by Rev. Steve Schlissel Listen, the Times today made it clear that our response to the TSA’s movement against innocent Americans at airports has the potential to do what can only be done in a country such as ours (was): peacefully change policy. Brothers, there has not been a more important issue smooshed in our …
A glance at the output of contemporary philosophy departments justifies this sardonic assessment: 20th century philosophy suffered so many hernias from pushing Kant against the wall, that the first decade of the next century has proved too short a time to calculate the damage, identify the lost trajectory, or get back to business. Publishing houses …
The following paragraph is from a press release honoring Black History Month, by Alan D. Aviles, the President of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Both in New York City and the nation, people of African-American descent often face greater health challenges than the general population. African-American adults are twice as likely to …
Evolution, of course. Evolution, we are told, is the neutral, scientific, secular reality which accounts for our being, our here, our being here, and our being here now (not to mention everything else, seen or unseen, known or unknown). Evolution is the spittoon of the Western classroom, placed in every room to collect the awkward …
Responses to last week’s entry have made this one necessary. Many of you thought it was Sarah Palin in the cross hairs of my scope. It was not. Now that you mention it, of course, it is perfectly obvious why you drew that conclusion. I apologize. A qualifier was called for. Please understand, though, the …
On June 17, 2008, blogger Ada Calhoun ranted about the evil pharmacists who refused to hand off weapons of individual destruction to customers who presented nothing more than a physician’s prescription. The bile generated against people of conscience was startling. I find it impossible to become thoroughly jaded, no matter how much I see. I …
June 20, 2008 – 8:42 am
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By Steve
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Posted in Death
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