She’s regularly in the news. She’s the current a pop sensation. She generates press by acting, dressing, and presenting herself as over-the-top. At age 24, Stefani Germanotta has achieved international fame within two years of the release of her first album. In the midst of the glamour and well-honed PR,… Read More »Lady Gaga: What is the Truth?
It was 1975. In a classroom with about three dozen college freshman, a simple question was asked: do the means justify the ends? Morally, does achieving a result that is good allow an individual to do anything it takes to achieve that good result? Is it moral to kill people… Read More »A Means to an End
Glenn Beck: run as fast you can away from me. I’m your worst nightmare. I am a Christian specifically because I believe in the message of social and economic justice that Jesus taught. I take the message of Jesus very seriously. When Jesus sat with followers on a hillside and… Read More »Glenn Beck: Be Very Afraid!
Over the last few weeks, controversy has arisen about the Super Bowl ad to be aired on CBS with football player Tim Tebow and his mother discussing her choice not to have an abortion. The protests have arisen on two fronts: because women’s groups are sensitive to the heavy handed… Read More »Tebow, Abortion, and Choice
I received email recently from one of my high school classmates. While we haven’t seen each other since high school, we reconnected last year through Facebook. She’s been in a 12-step program for many years and commented about the importance of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as her higher power.… Read More »Mary: A Higher Power
I’m sometimes asked about my belief in God. It’s difficult to respond to questions about how or why I believe in a life-creating and life-sustaining presence which somehow is greater than my imagination. I can’t prove the existence of God – nor do I particularly want to. My faith is… Read More »My Belief in God
