I tend not to comment in print about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. No matter what I might say, it will invariably alienate some as being too sympathetic to Palestinians and others as being too pro...Read More
I recently took part in a series of public demonstrations organized by the Workers’ Dignity Project, which is a branch of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) concerned w...Read More
The modern world is complex, challenging, and at times, a seemingly downright cold place. It is as if we are just a single droplet amongst a torrential downpour, unsure of where we’ll land or if our...Read More
Last week the press picked up a story about a move by an Indian Catholic bishops’ council to promote larger families. The story is both too intriguing not to generate a response and too vague to...Read More
The story of Jesus healing a lame man in John 5:1-15 is repeated in church sanctuaries throughout the world. The setup reads like so many others: Jesus comes across an invalid. I would think Jesus, wh...Read More
I take Nietzsche’s observation regarding the death of God in The Gay Science (1882) to be pragmatic in character: for all intents and purposes, God is no longer a necessary postulate needed to accou...Read More
Atheist lauders and pursuers of truth, integrity, and beauty can be none too careful. They might provoke or experience longings for the fountain of all Beauty, Goodness, and Truth. ...Read More
Article first published as Hunger Games on Blogcritics. In Suzanne Collins’ trilogy The Hunger Games, youth are forced to fight to the death as entertainment for the ruling elite. While the titl...Read More
Politicking. It’s a dangerous game to play. The political arena is a nasty space in the quest for votes and power, with much weeping and gnashing of teeth. Backbiting, name calling, cutting an...Read More
I have encountered many mitigating interpretations of the most painful texts in my Torah portion (Lev. 18:22 and 20:13), some more rigorous and thoughtful than others. However, academically and religi...Read More