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How the VA Resurrected My Uncle
My Uncle Willie, the fourth and youngest boy of my grandma’s litter, has always struck me as a touch “off.” Compared to his brothers—my clever and scholarly father, my robust and street smart ... Read More
Tyler Clementi and Proximate Justice
I went on a run one evening in early October. It was a blustery night, and I ran hard against a misty and diligent headwind along New York City’s Hudson River. Under the bumpy plum-colored cloud... Read More
Putting Islam on the Stand is Wrong and Misguided
Socially and professionally, American Jews have often felt that they were being ‘put on the stand’ for their beliefs. Sometimes their beliefs even seemed to be on trial nationally – notably duri... Read More
What Basis For Equality?
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” The true meaning... Read More
For the Reverend Martin Luther King…sing.
For me, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is first and foremost a Baptist minister, and a child of the same. "Reverend" is a title that he earned with his education and his occupation, but also a t... Read More
The Tucson Shooting and the ‘Not Connected’ Lie
It is always a lie to hide behind the self-absolving rhetoric of “it is not connected.” Though it will be more difficult, we must undertake the path of uncovering the connections rather than deny... Read More
The Importance of Rhetoric
In her response to the tragedy in Arizona on Saturday January 8, 2011, Sarah Palin said her critics used “blood libel” in their retorts. For a quick history lesson in the true mean... Read More
“Tangled” Narratives of the Disney Princess: Is the Church Keeping Up?
Whenever people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I almost always had the same answer: Ariel. I wanted nothing more than her thick, red hair, tiny waist, and natural gift for song. Her co... Read More
Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World – Can Atheists embrace Religious Pluralism?
"I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow... Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible... Read More