Religious Literacy
June 13, 2019
Religion in the Workplace: How Diversity Creates Better Cultures
After I’d been working there for a few days, the CEO called me into his office and said “You know, I really admired the...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 12, 2019
Religion vs. Religious Freedom
Would you honor these unbelievers for being religious in an otherwise materialistic world and respect their sincerely held...
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Religious Literacy
May 30, 2019
Religion in Schools: Teaching Isn’t Preaching
Tolerance of one’s fellow man, including his race, his nationality and his creed, is an essential part of everyday life.
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Religious Freedom
May 29, 2019
Canadian Church Permits Atheist to Remain Minister
Religion is extremely valuable to society, but only when people are free to examine the subject for themselves and draw the...
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Religious Literacy
May 28, 2019
A Case for Faith
Faith is real. Faith is attainable. Faith can be learned and applied to create a richer life for one and all.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
April 7, 2019
The Answer to Hate Is Love
“Love one another.” It’s an adage so common it can seem trite. So simple that it’s hard to believe it can matter....
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
April 2, 2019
Anti-Semitism 101, Part 2:
Modern Anti-Semitism
Old lies die hard. A recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that 13 percent believe that “Jews are more likely...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 14, 2019
Twenty Minutes From Hate
We don’t take these things lightly anymore. We can’t. Not in a parade, not in Mardi Gras, and certainly not 20 minutes...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 14, 2019
House Passes Anti-Bigotry Resolution
No matter what the politics were behind it, no matter what backroom deals and compromises spawned it, no matter what debates,...
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Scientology Religion
March 8, 2019
Why I Choose Scientology
Scientology does not discriminate in who it helps. It literally can help anyone: the young, the old, the rich, the poor, the...
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Media & Ethics
March 6, 2019
What We Can Learn From the Jussie Smollett Story
Objectivity in media is, based on my experience, a myth. Some groups and organizations are more altruistic and civic-minded...
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Media & Ethics
March 5, 2019
How Billionaires Are Helping Us Fight Defamation
Yes, something is changing: the rest of us, who have had to live with invasions of privacy and out-of-control attacks, are...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 1, 2019
One Method of Handling a Bigot
It’s OK to be honestly irked. It’s OK to have a zero-tolerance policy for bigots and bozos. And you don’t need eloquence...
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Religious Freedom
February 26, 2019
The Quran: Paving the Way in the Land of the Free
The origins of Islam in the U.S. today trace back to one simple concept, one word, three syllables: sla-ve-ry. When Ilhan...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 26, 2019
Et Tu, Disney?
What happened to Disney? And when I say Disney, I am not referring to the man, Mr. Walt Disney for whom I have the utmost...
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Religious Freedom
February 22, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Ignores Religious Freedom in Death Penalty Case
The case seems simple at first. Dominique Hakim Marcelle Ray was convicted in 1995 of the rape and murder of a 15-year old...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 19, 2019
Islamophobia 101
Pope Urban II set the tone for a millennium-long identification of Muslims as direct enemies of Western values, culture and...
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