Author Michael Scandling

Media & Ethics

February 27, 2018

If It Bleeds, It Leads. No Matter Whose Blood It Is.

In early 1898, William Randolph Hearst needed more readership for his newspaper, the New York Morning Journal . He figured...

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Scientology Religion

February 21, 2018

Scientology: What’s in a Name?

Ron was discussing methods of determining sanity. He described sanity in a number of ways but the simplest was noting the...

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Tolerance

January 10, 2018

People Who “Discriminate” Can’t Discriminate

Real, careful discrimination takes accurate observation, knowledge of the subject at hand, and fine judgment. That takes some...

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Combating Bigotry & Hate

December 12, 2017

Guilt by Association: Making Good People and Their Religions Look Bad

The prophets wanted their followers to believe in God and follow His Word. It’s true that some adherents to these religions...

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Tolerance

December 3, 2017

Increased Tolerance: The Apple Pie Method

One day when I was a kid, my mom brought an apple pie home from the bakery. This was a rare occurrence in our sugar-rationed...

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Tolerance

November 17, 2017

What My Trip to Idaho for the Eclipse Taught Me About Prejudice

We were either going to see a magnificent astronomical event or—more likely—we were going to end up as bloody roadkill...

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