Tolerance March 30, 2020 The Power of Story Those of my generation recall the stories we were told that got us hooked on cigarettes. One-minute commercials told women... READ MORE
Tolerance March 28, 2020 Defeating Corona—Shoulder to Shoulder, Six Feet Apart If you’re about my age, maybe you grew up thinking that World War III would be fought between the U.S. and the Soviets…... READ MORE
Tolerance March 16, 2020 What Bagels and Arithmetic Have to Do With Tolerance Perhaps it was reticence or a lack of confidence in my young self that John seized upon, but his reaction was instant. He... READ MORE
Tolerance March 3, 2020 A Primer on Hatred and Intolerance What hatred and intolerance look like: The charred remains of 4-year old Melissa Morrison, recovered from the ashes of the... READ MORE
Tolerance March 3, 2020 Why the Truth Will Set You Free If you complain long and loud to a Scientologist about your spouse, your boss, your church or your kids, the Scientologist... READ MORE
Tolerance February 20, 2020 The Streets of Spirituality I’ve driven urban professionals, reformed criminals, burlesque dancers, angel investors, families with groceries, people... READ MORE
Tolerance February 18, 2020 There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Good Neighbor Laugh if you want, but he seriously felt like a friend. He came in the door singing. He changed his sweater and his shoes.... READ MORE
Tolerance February 3, 2020 Confessions of an “Open-Minded” Person I was, however, “open-minded.” Cue the air quotes, please. There is a difference between open-minded and “open-minded.”... READ MORE
Tolerance January 28, 2020 Bigotry, Beanbags, Opals and Elephants Humankind at its finest sees a tree not as a green blob, but a Maple, its leaves individually defined, each one a bit different... READ MORE
Tolerance January 24, 2020 The New Decade: Reset. Start. Many years ago, at the dawn of the personal computer era, I had a nerdy friend who always seemed to be happy. One day I asked... READ MORE
Tolerance January 17, 2020 A Simple, Easy Policy on Politics and Religion I have a friend on social media who is a practicing Baptist minister. He’s an old friend from high school. He has the usual... READ MORE
Tolerance December 22, 2019 A Jewish Scientologist’s Christmas I was raised mildly Jewish. I wasn’t ever bat mitzvahed and, by the time I was 18, I’d actually never been to a synagogue... READ MORE
Tolerance December 21, 2019 What Is Your Problem?! or Drama in the Produce Section “WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!” The question was bellowed at me in condemnation of my failure to swerve my motion-challenged... READ MORE
Tolerance December 18, 2019 Not in Our Stars—A Holiday Entreaty As days pass by and disappear we fast approach another year. The last 12 months we pause to weigh and estimate the progress... READ MORE
Tolerance December 6, 2019 Hate Never Wins: A Tale of Two Blog Posts I posted this photo on my photography blog. I didn’t think it would be very controversial. Boy, was I wrong. READ MORE
Tolerance November 19, 2019 The Chosen Path—A Fable About Brotherhood He is an expert on this hellish road you travel, and would teach us its history, and the history of those who’ve gone before. READ MORE
Tolerance August 14, 2019 Why Religions Shouldn’t Take the Bait No government, no institution, no club will ever be able to give purpose to man like his religions do. READ MORE
Tolerance August 12, 2019 The Tribes of Bad and Good A few years ago, a seven-year-old boy waving a Pop Tart and saying “bang bang” was suspended from school in Maryland.... READ MORE
Tolerance August 1, 2019 Speaking of Religion Religion is tough to talk about. It’s true. And instead of welcoming the chance to learn something new, we tend to shy away... READ MORE
Tolerance July 8, 2019 What Faith In Our Schools Really Means I have good friends who are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist, and many more who are still searching and haven’t quite... READ MORE
Tolerance July 5, 2019 Religious Freedom and Religious Tolerance While training as an Army officer, I was taught not to discuss politics and religion. This seemed eminently practical advice... READ MORE
Tolerance July 5, 2019 Let’s Keep Religion Out of Political Attacks Attacks on religion begin with bashing minority groups—and spread from there. It is our duty and obligation to protect and... READ MORE
Tolerance June 25, 2019 All Hail Aladdin But all in all, I give this Aladdin high marks for trying to do the right thing, and for being highly entertaining to boot. READ MORE
Tolerance June 18, 2019 Freedom Without Bars “Buy me a drink?” That is what the policeman said to my relative after stopping him for speeding on a highway in a Caribbean... READ MORE
Tolerance June 11, 2019 Prayer for Peace A Prayer for Peace - Remembering those who fell at worship READ MORE
Tolerance May 18, 2019 Identity Politics: Divided We Fall A shining example just occurred in New Zealand. A week after the insane murder of fifty Muslims and the injury of dozens more… READ MORE
Tolerance May 9, 2019 How a Jew and Roman Catholic Make Their Marriage Work I was raised Roman Catholic and my husband was raised Jewish. I had my First Communion at the age of 6 and my husband had... READ MORE
Tolerance May 6, 2019 The Danger of Hate Speech on Social Media How to express oneself is a personal choice. But just know that hate speech is not rational; its effect is cumulative and... READ MORE
Tolerance April 10, 2019 One Night on Council Beach Hysterical cheers swept through the flock like gusts of wind across a wheat field. Krak stood silent, smiling, soaking in... READ MORE
Tolerance April 2, 2019 Why People Are So Passionate About Religion Online I believe that the more confident you are in your beliefs and viewpoints, the more generous you can be with beliefs and viewpoints... READ MORE
