Anti-Religious Propaganda
March 2, 2021
Tarpley Hitt & Daily Beast: Only Bottom-Feeders, After All
Ms. Hitt is building a reputation as a writer who refuses to let the truth get in the way of a titillating story—even if...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 25, 2021
Making Sense of Hate—Why People Don’t Understand You
Whether you knew you were doing it or not, in that explosive conversation you were employing an ancient mode of reasoning...
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Media & Ethics
February 17, 2021
The Looper’s Patrick Phillips Tells Us What’s “OK” to Hate
Let’s assume that Phillips wouldn’t say about Jerry Seinfeld that the director of his latest comedy special is excited...
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Religious Freedom
January 16, 2021
On Religious Freedom Day, Let’s Honor Each Other’s Beliefs
This day reminds us that the right to believe in what we choose is an inherent human right. Whether you’re a Christian,...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 27, 2020
Anti-Semitism and the Miss France Beauty Pageant
The “religion” of bigotry—for, make no mistake: it requires a hefty heap of faith to ignore logic and the evidence of...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 9, 2020
Justice: A Lesson I’ve Learned in Scientology
No one deserves that. Yet the world is full of such conflicts. What can we do about it? Personal justice starts with each...
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Media & Ethics
November 12, 2020
Understanding or Bigotry—the Truth or the Lie
Have you ever noticed that when someone has entirely mastered a skill or subject they are usually very calm, unemotional and...
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Anti-Religious Propaganda
October 23, 2020
The UN Deserves Better Than Arielle Silverstein
Working for the United Nations is an honor. The UN’s core values reflect a desire for a better, safer, freer society for...
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Media & Ethics
October 15, 2020
Hillary Kelly Should Maybe Talk To Someone
Possibly there should have been a separate back entrance to the Whole Foods, labeled “Scientologists Only.” Possibly,...
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Media & Ethics
September 28, 2020
Andy Marlette Proves Bigotry Still Has a Platform, Even in 2020
It never ceases to amaze me that stupidity and arrogance so often go hand in hand, or in Pensacola News Journal columnist...
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Media & Ethics
September 25, 2020
“But She’s a Scientologist”—Antireligious Bigotry on Slashfilm.com
I read an article recently on Slashfilm.com about a friend of mine, a lovely and talented actress who, in her spare time,...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
September 22, 2020
“Educated” Hate—Like That of NY Times’ Amanda Hess
Yes, chatty little “everyone-knows” assertions can develop into virulent violent acts of rage with the turn of a page,...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
September 7, 2020
Get With It, America—a Teenager’s Appeal for Religious Tolerance
With everything going on in the world right now, it is time to change. It is time to stop condoning discrimination of any...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
August 13, 2020
Disney: It’s Time to Pull the Plug on A&E
The loss in viewership, attributed to A&E’s cancellation of its police show, Live PD, exposed a suppurating inoperable tumor...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
August 1, 2020
Flipping the Bigots
When he awoke the following morning, #JewishPrivilege was again trending on Twitter, but not because of the anti-Semites who...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
April 22, 2020
Bigotry: Nothing Funny About That
If someone were to make a list of the top 10 least funny things, “bigotry” would undoubtedly make the cut. There’s very...
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Religious Literacy
January 26, 2020
My Seasonal Pilgrimage: Coming Together, Coming Home
No one’s religion was cause for offense. No difference in color, social standing, job or education impacted the way we interacted.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 30, 2019
How Good People Can Become Bigots
If bigotry were simple, we would have already solved it. But it isn’t and we haven’t. So here’s a look at the roots...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 23, 2019
The Most Precious Thing
Nearly a thousand years ago a great army besieged a castle. Day after day, the army bombarded it with great boulders and flaming...
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Media & Ethics
August 17, 2019
Tony Ortega: A Nettle of Fiction and Failure
It may be hard to spot the common denominator of all of Ortega’s flops, but I’ll tell you what I see.
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Religious Literacy
August 12, 2019
The Old Jew: A Story About Wisdom
I had not told the old man that I was expecting my first child, but somehow he knew. And I never forgot.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
August 3, 2019
The Swastika in the Bathroom
You walk into the bathroom and a large, black graffitied swastika greets you. It’s big, it’s ugly and it exudes an almost...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
July 4, 2019
The Aftermath of the “Aftermath”
Most people are decent: They are constructive, creative, welcoming and social…
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 25, 2019
Everyday Actions to Combat Bigotry
Help End Religious Intolerance Wherever You Are Some of the moms I know are total superheroes, and I recently felt compelled...
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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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