AUTHOR

Laurie Bartilson

Always in search of wisdom and truth. I think for myself, and advise you to do the same.

HATE WATCH
It’s time for the Game Show Network to show Leah Remini the door. Every other network or media outlet that Remini has touched has already done so.
HATE WATCH
This hate-induced act of violence serves as a sobering reminder that bigotry and propaganda can have serious and frightening consequences.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
You’ve lost me and thousands of other dedicated fans with this move.
SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION
Now they are raising their own children with the same basic certainty they found as young Scientologists: that people are inherently good, and that religious freedom makes the world a better place for everyone.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
If you disagree with someone’s political, philosophical or religious beliefs, according to Karlis and her sources, you have a right to victimize and deprogram them.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
A violent, unstable and self-confessed liar and kleptomaniac, Lindstein joined the Scientology religious order thirty-some years ago and was expelled in 2004. Today she’s trying to “cash in” on the popularity of her former religion, hoping to sell what she admits is a completely fictional account as “truth.”
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
I’ll admit it, I’m kind of a sucker for those singing competition shows. Please understand, I’m not a singer, and I’ve never had any aspirations of singing into a microphone or in front of a crowd. But listening to people who can do it, and do it well, can really make my day.
MEDIA & ETHICS
Before taking out his AK-47 and using it to murder 22 innocent people in El Paso, Texas, alleged shooter Patrick Crusius published his “reasoning” for the crime in a place where he knew his words would be well-received--by others who shared his sentiments of hate.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
“Love one another.” It’s an adage so common it can seem trite. So simple that it’s hard to believe it can matter. Bad things happen to good people. Sometimes those things are just natural disasters. Floods. Hurricanes. Wild fires.
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
In 2017, the Pew Research Center surveyed Americans to find out what it is that makes their lives meaningful. Not surprisingly, spending time with family was the first thing those surveyed said brought meaning to their lives. The second? Religion.