“…if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom…” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
Maddi Runkles, an 18-year-old high school student with a 4.0 grade average, was not allowed to attend the graduation ceremony with her … Read More
With all the fractiousness in the country – Right, Left, Alt-Right, Democrat, Republican, North, South, East, West, up, down – the nation is clearly living through challenging times.
How do we relate to one another with such diverse beliefs, cultures and goals? How can we … Read More
While news stories about extremism and terrorism abound — infiltration, online radicalization, lone wolf attacks, etc. — these are symptoms. The real question is, how do we address the disease of terrorism itself?
The answer to that question has seen little public attention. In his … Read More
Over the last several years, I have usually talked about Lincoln on Presidents’ Day. So, here’s to little equal time to our nation’s first president, George Washington.
Courtesy Dan Piraro – Bizarro.com
It’s interesting to note that unlike others running for office, Washington never went … Read More
Since President Trump signed an executive order (Jan. 27), temporarily banning all travel from seven countries and suspending immigration of refugees from Syria to the U.S., much has happened in one week.
Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen: “These countries,” the BBC News … Read More
With all the noise in the world – much of it negative – it seems pretty clear that change is necessary and it begins with each of us.
When religious historian Karen Armstrong discussed a long desired wish for a better world at a TED … Read More
For the past sixteen months there has been a lot of talk that America has lost its way; that we are weak; that we have somehow, lost our greatness.
If that is true, then why do so many want to come to this country, attend … Read More
