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COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Religion, once a cornerstone of society in virtually every culture, is being eroded in modern times. Attacks on religious freedom in the U.S. have more than doubled since 2011, according to a recent report by First Liberty Institute.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
How many years has it been since a madman, under the guise of ridding the world of “undesirables” created a war that destroyed large portions of our civilization? Was it centuries ago that a fascist dictator caused the death of over six million Jews? Was it many pages back in our history books that
TOLERANCE
In Malaysia this week the heads of its different states (collectively called “the Rulers”) issued a joint statement calling for unity and harmony among its different ethnic and religious groups.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
The question of how an all-loving and all-powerful God could allow things like this shooting to happen is one of the fundamental existential questions I wrestled with as a young person many times.
TOLERANCE
I don’t really care what you think of my husband. Although he has passed on, I loved him. We got along great and laughed a lot. Anybody who tried to convince me that he was a terrible guy wouldn’t get very far. I worked with him and lived with him for 30 years.
MEDIA & ETHICS
A junior high school teacher to her class: Today we are going to discuss the word “agenda.” Agenda means the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group. What would be some examples of someone who has an agenda?
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
When the “ Freedom From Religion Foundation” and other atheist crusaders put on their big-boy pants and go after religious symbols on postal workers and bureaucrats, Christmas trees at the White House or Holiday Menorahs on Sunset Blvd in Beverly Hills, I’ll believe they are sincere.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
I think it was at that point that church attendance started to drop and MTV took over for parents and my generation began to “drift.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“Religious studies” should, in my view, be just that—a comparative study of a whole array of religions, giving an overview of spirituality in the world.
SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION
It became apparent she was fighting for life, not for herself, but so her family would not have to suffer her death. Realizing that, we told her not to worry about us, but to do what she must do to get well or—unsaid—that other thing, if her pain and suffering became too much.