TRUTH

The Opposite of Truth Is Hate

Hate comes from the lie that we are different, that certain people are inherently better than “other” people.

Journalism and Free Speech: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

What if, every time journalism that marginalized religious communities came to our attention, we called it out?

Remembering the Nez Perce & Celebrating Their Truth for National Native American Heritage Month

Among the many stories to be remembered this National Native American Heritage Month is the journey of the Nez Perce.

The Streets of Spirituality

I’ve driven urban professionals, reformed criminals, burlesque dancers, angel investors, families with groceries, people with baggage. Some are in a hurry to get the hell out of wherever I picked them up from.

The Media: “We Have Met The Enemy And It Is Us”

Every time you share a meme or a column or a podcast or a video that you like or agree with, YOU become media.

Groping for Clarity in This High-Speed, High-Stakes World

With trending, “hashtaggy” topics now an easy way to measure public mood, product sponsors, employers and others hyper-sensitive to public reactions can pull the plug on a service, product, program or career faster than, well, than a house of cards can fall.

Truth Is the Anvil That Wears Out All the Hammers

I live in a small town. Very few members of my faith live nearby. I’m pretty much alone here. Some might worry that I am discriminated against. No, it’s not that my stuff has gone missing or that folks refuse to do business with me because my beliefs are different than theirs.

Unfriended

I’ve been friends with this guy for more than ten years. We hit it off pretty immediately and have stayed in touch through the years. I have never made any secret about being a devout Scientologist. I never pushed it on him, but I always answered any questions he had.

If It’s True It’s True. If It’s on TV, It’s on TV

I have had the privilege of being a Scientologist for the past eleven years and I have been Jewish all my life. As a Jew, I have experienced my fair share of jabs and pokes, but if there has been a “silver lining,” it’s that the religion’s beliefs and practices were never questioned.