Tolerism The Ideology Revealed

Apr 27, 2014 | Ethics

What is tolerance? I looked it up: “A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race  religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry; sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices...

Racism: Scrubbing language clean removes history

Apr 24, 2014 | Ethics

I remember the day Barak Obama was elected President of the United States. I was in America for the birth of a grandchild. When the announcement came that the first black man in history had been elected to the Office of President, I was over the moon, overcome with...

When God Talks Back

Apr 11, 2014 | Current Books

The subtitle of this book is "Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God."  T.M.Lurmann takes you to Evangelical Churches, and groups of Evangelicals to understand their way of connecting to God. I think of it as the most immanent...

Andrew’s Brain

Apr 11, 2014 | Current Books

E.L.Doctorow takes us on a trip through the mind of Andrew. I won't be spoiling the book by telling you Andrew has a mental illness. This book is anxiety provoking. A good thing. Great literature should provoke a sense of anxiety because it means we are...

Bertrand Russell

Apr 10, 2014 | Quotes

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people full of...