Back to Business as Usual?
The Pope is back in Rome, and everything’s back to normal. Whew! Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives can go back to attacking each other, ignoring the poor, the unborn, the ...
How to Die with Dignity
Ron Flug, the husband of my friend and former newspaper colleague, Polly Flug, died several years ago of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I’m somewhat familiar ...
An Antidote to Indifference
These weekly blogs are primarily meant for skeptics who, despite their skepticism, search for God. And they’re based on the premise that there is no contradiction between skepticism and faith. ...
Estranged from our Human Family?
Walking my daughter’s dog in a racially mixed, Denver neighborhood recently, I passed an African-American woman who smiled and said, “I like your dog.” “Thank-you,” I said, and we both ...
The Given Moment
Aside from species characteristics, what do all human beings have in common despite differences in beliefs, philosophies, ideologies, political parties and nationalities? The desire to be happy. Happiness means different ...
Are We Practical Atheists?
I recall reading that during the Cold War, at a time when the Soviet Union was officially atheist and religious practice was forbidden, Russians – even Communist party members – ...