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  • Why Obama's 'enemies list' is attractive -- and wrong

    Published May 17, 2012

    Rather than focusing on the real differences which divide President Obama and Governor Romney, the new emergence of Obama's new 'Enemies List' suggests that the measure of a candidate can be taken by measuring a few of the people around him.

  • GSA parties, not Secret Service prostitutes, betray the public trust

    Published April 18, 2012

    Agents in Colombia betrayed the public image of the Secret Service, and to a lesser extent, that of the nation. Unlike employees at the GSA however, they did not betray the public trust.

  • 8 things you need to know about Passover 2012

    Published April 06, 2012

    Passover is the holiday which celebrates the Exodus from Egypt and the next stage in the unfolding biblical story of the Children of Israel. In 2012 it begins on Friday night, April 6. Here are eight things you may want to know about it. 

  • Why the Reason Rally is unreasonable

    Published March 24, 2012

    The Reason Rally is not simply about protecting the rights of non-believers, but about the inferiority of religious belief.

  • Does Prayer Work?

    Published January 29, 2012

    I pray to that God and hope that I do get what I want, but we all know that’s not exactly how it works. I wish it were that easy.

  • Evangelical Christians, Mitt Romney and the real good news from South Carolina

    Published January 15, 2012

    Conservative Evangelical Christians in South Carolina, at least those who support Mitt Romney, are blazing an exciting new path – one which refuses the secularism classically connected to the left, AND also the religious dogmatism typically associated with the right. That's big!

  • What GOP Candidates Could Learn From Tim Tebow

    Published January 05, 2012

    What Tim Tebow does not do is tell people what God’s plan is for him or his team. He goes out of his way to explain that he has no idea if God wants the Broncos to win or even if God really cares one way or the other.

  • The 411 on Hanukkah and Why It Matters for Jews and for America

    Published December 20, 2011

    Hanukkah really is an amazing holiday – one that testifies to peoples' ability to create light where there is darkness, bring hope when most despair, and not only await the future, but create it.

  • A Believer Mourns the Death of Committed Atheist, Christopher Hitchens

    Published December 16, 2011

    Christopher Hitchens is dead and it’s a loss. As a believer in both God and religion, it may come as a surprise to some that I mourn the loss of a man who not only wrote a book called "God Is Not Great," but sub-titled it, "How Religion Poisons Everything." 

  • How to Have a Truly Happy Thanksgiving

    Published November 21, 2011

    Here's a key step to enjoying Thanksgiving this year. Understand that we need not pretend that all is well in our lives in order to experience thankfulness.