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Thou Shalt Not Misuse the 10 Commandments Jul. 09, 2024
Walking through Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, I came upon a moss-covered monolith... Read More
The Handwriting on the Wall for Religion in the Classroom and Gay Marriage Jun. 26, 2024
On June 20, the governor of Louisiana signed into law a requirement that the Ten Commandments be pos... Read More
Ten Commandments Law Is Worse Than Worthless; It's Pandering Jun. 22, 2024
Up front, I want to say this: I have no problem with the Ten Commandments. They're solid, as far as... Read More
Theocracy's Foot in the Door Jun. 01, 2023
When the U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled, in effect, that a high school football coach who led hi... Read More
Parental Authority Is the Basis of Civilization Sep. 27, 2022
As most Americans now realize, America is experiencing a societal breakdown. This should be obvious ... Read More
The Wisdom of the Ten Commandments Sep. 01, 2022
One of the shortcomings of Christianity (in my humble opinion) is its ineffectiveness at teaching th... Read More
Judeo-Christian Morality and Societal Health Apr. 01, 2021
Growing up, I rarely — if ever — heard anyone in authority discuss the relationship betw... Read More
An Open Letter to Sergey Brin Oct. 15, 2019
Dear Mr. Brin: Fifty years ago this week, when I was a 21-year-old college senior, I was in the Sovi... Read More
Why Roy Moore Matters Nov. 28, 2017
Why would Christian conservatives in good conscience go to the polls Dec. 12 and vote for Judge Roy ... Read More
Will Political Setbacks Unite the Republican Party? Nov. 17, 2017
The inexorable workings of the political marketplace seem to be enforcing some discipline over hithe... Read More
An Acid Test for the Self-Righteous Right Nov. 13, 2017
Whenever a politician insists too much on his own pious morality — and his duty to impose that... Read More
Social Conservatives Finally Find an Activist Judge They Can Embrace Nov. 07, 2017
For quite some time now conservative Republicans have been screaming about activist judges who put t... Read More
Trump's Future Lies in Alabama Sep. 26, 2017
WASHINGTON — The future of Donald Trump's presidency could ride on what Alabama Republicans do... Read More
What Happened to American Ideals? Nov. 09, 2016
A friend of mine told me a few months ago what he expected the headlines would read the day after th... Read More
The One Thing You Won't See on TV at the State of the Union Jan. 24, 2011
Tuesday, when you see President Obama give his State of the Union address, you will see four things:... Read More
