Monthly Archives: May 2009

“Those who speak out against stem-cell research may be rooted in admirable conviction about the sacredness of life, but so are the parents of a child with juvenile diabetes who are convinced that their son’s or daughter’s hardships can be relieved.” – Barack Obama at Notre Dame

The press is reporting a new study which claims that just over 50% of Americans now categorize themselves as “Pro-Life”. On the internet, in the “Comments” sections that usually follow these stories, I’ve noticed a new battle brewing: not so much between “a baby’s right to live” versus “a woman’s right to choose”, as between…
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Religious bigotry and hatred can be ended. The religious traditions from different times and cultures tell all sorts of different stories, and when they are read as literal history they appear to be talking about all sorts of different historical and moral lessons. But when they are read as allegories and symbols they all tell…
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From the AP Wire Service: “CALEXICO, Calif. (April 30) – The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn’t the food — it’s the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw on the griddle. Restaurant manager Brenda Martinez says more than 100 people have flocked…
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