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Helen is 31 years old. She is addicted to a drug which she calls Old Faithful. The drug is illegal for recreational use and is…

Religious faith is probably the most prized and precious emotional/intellectual possession ever known. It has been broadly accepted as a virtue and is enthusiastically promoted,…

There is significant legislation being proposed dealing with the restoration or protection of religious freedom/liberty. It appears to be driven by Christian conservatives who feel…

“I just can’t believe or accept the idea that something as vibrant and complex as life just occurred by chance.” I have often heard this…

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM) is the most respected document dealing with the classification, definition, and treatment of mental illness….

In another piece I alluded to what I called a toxic fundamental doctrine common to many religions. That, owing to the religion’s absolute perfection on…

While driving to do chores today, I heard this portion of a sermon over a local religious radio station. I thought I would write it…

A few nights ago my wife and I went out to dinner and waiting in the bar for our table I fell into conversation with…

“…one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” That’s how it was said in my youth at the beginning of the school day and…

My wife is tired of my preoccupation with this effort. She doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. She is afraid of alienating friends and…

“So you don’t believe in God, Heaven or Hell. Do you believe in anything?” That’s the question posed by theists, probably implying that believing in…

There are a lot of videos on You Tube. So many that one cannot scratch the surface in one lifetime. But now and then I…

On a mountain, Jesus is tempted by Satan (Luke 4.5) who offers all the riches of the world to Jesus and he need only fall…

I often hear it said, “This country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.” I see no evidence of this in the Constitution, and believe the proposition…

Most of us no longer believe it is right to put to death an individual who works on the Sabbath, particularly when that individual does…