by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 12, 2010 | Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{Newsgroup post, January 2008} I like Sting’s message about religion in “Send Your Love” … People accuse me of being religious because I practice one. In fact, I embrace pretty much all of them. It’s just ironic that when you speak out...
by Barry Fagin | Aug 9, 2010 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
“Fahrenheit 9/11” just came out on DVD. I watched it with my family, and I’m glad we stayed away from a theater. Theaters have annoying cell phones and overpriced candy. DVD players have “pause” buttons. Images have tremendous power. That’s because we’re made to...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jul 29, 2010 | Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Flooded with emails, Facebook posts, and headlines, I’ve been asked too many times where I stand on the “Mosque at Ground Zero”. If this were a matter of clicking a “yes” or “no” survey designed to cash in on my email address,...
by Barry Fagin | Jul 26, 2010 | Business & Economics, Education, Politics & Law, Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
{Originally Published August 2004} Suppose your child came home sick from school. Suppose you found out the school nurse treated his fever with a cold shower and his sweaty brow by wiping it dry. You’d be outraged, because that’s just responding to...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jul 22, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{Originally posted September 2004, grammar modified slightly} George Weigel, a Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Roman Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading commentators on issues of religion and public life. He is the...
by Barry Fagin | Jul 5, 2010 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Originally published at the Independence Institute July 2003} I love the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. A day with my family at Sky Sox stadium is a real treat: great seats, beautiful scenery and a wonderful atmosphere. It’s a terrific way to spend a summer...