Tag Archives: Social Issues

Happy Halloween everyone!

Are you going to, or have you already, dressed up for Halloween?

In the Christian tradition it is called the Christ Consciousness. In the Buddhist tradition it is called the Buddha Nature. Whatever the name, there is a pureness that resides within each of us waiting to be discovered.

During a recent debate, Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate from Indiana, explained his opposition to abortion even in cases of rape as follows:

“I’ve struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is a gift from God. And, I think, even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.”

The Rev. Martin Elfert, of St. John's Cathedral, admits he's always dreamed of being the next Ann Landers.

That is, he's always wanted to write an advice column — only from a theological perspective.

Over the weekend residents heard from a Quaker lobbyist about the importance of cutting military spending.

The one thing that Afrah Farah will tell you about her genital cutting experience is that it happened. She doesn’t want to say how old she was, where it happened, or who was or wasn't with her.

Yet, despite the painful memories that the experience evokes and her concerns about people's reactions, Farah, said she knows she has to speak out.