Being In the Moment
2014-09-23 – We’re told to be in the moment. It’s very Zen. We’re told that we miss out on life if we either get lost thinking about the future or […]
Tag Archives: Religion
News of Murder and Mayhem . . . Is That All There Is?
2014-09-07 – The news is scary. We say this like the news has always been a soothing bedtime story and suddenly . . . a cloud has appeared in the […]
On a Mission from Gawd
2014-09-04 – Did you ever notice that folks who are on a mission from Gawd seldom accomplish what they set out to do? Oh, I’m not saying that they don’t […]
Religious Sanctuary From the Law?
2014-08-26 – I recently heard that a friend’s church voted unanimously to become a sanctuary. So I thought I’d write about it. I have no idea what the church meant […]
Today You Are a Man
2014-08-24 – Fifty years ago this week I became a bar mitzvah. I stood before my community, led the prayers, read from the scroll of the Torah, and spoke to […]
Finding Pictures in the Clouds
2014-08-19 – You can see pictures in the clouds. It might be a face. It might be a horsey. It’s a fun game to play. Of course, there are no […]
Idolatry Worships a Red Rose But Does Not Love
2014-07-20 – “Avodah Zarah” is the ancient rabbinic term for idolatry. It means something like “strange worship.” But I’m translating it as “strange beliefs” as it seems to make more […]
The Bright Light of Punishment
2014-07-13 – Human beings have a need to exact punishment. A variety of psychology experiments have shown this to be true. MRIs reveal how brightly our brains light up when […]
Government Shall Not Substantially Burden a Person’s Exercise of Religion
2014-07-01 – “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.” That is the provision of federal Religious […]
What Is the Purpose of a Dog?
2014-06-10 – What is the purpose of a dog? It depends on who you ask. If you ask a dog lover, the answer might be companionship. If you ask a […]
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