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September 2012

September 12, 2012

Is the Dalai Lama Calling for the End of Religion?

My friend, Doug, is not what I'd call a religious person. He grew up in...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Wild Goose 2012: An Exercise in Mindfulness

How do you know when someone has a Prius? Don't worry; they'll tell you. We...

June 18, 2012

Mad Men, Catholics and a “Moral Revolution”

Amy and I have been working (translated: watching lazily) our way through the first several...

June 15, 2012

“Study Drugs” Point to Greater Social Failure

Everyone has pulled all-nighters in school. It's sort of a rite of passage, really. For...

June 07, 2012

Indentured Servitude: Why Student Loans Won’t Go Away

There have been lots of news stories lately about student loan forgiveness and the like,...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

I’m a Fraud (And So Are You)

I'm coming to terms with the realization that I'm a big, fat fake. But at...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

Guns Don’t Kill People; Hoodies Kill People

It's not that often that anyone accuses Geraldo Rivera of being a reporter. More often...

March 20, 2012

The Dark Side of Kony 2012: Look in the Mirror

Most folks are at least somewhat familiar with the "Kony 2012" phenomenon by now. Millions...

March 16, 2012

Slavery, Tokenism and the Atheist PR Debacle

Atheist activism is hardly news these days. Folks are feeling increasingly convicted about taking their...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Stolen Valor and Government’s Moral Authority

I'm always fascinated by issues of free speech and what should be within the reach...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Finding Good in College Sports Sex Scandals

First Penn State coaches are embroiled in sexual abuse scandal, and now Syracuse. I'll spare...

November 17, 2011

PETA Porn: Humans are Animals Too

Most people I encounter on a daily basis recognize People for the Ethical Treatment of...

November 14, 2011

Be A Man: Ethical Responses to Violence

I wonder, both as a parent and a follower of the way of Jesus, how...

November 09, 2011

When You Say “Sin,” What Do You Mean?

I wrote a piece recently that appeared on the Red Letter Christians site, and the...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

Wrestling With Ethical Food Choices

I’ve always been a fan of the philosophy that if God had meant for humans...