Why We Speak Up

I read that, once more, the Supreme Court rejected yet another bid to reverse the right for all adults to marry the person they love. I have always had the…

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With God on Our Side

By the time I started listening to popular music, the Flower Power era had passed, and Disco was raising its ugly head, working hard to make music simplistic enough for…

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Fighting For Justice Never Ends

I was listening to a program out of the Constitution Center in Philadelphia yesterday that had a panel of three retired judges talking about the courts. Their perspectives spanned a…

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Vive La Différence

Many years ago, I was participating in a youth gathering and pointing out to the people there that the hymn “Amazing Grace” and the iconic rock song “Johnny Be Good”…

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It Isn’t “Inappropriate”

This week I was told about a high school where seven coaches – 7! – are being investigate for what is being called “inappropriate relations” with students. The coaches –…

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Low Expectations

I was a child of and with low expectations. I wasn’t born that way – I was taught to be that way. I heard the messages early on, first from…

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When Satire Isn’t Funny

You may have seen the video traveling around the internet-verse of a white, male, 60-something pastor doing his regular “hip” video at a local cafe, attempting to reach the world…

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Words Matter

I have written about this a few times over the last couple of years, but a video I saw on Facebook reminded me of the importance of words. It was…

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