This is a wonderful video for anyone who cars about the civil rights of all people.  It puts to rest the false idea that African Americans are more homophobic than other Americans.   Homophobia has no race and bigotry towards gay people is equal opportunity.  Julian Bond is an American hero and we thank God for him. …

The New York Time reports that President Obama has his circle of five pastors who offer him moral and spiritual guidance.  Given his history of being burned by Rev. Wright it is not surprising that the President is hesitant to hitch his wagon too close to any one religious horse.   So for the time being,…

Rabbi David Wolpe writes in Washington Post’s On Faith from the point of view of a cancer survivor and as a religious leader. From both vantage points he supports the president’s lifting of the ban on embryonic stem cell research.  His concise description of Judaism’s understanding of life is one of the most persuasive arguments I have…

A couple days ago I needed a haircut and a shave.  Passing by an unfamiliar barber shop I noticed a sticker in the window that I hadn’t seen for a few decades that read: “America: Love it or Leave it.”   That mandate to love America at all times seemed in sharp contrast to the rant of Rush…

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