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American Prayer, Featuring Barack Obama as God
By
Brad Hirschfield
I happen to love the new music video of American Prayer – the song is stirring, the imagery is powerful, the many stars it features, including Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, Joss Stone, and Herbie Hancock, are warm and engaging. Even those who are not Obama supporters can not help but see the beauty in this.…
Farwell Abby Lockhart, Hello Job
By
Brad Hirschfield
Apparently, the writers of NBC’s hospital drama, ER, are reading their Bible. They liberally seasoned last night’s departure of long-time star, Maura Tierney who played Dr. Abby Lockhart, with lengthy citations from the Book of Job. And although they never identified the source of the moving poetry that was voiced over the dramatic scenes, they…
Obama and McCain as Panderers-in-Chief
By
Brad Hirschfield
The star of last night’s debate was clearly Joe Wurzelbacher, otherwise known as Joe the Plumber. The winner is up for debate. But Americans were certainly the losers as both candidates competed not for the role of Commander-in-Chief, but for the role of Panderer-in-Chief. In these troubled times, we can and should demand more from…
Cancerous Faith
By
Brad Hirschfield
Faith is central to living a good life – it may be faith in God, it may be in science, it may be in those we love. Frankly, I believe in them all even as I appreciate that they are not all exactly the same. And faith in things greater than us is a necessary…
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