God Doesn’t Give Us More Than We Can Handle Because God Doesn’t Give Us Anything

On this day, March 21st, known as Down Syndrome Awareness Day (3/21 = 3 copies of the 21st chromosome…get it?), social media is lighting up with awareness campaigns and blog posts, mismatched socks (still trying... Read More
March 14 National School Walkout: Know Your Rights as a Student Activist

Tomorrow marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The students of Parkland are giving the world a lesson in activism and showing the power of making... Read More
The Moral Responsibility of Dying

At thirteen years of age, Jahi McMath was on the verge of redefining what it means to die. In 2013 the California teen had surgery to get her tonsils removed at her mother’s request. She... Read More
Beyond Odd: Cloning Pets Is Harmful to Animals

When Variety published a cover story last month featuring legendary singer, actress, and filmmaker Barbra Streisand’s thoughts on her career and national politics, they could not have imagined the attention a casual paragraph about her... Read More
Disability Discrimination: Are You Woke?

President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal is calling for significant modifications to Medicaid and Social Security along with heavy cuts to federal spending on many programs that benefit people with disabilities. Last week, the House... Read More
Newly Nominated Secretary of State is a Holy Crusader

Soon after Rex Tillerson was fired as Secretary of State, Donald Trump named his probable successor (pending confirmation) as the United States’ head diplomat: current director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and former Republican... Read More
Black Voters Taken for Granted: A Discussion in Falls Church, Virginia

A December vote in Alabama proved the might of the black voting bloc nationwide. The black community, specifically black women, helped elect Democrat Doug Jones over the controversial alternative of Roy Moore to fill the... Read More