Meredith Thompson
Posts by Meredith Thompson (page 11)
Celebrating with Turkeys: An Alternate Thanksgiving Experience
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is perceived as a time of gratitude. As we reflect on what we are grateful for, we must also reflect on the... Read More
Untested Sexual Assault Kits Destroyed by Police Department
Imagine that someone who brutally violated you or a loved one was never taken into custody. Now imagine that authorities have the evidence necessary... Read More
Catholic Hospitals and the Denial of Care
Jessica Mann lives in Genesee County, Michigan, is eight months pregnant with her third child, and suffers from a brain tumor. Her doctors recommended... Read More
Religious Exceptionalism and the Law: Kim Davis’s Marriage Equality Protest
UPDATE: Kim Davis was ordered to be released from jail today, September 8, 2015. On Thursday, September 3, Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who... Read More
Finding Compassion in Nature: A New Study on Awe and Generosity
Can you remember a time when you looked at the stars and felt so small that it made you feel like a better person?... Read More
Saving Minks from Fur Farms is, According to the FBI, “Terrorism”
Terrorism, often associated with violent political attacks against civilians, is an emotionally charged term, used more frequently now after 9/11. The FBI defines terrorism... Read More
Creationist Finds Sixty-Million-Year-Old Fossils (But Doesn’t Change His Mind)
What do you do when you discover sixty-million-year-old fossils but believe in creationism? Edgar Nernberg, a board member of Big Valley’s Creation Science Museum... Read More