I Was Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s. Here’s How “Light The Night” Helped.
When I was 20 years old, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I was about to start my senior year at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in May 2012. I did not feel particularly... Read More
Wearing God—Oscar’s Show of Faith?
“You’re not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have." —Oscar Pistorius In many ways, Oscar Pistorius’s life personifies the mythical “hero’s journey” as defined by Joseph Campbell: Pistorius... Read More
Do Religious Beliefs Completely Override Reason? This Study Says No.
“This is the body of Christ,” the pastor stated matter-of-factly in a confirmation class, a rite of passage that Lutheran teenagers undergo where they memorize the basic tenants of the faith and learn to revere... Read More
LGBTQ Students Can’t Be Dismissed New GLSEN Report Shows Discrimination Persists
The recent court rulings in favor of same-sex marriage have led many to believe that things are finally looking up for the LGBTQ community. But this week, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)... Read More
Same-Sex Marriage and the Doctrine of the Lower Magistrate
An October 17 news article out of Rockingham County, North Carolina, reported that Magistrate John Kallam Jr. chose to step down from his duties because he felt that conducting a same-sex wedding would conflict with... Read More
Reza Aslan, Religion, and Moral Influence
Religion scholar Reza Aslan is quite a big deal these days. When he’s not getting into heated arguments with CNN hosts over Islam or writing bestselling books about the life of Jesus, he’s ripping into... Read More
Don’t Be a Dick’s
When twelve-year-old McKenna Peterson wrote to Dick’s Sporting Goods complaining that no women were represented as athletes in their basketball catalog, she was pointing out the obvious: Forty-two years after the other Dick signed Title... Read More