Dr. ESP Much of the discussion about recently passed religious freedom laws in Indiana, North Carolina and Georgia has focused on the belief that “religious freedom” are code words for discrimination against people in the LGBT community. I believe the issue is broader than that as evidenced by the Supreme Court’s non-decision yesterday (a 4-4 tie) … Read more
Last weekend I visited a friend who has worked for several Republican governors and whose opinion I greatly respect. Of course, I wanted his take on the Trump phenomenon. His response, “You’ve got to admit, he’s brought a lot of new voters to the Republican party.” If you only look at the total number … Read more
An Iranian Muslim cleric ends a speech with the following: And I want to leave with an expression of gratitude to Allah in whose hands all things lie. He has a plan for every one of our lives. Everything that comes from Allah is good. Allah is perfect. Allah makes no mistakes. And he has things planned for … Read more
I know I have not created new posts in the past several months. This is no due to my lack of interest in maintaining this blog or a dearth of counter-intuitive thinking about topics of the day. Other priorities (my day job and community activities) have kept me busy. Rest assured I have made notes … Read more
Words matter. Even the smallest of words. Let me give you a recent example. Last week Pope Francis suggested Donald Trump’s stance on immigration was inconsistent with Christian values. Specifically the Pope said, A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. As I … Read more