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National Morality

Examining what is right or wrong morally and ethically

The question often arises as to what or whom is to decide if an act or deed is moral and/or ethical or not. We are living in an era when many feel...
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Facilitating perspective taking brings about moral relativism

Consider the following:Jessie is an average American who, when not involved in job related activities, enjoys watching football, spending time with...
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Catholic Church publicly declares US women "immoral"

The Catholic Church, represented by the US Catholic Bishops Conference, as part of its campaign against a new government directive that would have...
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Why morality in video games needs improvement

Morality can be a strange and fickle thing. Some would argue that there is no good or evil; just shades of gray. Unfortunately, the same can't...
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Pandorum’s Pandora’s Box

The wild sci-fi/horror movie titled Pandorumis premised upon the concept that basically, we have blown up the Earth and all that is left of...
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Is atheism a religion?, part 2 of 2 — What thinkest thou?

We continue and conclude considering the disappointing discussion on the Think Humanism (aka restricted thinking due to adherence to atheism)...
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Is atheism a religion?, part 1 of 2 — the Bible’s “rod”

On the Think Humanism (which, by the way, means “atheism” by any other name) website a question/statement was posed, Atheism is a...
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We have lost our moral compass

I am writing today’s column not so much as a reporter, but more as a father and grandfather who has been involved with sports and children...
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Can you wash away your troubles?

“Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain,” goes the song. Is there such a thing as soap and water for the psyche? Yes: Metaphor is...
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Atheism 101: Is religion a constraint on human behavior?

Bill O’Reilly recently interviewed Richard Dawkins about his new book, The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True. In the...
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