I believe this was true when Bertrand Russell said it in 1926, in his lecture that was later transcribed into the essay “Why I Am Not a Christian.” It’s certainly less so today, given the statements and actions of Pope …
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Amy Goodman, a Voice for Freedom, Equality, Science, Sustainability, and Peace
A few years back, I attended a breakfast meeting at the New York Press Club at which Amy Goodman spoke. And, to be sure, she’s no megaphone for the corporate-owned media. I told her later that I considered her one …
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From Whence Does Peace Derive?
Here’s a powerful reminder of an important fact: the road to the civilization we’d all like to see isn’t rooted in hate and violence, but in love, and respect for people who may not look or think like you. It’s …
Imagine the Lives of the Quakers in These Times of Brutality and Ignorance
I had the good fortune to spend my K – 12 years at the world’s oldest Quaker school, Penn Charter, founded in Philadelphia in 1689. As the name suggests, the school was put in place by William Penn, the man …
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Papal Infallibility
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it was on this day in 1870 that the First Vatican Council declared the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. This, of course, raises some eyebrows of people outside the church.
