by Leroy Seat | Aug 5, 2019 | Opinion
Wendell Berry, the inimitable farmer, who is also a novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist and cultural critic, is celebrating his 85th birthday today. I now refer to Berry as “my favorite farmer.” Why would I do that? (And who would have a list of favorite...
by Leroy Seat | Jul 2, 2019 | Opinion
Is religion a good thing? How would you respond to that question? Perhaps some of you would quickly answer in the affirmative, and a few of you would likely answer in the negative. However, maybe many of you, like me, would want to respond, “It depends.” Or, in...
by Leroy Seat | Apr 10, 2019 | Opinion
Not everything the Bible says is Christian. Let me explain. As a young pastor, every sermon I preached was based on a Bible passage, and most sermons cited several other verses from various parts of the Bible. After all, back then Billy Graham, the most famous...
by Leroy Seat | Mar 19, 2019 | Opinion
Anti-Semitism has a long and sordid existence in world history. As is the case with all discriminatory language and actions, anti-Semitism cannot be condoned no matter when or by whom it is expressed. But neither can charges of anti-Semitism be used as a means to...
by Leroy Seat | Jan 30, 2019 | Opinion
While not exactly a household name, Fred T. Korematsu (born 100 years ago today, on Jan. 30, 1919) is becoming increasingly recognized as the civil rights hero he was. Kakusaburo Korematsu emigrated from Japan to California in 1905. In 1914, a young woman named Kotsui...
