by Robert Parham | Jun 13, 2005 | Opinion
Disgust was the first emotion that washed over me when I reviewed online a sexually explicit pamphlet distributed at a conference at Brookline High School, in Brookline, Mass., for gay and lesbian students. Dismay was the second emotion. I was disappointed that any...
by Robert Parham | Jun 9, 2005 | Opinion
I believe in straight talk. I think the readers of EthicsDaily.com expect nothing less. In the past several months, I’ve talked straight with our readers about having acute leukemia. I’ve shared about my physical atrophy, my family’s courage and my...
by Robert Parham | Jun 3, 2005 | Opinion
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Thus begins Ecclesiastes. “You’re so vain, you probably thing this song is about you,” sings Carly Simon. “You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think...
by Robert Parham | Jun 1, 2005 | Opinion
A new odor of mendacity oozed from the White House last week when President Bush held a reception for the 21 families who have adopted or given up for adoption frozen embryos. “Rather than discard these embryos created during in vitro fertilization, or turn them...
by Robert Parham | May 26, 2005 | Opinion
Ignoring President Bush’s threatened veto, the House of Representatives passed a bill this week supporting federal funding for stem cell research using embryos discarded at fertility clinics. The 238 to 194 vote included 50 Republicans who broke from their...