Wrong Words

“I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version,” Colonel Oliver North said in his Iran-Contra testimony. “If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime...

‘S.W.A.T.’

As the summer winds down, the opening of action movies is becoming less frequent, but there are still a few that hope to create box office magic. “S.W.A.T.” could have been just one more film of explosions, car chases and endless stunts....

Computer Disposal Creates Dilemma

Chances are you are reading this column on a computer screen. But have you ever thought about what is inside your computer screen? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it’s some pretty toxic stuff: lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium,...

Conversation Without the ‘-isms’

Sometimes in private and sometimes with great fanfare, important religious leaders or teachers from various faiths gather for a formal time of inter-religious dialogue. These meetings are often important and sometimes produce statements of unity or some other tangible...

“Freaky Friday”

Five years ago, Disney recycled a classic Haley Mills film from 1961, and the studio remade “The Parent Trap.” Though many feared the worst, the new version of “Trap,” starring Lindsay Lohan as twins, was charming, often funny and a great...

Tax reform and church-state separation

One of the most contentious political issues we face these days is trying to understand how we in the faith community can find legitimate and satisfying ways to publicly express our faith without crossing the line separating church from state. Recent events in Alabama...