Time magazine had it partially right when it named “the protester” its person of the year.  The image of an Arab woman on the issue’s cover suggested an emphasis on the Arab spring movements that have toppled several autocratic regimes and threaten several others.             But closer to home, indeed, at home, the protesters […]

            My wife bought me a smart phone for Christmas.  I’d been wanting one for some time, although I’m still not sure why.  I suppose I just want to be linked to the rest of humanity, kind of like I felt back in the early days of rock and roll, when, even though I was […]

            There are probably a lot of reasons why I wouldn’t vote for Mitt Romney for president, but his religion is not one of them.  In fact, while I think the Mormon faith is loaded with strange beliefs (which might be putting it mildly, depending on your perspective), I don’t think Romney’s apparent acceptance of […]

            “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” -John 3:16             “Bah, humbug!” -E. Scrooge, Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”             The Holy Trinity is among the most bewildering of all the religious doctrines that human beings have ever […]