One More Time

A solemn vow has animated the people of the State of Israel and their admirers for over sixty years: “Never again.” Those two words have captured a shared, steely determination to prevent another Holocaust – the genocide waged against the… Read More

Two Filmmakers, Two Standards

During the Academy Awards, posthumous honor is usually given to those actors and filmmakers who have passed away since the previous awards. This segment of the program offers a brief glimpse into the great achievements and unique contributions of those… Read More

Who’s Really “Challenged”?

As the gun fired, however, one of the runners slipped and fell to the track. The other runners shot out and quickly left the fallen runner behind. Once again, this is sadly possible and has happened many times even at… Read More

Passion Bashing: A Major Case of Media Hypocrisy

The controversy swirling around Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is a well-documented and often repeated tune. We have all heard the claims and accusations regarding this motion picture. Led by biased journalists, sensationalist media, and hypocritical political, social,… Read More

Tale of Two Systems

A description from the classic story set in the French Revolution has come to epitomize the ironic disjunction between the best intentions and the results which those intentions lead to.
It was the best of times, it was the worst… Read More

Sin and Rationalization

One of Aesop’s Tales tells of a fox who repeatedly fails to reach some grapes hanging on a vine over its head. To soothe its disappointment, it decides that the grapes are sour and not worth the effort. This story… Read More

No Child Left Behind?

President Bush signed The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as a reauthorization of The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The key aspects of this legislation are its attempt to install greater accountability, flexibility, and local control as well… Read More

For Whom the Violin Plays: The Smoke of Nero’s Legend Returns

As the story goes, Nero set Rome on fire and fiddled while it burned, with the plan to blame the Christians and justify their persecution. While the violin was not invented until later, many historians have blamed Nero for at… Read More

Lies with Wings

Jesus, Mary & DaVinci with Elizabeth Vargas to be telecast tonight on ABC, is living proof that some in the media will stop at nothing to generate controversy in the drive to capture viewer interest. Based on the best-selling novel,… Read More

Joan of Arcadia is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

The new television season has provided us with a classic example of “conversion” in the portrayal of God Almighty over the airwaves. One portrayal lasted for nine years on CBS’s lineup, and was quite popular. For nine years Touched by… Read More

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