June 30, 2004
The Big Why
I am glad that the New Agers didn't invade the conversation about The Art of Happiness last night.
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May 07, 2004
Multiculturalism: Hinayana vs. Mahayana Ideologies
The kind of multi-culturalism that I celebrate begins with the individual.
Posted by Joel at 10:07 PM | Read More
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May 04, 2004
Focus on the Family
Family is the beginning of compassion, not the limit.
Posted by Joel at 10:36 PM | Read More
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April 26, 2004
Low Expectations from the College Board
Why did the College Board choose A Tale of Two Cities over Great Expectations?
Posted by Joel at 03:34 PM | Read More
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April 04, 2004
Why This Skeptic Dislikes Snopes.com
Must the result of debunking always be the suggestion how stupid people are rather than how creative?
Posted by Joel at 10:50 PM | Read More
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March 14, 2004
Scourges by God?
The message out of the Bible and out of Science is that these things are just diseases.
Posted by Joel at 08:54 PM | Read More
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January 18, 2004
Is Spreading Love and Tolerance Asking for It?
Its purpose is to inculcate despair so that we won't work for love and tolerance, so that we will join the ranks of revolutionary movements and extremist nation states
Posted by Joel at 11:29 PM | Read More
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November 28, 2003
True Acts of Kindness
How often have you heard some of the wealthy say "There's no doing any good for the poor. They never appreciate it."
Posted by Joel at 05:33 PM | Read More
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October 19, 2003
Grocery Strike
Lynn and I endorse the grocery workers' strike now underway in California.
Posted by Joel at 08:31 PM | Read More
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August 27, 2003
Honesty and Mental Illness
Sometimes a quiet cry in your ear gets louder as it lingers in the mind. A friend said to me the other day: "Why is it that I have to give up my rights to privacy just because I am mentally ill?"
Posted by Joel at 03:08 AM | Read More
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February 26, 2003
Restaurant Help
Sometimes, I think, I am the only voice of kindness in their evening. That's sad.
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