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I am a retired pastor and Christian school teacher now devoting my time to the ministry of writing. I have enjoyed some success in writing over the years. I have had more than forty articles published in a denominational publication. And recently I published

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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Is there too much sex on TV?: 16 of 54
Sex is an important, indeed, a major, component of life and thus of the shadow of life that entertainment is. Without sex, there would be no life to dramatize.That said, the fact is, there is too much sex in today's entertainment, not just television, but all entertainment. The problem is, all this sex is not used to tell a s... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Minimum wage: Is it fair?: 17 of 54
It is not the amount of the minimum wage that I believe is unfair. It is the existence of this law that I believe is unfair.In a free society, the market place should be the determining factor as to what wages are paid for what services. For the government to arbitrarily set a minimum dollar amount that forces all employers t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Why there is so much war, famine, hatred, and evil in the world: 19 of 59
Since historically wars have often involved religion, it is tempting to claim that wars specifically and hatred generally are due to differing religious views that cause conflicts between groups of people. But religion is not the root cause of war.Governments have also historically been known to wage war against neighboring g... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Should schools give teens birth control?: 5 of 15
It is my very deeply held conviction that public schools should never dispense birth control materials to teenagers. Never.It is not the school's business to invade the private lives of its students. The responsibility of the school is to teach, and nothing more. It is not the responsibility of the school to act as a surrogat... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Are people inherently good?: 28 of 83
It is not surprising that more people think goodness resides inherently in the human breast than otherwise because that is what we want to think and that is what our culture teaches us to think. But the truth is far different. There are four strong supports for the view that people are not inherently good.One of the most basi... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 104 of 271
Several years ago, in rural Pennsylvania, a young mother strapped her two-year-old daughter into her car seat in the family van and headed down the highway a couple of miles to visit the child's cousin. Later, on the trip home, the mother crossed an intersection where she had the right of way, but cross traffic was required t... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Is universal health care politically feasible in the U.S.?: 5 of 13
What a dream it is. Everyone, young or old, rich or poor, being able to go the dentist or doctor for needed care without having to worry about paying the bill! It is a dream shared by many including some who would like to be America's next president.But the dream has a dark side. It can never be the rosy picture painted by pr... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Who goes to heaven and who goes to hell: 16 of 40
If anyone had asked me after my brother's death, where he was, I would have said, In Heaven. That is what I was told. That is what I believed. The popular idea was then, as it is now, that when a person dies, that person most likely will go to Heaven. Only the very worst people go to the other place. That is what I was told.... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Overcoming challenges: 16 of 39
Frankly, My DearNBC television was broadcasting the famous film for the very first time on November 8 and 9 in 1976. Two blockbuster nights. The film was thirty-seven years old at the time, and the audience was expected to be very large for the showings. My wife and I planned to be among the number viewing the melodrama of Sc... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Should the Internet be censored: 10 of 24
A friend recently commented to my wife and me that she was afraid to go on the Internet, even though there were things she knew would be of value to her, because she might accidentally wind up on a pornographic web site. I assured her that she would have to choose the site to get to it; it would not pop up on her screen witho... More..