Category: Culture & Social Issues

Celibacy and God

 William  July 29, 2004  8 Comments on Celibacy and God

While the issues over child abuse have died down, the Catholic Church continues to resist changing its position on celibacy and married clergy. The basic argument against clerical marriage is that celibacy allows a priest to focus on God and…

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Gatekeepers

 William  July 27, 2004

Life is composed of gatekeepers. Both physically and socially there are gatekeepers in all the important areas of life. From the basic to the complex, they protect us, sometimes limit us, but they are always there. From a personal perspective…

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Monday, Monday

 William  July 26, 2004

A new week begins and the Mamas and Papas’ song reverberates in my head Monday Monday can’t trust that day Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Oh Monday Mornin’ you gave me no warnin’ of what was…

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The True Bank of America.

 William  July 22, 2004

Banks are seen as depositories, where valuable assets, such as money, are stored and protected. Those deposited assets are then loaned out to those in need, expecting repayment with interest. In a purely economic sense, banks make growth possible. Without…

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Slavery, Racism, and Ostriches

 William  July 9, 2004

If someone asked you, “Does slavery, not symbolic but real down-to-earth, dehumanizing slavery, exist in the United States?” what would your answer be? Most likely you would gasp, “Of course not!” You would be wrong. It exists. In a post…

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Its all in what you call it…

 William  June 23, 2004

Can you imagine a doctor doing the first sonogram on a newly pregnant woman saying to her, “Now let’s see how that blob of fetus tissue looks.” I really love those shirts you see on some pregnant woman that have…

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