Through the years Sightings has never commented on presidential campaigns, and the contest held this year is no exception. Today, self-liberated from the practice of opting-out, we can survey the comments on “public religion” in the campaign and election just past. We usually footnote these
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. (Psalm 27:10) The above verse of Scripture epitomizes biblical faith! Biblical faith is the firm belief, which is subsequently acted upon, that no matter what the sufferings, seen circumstances, sins,
2012 ended with the Associated Press publishing a new stylebook for journalists that bans the use of the words “homophobia” and “Islamophobia.” The AP argues that “phobia” describes an illness or mental disability and, thus, isn’t accurate in “political or social” reporting. As Michelangelo Signorile
Reading: Matthew 15:10-28 Do you know what it is like to be an “other”? Not just an “other,” but an “other” that is hated; thought of as not worthy of basic things like fair housing, a job, or even safety. To be someone that it
Marriage equality for same-sex couples gained momentum recently as a federal district court ruled unconstitutional the anti-equality California Proposition 8 passed by voters in 2008, and the electorate in the states of Maine, Washington, and Maryland passed ballot measures legalizing marriage for same-sex couples. A
If there is one thing that is sure as the rising or setting of the sun, it is “Christians” do not like to be called on their crap. They say they help those who are hungry, homeless or on society’s edge because it is the
With the 2012 popular vote supporting marriage equality regardless of gender winning in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington, the struggle for marriage equality has turned a corner. It’s not the corner, but an important corner nevertheless. We can quibble all we want about whether human
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” -Genesis 1:3 “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in the night but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 “Those who do what is true come
“Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” –Luke 6:28 “No one is safe from being blessed.” –Graham Cooke I don’t have a lot to say in this article, so it shouldn’t take long to get through it all. I know the
“I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” — Sally Field, accepting her Academy Award for 1984 That has become one of the most-quoted Oscar acceptance-speech lines of all time. As a matter of fact, it’s often misquoted. Sally