The Denial File
What We Can't Think About—and Why
Semper Fido
Kirby Farrell | May 25, 2012
What we can’t think about: We’re barking animals Why it matters: We pretend we’re not Case in point: the other night, when a thunderstorm broke …
Mixed feelings about same-sex marriage
Daniel Liechty | May 22, 2012
I knew it would happen–that somehow the issue of “same-sex marriage” would push front and center into the politics of our nation leading up to …
Not to laugh, not to lament, not to curse, but to understand
Bruce Floyd | May 17, 2012
I read today some comments by a doctor who has spent a lot of time with dying cancer patients. He says he has noticed two …
Teaching About Religion in the Public Schools
Daniel Liechty | May 10, 2012
I listened in the other day on a conversation among students sparked by a news report on a proposed Alabama bill that would allow churches …
Baptism Under Fire
Kirby Farrell | May 3, 2012
What we can’t think about: the best way to defuse religious intolerance is remember that “belief” and “faith” are enabling fictions. Let’s look again at …