An Unexamined Faith Is Not Worth Having,

Liberty Is Precious. But So Is Life. It Should Not Be So Difficult For Men And Women Of Good Will And Good Heart And Sound Mind To Find The Right Balance Between The Two.

We Often Talk Too Much & Listen Too Little. The Surer Route To Winning A Friend Isn't To Convince Them That You're Right, But That You Care What They Think.

Anyone Weighing Whether To Re-elect The President Should Take The Bin Laden Operation Into Account: It Is A Powerful Exhibit That Obama Is A Steely Commander In Chief - A Critical Test For Many Americans.

The Traditional Religious Right's Failure To Restore Public-school Prayer Or Pass An Antiabortion Constitutional Amendment Has Likely Helped Fuel The Spread Of The More Extreme Dominionist School.

Only The Most Unapologetic Biblical Fundamentalists, For Instance, Take Every Biblical Injunction Literally. If We All Took All Scripture At The Same Level Of Authority, Then We Would Be More Open To Slavery, To The Subjugation Of Women, To Wider Use Of Stoning. Jesus Himself Spoke Out Frequently Against Divorce In The Strongest Of Terms.