Category: Ethics

Sandy Hook

So, the “ban the guns” talk is already well underway. It’s entirely natural and right to look for solutions to tragic violence like we’ve seen today but I’m afraid that the problem is far more difficult than access to weapons. The problem is that too many want these weapons for evil purposes. Fixing that is [...]

On Douthat & Butler Bass

Since the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this summer there’s been a war of words of sorts brewing on various blogs and even among more traditional media outfits. On one side, there are those who see the progressive nature of recent changes in the “mainline” churches as a woeful departure, if not outright disaster, [...]

The $ Cost of War

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State’s land fund is great investment, by Jessica Sargent-Michaud

This opinion piece by my ex-wife appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram on March 25th, 2012. ~ DM   Maine Voices: State’s land fund is great investment Regardless of politics, Mainers have shown support at the ballot box for preserving land, and it pays off economically. Like many who grow up in Maine, I was [...]

DRTS Students Presenting at AAR/SBL Annual Meeting 2011

American Academy of Religion Saturday – Nov. 19th Session A19-119, Religions, Medicines, and Healing Group (9:00 am-11:30 am), Room: IC-Stockton Connor Wood (Religion and Medicine): “Dancing with the Dark: Social Hierarchy and Models of Health in Korean Shamanism” Session A19-123, African Diaspora Religions Group (9:00 am-11:30 am), Room: MM-Nob Hill A Karyna Do Monte (Religion [...]