While maintaining a somewhat provocative edge, my holiday message provides a bit of humor, followed by compelling evidence on how the Catholic Church might have originated.
Faith is certainly not theology to me these days. Church (for me a local Greek Orthodox church) is just one of the places I look for answers to the only real question I have: Why do we long for meaning?
Even cookie baking is a little different when politics are involved! ...
If Christ were on Earth still, he probably probably would have watched Iranian President Ahmadinejad's British Christmas day speech over the Queen's.
Most Americans know how Christmas came to be celebrated on December 25, but where does the Christmas story itself come from: Jesus in the manger, the angels and wise men?
It's Christmas Day, and Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace are about to begin their 37th year in the dungeon of Angola Prison. A crucifixion. Where is the public outrage that will resurrect them?
Ever wonder to lengths to which churches will go to put on the perfect Christmas pageant? When I decided to write a piece on it for Slate magazine, I...
Christmas celebrates the central premise of the progressive ethical system, "love they neighbor as thyself," and rejects the tribalism and radical individualism that lie at the heart of right wing ideology.
There is a tendency among some Christians to hold the dogma of their religion so tightly that its relevance is lost to non-believers. Alan Watts, ...
Eating is probably our most emotionally-laden activity, especially today and especially if someone, such as mother, has done the cooking. Whether we w...
Really wish there were better news to post about, but the auto industry is reeling worldwide, and there's no better example than Toyota.
Why should Jews be any more surprised that one of their own is less than honorable? Are we not subject to the same failings of other humans?
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Let's just say that I grew up thinking that while Jesus was a suffering member of my tribe I was not supposed to worship; Buddha taught us that "Life as we know it ultimately leads to suffering." You see, I couldn't win.
I would rather be at home now than covering the annual "sit on Santa's lap" photo-op for politicians, but I seem to have annoyed my editor, so here I am -- your intrepid holiday reporter.
With fewer holiday dollars in their wallets, cash-strapped consumers are resorting to giving such unwanted holiday gifts as shoddy homemade crafts and crumbling baked goods.
My mother knew that her sister Ida would be shocked, more likely horrified by the Christmas tree. It would be another sign of Lilly, "the American one," drifting away from the customs of their forefathers.
I'd rather hurt my son's feelings about Santa Claus but tell him the truth because I want him to trust me later and tell me when the other kids in school are trying to ply him with crystal meth.
What this crisis is going to do is bring us into financial alignment. Neighbors are going to meal share and carpool and child care -- less indoor gym workouts and more family outdoor time.
How sober we are today. American Christmases used to be intemperate. Where are the stolen kisses, the bluesy music and the feeling of anything goes (as Cole Porter wrote)?
For Governor Sarah Palin, a DVD of the musical, Annie Get your Gun. Aerial wolf hunting; need I say more?
