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When the issue about Dr. Franklin Graham’s negative statement about Islam arose, I found myself siding with his Christian fervency on one side, but regreting his method of witnessing for the faith it on the other. First of all, it seemed clear to me that he did not hate Moslems as human beings, but rather that he rejected their religion.  He [...]

When I was a kid and got sick my Mom fixed my chicken noodle soup and read me a story and tucked me in “snug like a bug in a rug”. Dad would come in with some swell toy or a carton of Cokes (somehow you could keep those down when nothing else worked). It meant [...]

Many years ago it was postulated that a child brought up in a home in which his parents strongly upheld a particular world view verbally  (while doing the opposite) could cause a kind of schizophrenia in their child. This is a dangerous form or COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.
 The small child is totally dependent and looks to his parents for all [...]