Category: Forum

Words are like people; they can get kidnapped. Religion is one of those words. In our part of the world, right-wing conservatives have commandeered the words religion, faith, and belief to connote that these words bind one to the idea of a personal deity who talks and even writes books and thus acts as a …

My son plays on a vintage baseball team. They play by 1861 rules, use 1860s language, wear 1860s uniforms, and sell soda pop and Cracker Jack. It is what they call a “gentleman’s game.” There is only one umpire, and he is asked for decisions only when the players cannot agree. The umpire will occasionally …