Commentary

We need each other. We need support and connection with each other. We don’t need our pain minimized with ridiculous platitudes.

Lately, the mothers group dominating media attention is Moms for Liberty, self-described “joyful warriors … stok[ing] the fires of liberty” with the slogan “We Don’t Co-Parent with the Government.”

Late last week, news outlets began reporting that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had issued a statement distancing itself from Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad, which uses quasi-military sting operations to combat the sexual exploitation of children. The organization was celebrated in the recent movie “Sound of Freedom.”

While I do not practice Islam, it is it okay if I wear a hijab?

What can you tell me about hell, because I am a convert from the Baptist church where they taught that was a literal lake of fire?

According to U.S. Census data from 2021, about 13% of the American population is disabled. Among those 42.5 million Americans are those who wish to be active participants in their faith. A major problem, however, is that many religious spaces make that difficult or even impossible.

Some months ago I was invited to apply to be part of a speakers bureau for statewide humanities organization. I was honored by the ask. But I’m not a good public speaker.