Category Archives: society

We Are All “Others”

Lately, I’ve seen many disturbing social media posts that vilify, demean, shame, and lie about immigrants or people of different cultures, religions, political philosophies, sexual orientation — basically, anyone considered by some to be “the other.” Most of these posts … Continue reading

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Bullies

I recently finished reading Jodi Picoult’s book Nineteen Minutes. It is the tragic story of a high school shooting which was carried out by Peter Houghton, a boy who was bullied from kindergarten through high school. As with many of … Continue reading

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