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Craig Weidman

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Issues

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays

Do we really need to do this perennial War on Christmas thing?

Opinion

Sensitivity Toward Those Who Are "Other"

How do we respond when faced with a language or other cultural difference in others?

Opinion

Learning about Ourselves in the Juxtaposition of Two Earthquakes

Doesn’t what happened (or didn’t happen) on news channels with regard to the Iranian earthquakes earlier this month serve not only as a reflection of the news media but also of us as Americans?

Issues

What the Debates over Gun Control & Abortion May Teach Us

I’ve been thinking about the points and counterpoints of the gun debate and have noticed some interesting similarities to the abortion debate.

Religion

So Many Choices

Has the pursuit of happiness through unbridled, unchecked capitalism and consumerism actually prevented us from truly being happy? Has the culture of abundance robbed us of satisfaction?

Opinion

How Are You Saying It?

Bumper sticker sloganeering often drives us apart rather than pulls us together.

Religion

The Bible Should Not Be Wrapped in an American Flag

The ideological framework of the evangelical right seems to wrap the Bible in an American flag and the Constitution in a Bible cover.

Religion

The Risk of Denying Climate Change Science (in Bethlehem Patch)

A combination of political and religious ideology and biblical interpretations lead some Christians to boldly claim, virtually as a tenet of faith, that climate change is not real.

Issues

Connection between Iraq War and "Stand Your Ground" Laws? (in Bethlehem Patch)

It appears that “Stand Your Ground” is to neighborhood watch as the Bush Doctrine is to national defense.

Politics

Are We Electing a President or a Sunday School Teacher? (in Bethlehem Patch)

How determinative should a person's alignment with our own faith be to casting our vote?