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The Problem and the Solution

November 8th, 2014 No comments

The other morning I went to a Starbucks I am well acquainted with and know the flow of customer traffic.  I went at a time when there would be a really good cross section of people: high school and college students, young adults, and older people.  I concentrated at first on high school students; I knew they were just killing a few minutes before hurrying on to school. 

 

I went from table to table, sitting down in a chair, and saying to the somewhat surprised students sitting around the table, “I’m William Bradshaw.  I’m a writer working on an article, and I need your help.  Would you mind answering a few questions?”  The responses were always in the affirmative. Read more…

Wanning Influence of Religion in U.S.A.

October 3rd, 2014 No comments

On Monday of this past week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll taken earlier this month about religion, with this heading, “Public Sees Religion’s Influence Waning.”  The survey addressed a wide range of religious topics relating to life in America.  

The first question in the poll was: “At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?”  The answers: 72% answered losing its influence; 22% said increasing its influence; and 6 percent responded the same or don’t know.  “Losing its influence” is up five percentage points from 2010, to the highest level in Pew Research polling.  

Most people who say religion is losing its influence in American life see this as a negative development, Read more…

Too Early to Determine Christie’s Involvement

February 6th, 2014 Comments off

In America, unlike many countries, one is innocent until proved guilty.? Let?s wait until there is proof of what really happened before any judgments are pronounced concerning what Governor Christie?s role was in bridge-lane closing.? As former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani suggested, if the evidence shows he did not tell the truth during his nearly two-hour long news conference, than he?s in real trouble.? But if he did tell the truth, then that should be the end of it.??

Regardless of what the investigation shows, he evidently has taken steps to dismiss those who were directly responsible for what happened, and he deserves credit for that.? Read more…