Funeral notices
August 29, 2006 | 1 comment
Have you ever questioned the phrasing “called to the arms of the Lord” when it is written in obituaries? It troubles me when I read the words for they imply it is God’s will for a person to die, which
Category: life
Drug ads sell disease
August 29, 2006 | No comments yet
Check out an insightful csmonitor.com article on how drug ads sell sickness to promote their products. The article reports that in the effort of pharmaceutical companies to create new disease markets, they’re frightening people into taking more prescriptions than they
Don’t be overwhelmed by evil
August 7, 2006 | 4 comments
Rockets are falling in Israel. Armored divisions are patrolling in Lebanon. Chaos reigns in Baghdad. Headlines boast death, killing, threats and conflict running rife these days. To keep our spiritual equanimity intact, we must not be impressed! If you’ve ever
Buffett and Gates’ money
June 28, 2006 | No comments yet
Warren Buffett is donating $30 billion to a foundation run by Bill and Melinda Gates. It’s heartening to see the world’s two richest people joining forces to remedy some major world ills. Much of the funding will be spent on
Disease-mongering
June 7, 2006 | 1 comment
Have you noticed how pharmaceutical companies market disease to prompt people to buy their medicines? Actors and actresses in ads sneeze, cough, writhe in supposed pain, and put on a show of utter misery to catch viewer’s attention. Then a