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The Catholic church has just experienced another major fiasco with regard to priests sexually abusing children.  The idea that priests cannot marry is in direct conflict with the sexual impulses programmed into every human being by the Creator.  In the end, this denial of sexuality of priests leads to ephebophilia which is sex with predominately post-puberty … Continue reading Catholic doctrine conflicts with human sexuality

There is an advertisement from Amgen that discusses a pharmaceutical drug to treat osteoporosis, which is a disease that leads to decreased bone density and bone strength.  Osteoporosis often leads to an increased risk of bone fractures.  This article will discuss the health effects and efficacy of Prolia® versus the combination of vitamin K2, vitamin … Continue reading Pharmaceuticals versus nutraceuticals in the treatment of osteoporosis

January 1, 2010, will go down in history as the day that the Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS) made the worst First Amendment decision ever.  The Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission (FEC) asserted that corporations and unions had the right to contribute unlimited funds to political candidates.  This was based upon a … Continue reading Enabling the Prostitution of the US Government

    The decision to have an abortion is almost always a gut-wrenching decision on the part of the woman and often impacts the potential father as well.  Few people making these decisions are deciding casually.  Most will remember this period in their life as a very difficult one.  The pressure to remove the choice … Continue reading Pro-Life is more than Pro-Birth

  Empires have fallen throughout history due to unholy alliances.  In the USA, we will look at one of these alliances since January 17, 1961.  This is the date of the farewell speech of President Dwight Eisenhower.  This is where he warned of the unholy alliance of the military-industrial complex.  This alliance has bankrupted the … Continue reading Unholy Alliance – the US Military-Industrial Complex

When someone asked the Dali Lama what is the purpose of life, he responded: “to be happy.”  That is good advice, but not always easy to do.  Some of the key determinants of happiness or unhappiness revolve around personal relationships, response to change, and the ability to release anger and angst in a useful way. … Continue reading Finding Your Happiness – Express Version

There is a lot of advice on how to become healthier by avoiding certain diseases that help you live longer.  We generally ignore that advice.  We know what we should be doing to be healthier and live longer.  This article provides advice on how to get sicker and die younger.  If you are serious about living … Continue reading How to live more painfully and die sooner

On February 14, 2018, a former student took an AR-15 into the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, sounded the fire alarm, and started shooting.  He killed three adult staff members that were trying to shield students from the attack.  14 students died before the shooter fled.  The shooter’s AR-15 jammed and it was later determined … Continue reading Going Back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

The last year has provided an unusual opportunity to learn lessons from the actions of others.  We have seen gross examples of people in power acting in their own interests, and we have seen the results of these actions.  An intelligent person learns from the results of their actions.  A wise person learns from the results … Continue reading Lessons from observing insecure people – Revised