Often sitting in the West we have a highly distorted view of what actually is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Amidst all of the unrest of the past two days, most media outlets have focused on the strength of the opposition and that the army is representative of the will of the […]
Religion
Posts involving the influence of religion either in health plans, coverage, or policy.
Baptismal Identity
Can you imagine waking up with no identity, no sense of who you are? I’m not saying you wouldn’t have a memory of life, just no label such as mother, father, student, liberal, conservative, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim…atheist. I am… Every day we wake-up, we have an innate understanding of who we are through the day’s […]
Horse Rights, Gun Rights and the Swiss Constitution
Historical fate could have left us with other constitutional rights that are just as thorny as a “well armed militia.”
Curing Olives and the Soul
As I walked through the abandoned olive orchard, heavy with fall fruit, I thought of Jesus walking through the wheat field plucking the berries for a snack (Mt 12:1 NRSV). I plucked a ripe olive off the branch and took a bite. Instantly, I felt as if I bit into the devils fruit as a […]
PolyRel, sharing your faith perspective
The focus of PolyRel is to provide a forum for the everyday person to express their reactions to world events as shaped by their faith.
How the Republican Party lost this old white guy’s vote
Unfortunately for the Republican Party, they have chosen to take positions on many issues that just seem contrarian to the everyday life that I lead.