When I was 27 years old, four words changed my life: "Positive for a deleterious mutation." Translated into English, that meant I was carrying the mutated gene that triggered the breast and ovarian cancer suffered by my mother, grandmother and great aunts.
Somewhere deep in Casey Anthony's twisted mind she believes she isn't required to account for the whereabouts of her tiny child, she believes she'll "win" at this mind game if she just stays silent.
At this point in history, is the net effect of religion in general (and Catholicism on Latino culture specifically) a positive? My belief is that it ultimately does more harm than good.
Palin needs to know the truth about Love Won Out, and America's parents and families need to know what Governor Palin thinks about harmful, anti-gay conferences.
There are some striking parallels between the gas crisis and the obesity crisis. Clamoring for cheaper gas and offshore drilling is the equivalent of looking for a way to keep eating crap and not get fat.
This reluctance to engage socially and politically with the "other side" isn't because people don't want to talk about the issues: it's because they don't want to be embarrassed.
With the DNC last week and the RNC this week, we've been focused on the big issues facing our country. Looking at these big issues through the eyes of children might change our perspective on the American Dream.
There is renewed power through prayer and fasting, because ultimately prayer and fasting humbles us.
On matters of women in the church, it's time to take the lead from women themselves. To date, the lore and history of organized religion has belonged to men.
There are days when being a mom isn't easy and certainly isn't glamorous. I don't love every single minute of every single day. But through my own experiences, I have come to realize that motherhood in the 21st century isn't black or white...red or blue.
Why isn't anyone asking about the parenting of Todd Palin? Couldn't he put the kids to bed and help them with their homework?
Bazzel Baz is a former CIA agent who takes on the most impossible cases. And he doesn't charge the heartsick family of the missing a penny.
Isn't there a strong parallel between other people dictating my right to reproduce and other people dictating what I should look like?
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