by Tim Leach
With the spread of sexually transmitted diseases becoming more and more of a problem, it’s no surprise to see popular culture mediums picking up on the risk. The only surprise is that they’re not more prevalent in entertainment, as art mimics life, but there’s still a certain taboo apparent which makes each instance remarkable. Here’s some of the more memorable instances of STD is music, film and even video games!
by Don L Wright
Stories in the news–such as Ted Haggart’s, his fall from grace and subsequent redemption through Christian therapy that made him “100% heterosexual,” make us ask, “What causes homosexuality anyway, and can it be changed?” For helpful insight into this question, I thank Carol Lynn Pearson, author of the new book, “No More Goodbyes: Circling the Wagons Around Our Gay Loved Ones.”
by Jim DeSantis
The Dixie Chicks, featured on the Grammy’s 2007, are still getting the cold shoulder from conservative Southern Radio for mouthing a political opinion. Actually it was a personal attack on President Bush. They still haven’t learned.
by j_hardcastle89
Government regulation and public awareness are external forces that have increased the social responsibility of business. But business decisions are made within the company. Two contrasting philosophies, or models, define the range of management attitudes toward social responsibility; the economic and the socioeconomic model.
I know very little about POLITICS. I am not a political analyst nor would I want to be. All I know about politics is what I get from the news paper and TV.
By Jim DeSantis
The conflict in the Middle East was born several thousand years ago in a tent in the desert. The Old Testament, Book of Genesis, lays out the story in great detail. It’s compelling reading for students of the Middle East conflict.
I watched one day as a news reporter interviewed a Muslim student in the lecture hall of one of America’s most prestigious schools. The young man was adorned with a silk headpiece and appeared to come from a very wealthy Arab family I supposed. When asked whether Israel had a right to live in peace in the land that they now held as their homeland he became flustered and indignant. He said, “Who is Israel and what history do they have, who ever heard of Israel before now.”
By Sally Taylor
When thinking about natural disasters, our minds usually turn to images of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and the like that create a pretty good show while they are devastating the countryside and people. Reports about the damages caused by such disasters will sometimes give a fleeting mention of crop destruction, but you don’t hear much more about agricultural disasters until you get to the supermarket and see increased prices for some items.
Author: Mike Selwin
As I’m sitting here writing this, I can’t help but notice how much the world has changed over the past 20 years. We’ve truly become a global society.
