At the Crossroads (Again)

On October 14, 1944, Lucy Byard was admitted in critical condition to the Washington Sanitarium and Hospital, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in...
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Post-truth, Alternative Facts, and...

I routinely will myself toward optimism. It is easy to be pessimistic, not just lately but chronically. Recently, however, as an ethicist, I find it...
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How Repealing the Johnson Amendment...

Earlier this month at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, the newly inaugurated president of the United States repeated his campaign vow to repeal...
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Which Ethics? For Which Individual?...

Gregor Samsa, a salesman, is the main protagonist of this story. After a troubled night of disruptive dreams,  he suddenly wakes up to the sound of...
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An Open Letter to Adventists Who Voted...

Dear Trump Voter:
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?

A record number of senior level U.S. State Department career staff are leaving. Additionally, nearly 1,000 employees in that department signed a memo...
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Feminism and Why Adventism Needs It

In August of last year, U.S.
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Complete. Millennial Women Respond to...

This short film, written and directed by two Millennial feminist Adventist women, addresses questions of worth and personhood against societal...
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Obama, the Lamb: Why Obama Didn’t Do...

Recently, America elected Donald Trump. Objections to this have been duly noted. As my friend David once told me, “Any situation or scenario in which...
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Women’s March on Washington -- January...

The original plan was to get up early Saturday morning and get to the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station (on the Green Line) around 9:00 a.m. The...
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