Faith Quizzes Get an F
To claim that "faith and politics" is different -- and more acceptable -- than "church and state" is semantic sleight of hand.
Somewhere along the line we're supposed to learn that the secret to happiness is adjusting our expectations to reality. Maturity means accepting that failing to get the gold or the Golda isn't the same thing as failure.
To claim that "faith and politics" is different -- and more acceptable -- than "church and state" is semantic sleight of hand.
Getting into the swing of the school year is hard enough. Leaving summer vacation behind. Adjusting to new schedules. Making new friends. But a threatening hurricane can bring a host of challenges for students and their families.
I had both of my breasts removed at age 36, following a diagnosis of breast cancer and in the six years that have followed, I have never ever, not for one nanosecond, looked back with even a modicum of regret.
Everyone has their reasons as to why obesity is rising. And those people formulating these theories are probably a bunch of skinny fools.
Rush Limbaugh has become your new marriage counselor. And he's just unloaded the secret to keeping your marriage intact. Shut your pie hole.
Surely, my parents must have realized that my experiences growing up as an Iranian-American woman in one of the most liberal countries in the world would be very different from their own. But I don't think they could have predicted how much of a rift our opposite upbringings would create between us.
Vegetarian diets are greener. Just reducing your weekly consumption of meat and animal products can make a big difference in your family's environmental impact.
As a writer, and the mother of three girls with autism, I choose my words carefully when writing about people with disabilities.
Combining an impatient nature with chronic back aches and frequent travel made me a "carry-on only" girl nearly two decades ago.
When weddings and celebrations pages in our local newspapers become inclusive by including the milestones of LGBT Americans alongside their straight families, friends and neighbors, it breaks down barriers.
The Olympic coverage isn't helping millions of Americans get to bed on time. No wonder a few of us are lagging in the morning this week.
The concession stands at Beijing's sporting venues and Olympic Green sell only pre-packaged snacks, typical American stadium fare like chicken fingers and greasy Italian sausages are nowhere to be found.