While reading a few news stories about Whitney Houston’s death, I noticed some reader comments about what will happen to her in the afterlife. Several of the comments were very judgmental and condemned her from the viewpoint of organized religion, seemingly from those who blindly embrace radical theology. My view of the situation that I
According to Martha Stout, PhD, author of The Sociopath Next Door, about one out of 25 people is a sociopath, someone who has no conscience and lacks a sense of moral responsibility. They’re often very charming, but will also do whatever they can to get what they want or even intentionally hurt you for their
A new survey in Britain has found that the number of Catholics looking for affairs is almost twice that of other religions. This isn’t surprising to me since Catholics are taught that the simple act of confessing will erase their sins. Why should they take responsibility for their actions if all will be forgiven with
Sasha Grey, a former adult film actress, participates in “Read Across America,” reading children’s books to groups of elementary school students. Recently a school where she read received complaints for allowing Grey to be around the children. Grey, who has refused to quit the program, released the following statement: “I am an actor. I am
A new study affiliated with Exodus International of 61 subjects over seven years found that 23 percent of them were able to successfully “convert” to a heterosexual orientation. Did they really convert or are they now just ignoring their same-sex attraction? Perhaps even the subjects don’t really know, but it’s my belief that the desire
According to the U.S. Census data, the rate of married U.S. adults ages 25-34 dropped by 10 percent in the last 10 years. Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit organization, says that the trend to avoid marriage has also been long-term. For all U.S. adults, 57 percent were married in 2000, but that dropped to 52
A new bill proposed by Mexico City legislators would require all couples to sign a prenuptial agreement, which includes how to handle child custody and property in case of divorce, a renewable marriage contract with the ability to specify the length of the marriage (up to 99 years or “till death do us part”), deciding
According to an in-house analysis of 3.2M users on OKCupid.com, 45% of gay people have had sex with five or fewer partners (vs. 44% for straights), and 98% of gay people have had sex with 20 or fewer (vs. 99% for straights). Right. I’ve inquired about and observed the relationship and sex lives of 1000s
Divorce has come a long way since the 1979 movie Kramer vs. Kramer and War of the Roses in 1989. These movies seemed to set the stage for battle over money, property, and children between divorcing couples. Divorce is still often a messy ordeal, but a growing number of couples are taking a different approach
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