Welcome to The Middle Ground-The Agora of the 21st Century

Life is likened unto two roads: one of fire and one of ice. If you walk in the one, you will be burned, and if in the other, you will be frozen. What shall one do? Walk in the middle.

 

THE MIDDLE GROUND

brings my two passions together:

mental health and religion

 

 

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• THE MANY VOICES OF MENTAL ILLNESS

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• WORDS THAT BEAR FRUIT

 

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Featured Articles

  • The Stigma of being Jewish

    When Pierre Trudeau introduced multi-culturalism rather than multi-ethnicism into western culture he opened the door to left-wing ideologues and their embrace of moral and cultural and relativism during the turbulent 1970’s.  This love of...



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  • The Final Inspection

    The Soldier stood and faced God,  Which must always come to pass.  He hoped his shoes were shining,  Just as brightly as his brass. 'Step forward now, Soldier,  How shall I deal with you?  Have you always turned the other cheek?  To My Church have you...



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  • Dawkins and Krauss:Religion will just fade away

    Me think they doth protest too much.   If religion is such a bad thing, then according to the scientific worldview of Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss religion will fade away without their constant harping. Interesting, their references to...



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  • The Sacredness of Parenting

    "We believe that parenthood is the most sacred task of all, which is why we think of God as our father, and all of us as his children. Stephen Hawking famously said that if we could only discover a unified field theory we would know the mind of...



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  • Cowardly Court: no ruling on the rights of the child

    A meeting, more of a sighting, will take place between a sperm donor accompanied by his parents, and the offspring, the result of the donation to the lesbian couple. The man originally agreed not to be involved in the life of the child, but...



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  • Jews Declared an Endangered Species

    Anti-Semitism has the longest uninterrupted history of hatred.   I am asking you to rise above the culture in which we live. To protect the Jewish people from modern anti-Semitism. To open your minds to the possibility that you have been taken in by...



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  • The Importance of Religion on Mental Health

    There is a wonderful article in the National Post/Holy Post that talks about the connection between mental health and religion. I have read many articles about the connection. Dr. Herbert Benson, a cardiologist and cardiac specialist at Harvard...



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Myths as poetry Friday, 17 May 2013 19:12
"There are two stages in the criticism of myths...The... Read more
Reason in Religion:a philospher's perspective Friday, 17 May 2013 16:52
George Santayana, born in Spain in 1863, came to... Read more
The Ten Commandments-They're so yesterday Monday, 06 May 2013 23:16
I had the opportunity to attend several lectures on... Read more
11. Are we by nature selfish? Friday, 03 May 2013 16:07
 What if Immanuel Kant’s teachings that, “human nature is... Read more
10. Unbridled Human Nature Friday, 03 May 2013 15:50
  “There were peals of thunder and flashes of... Read more
9. Revelation is the creation of reason. Sunday, 28 April 2013 18:24
  France and Germany had been considered the most... Read more
8. Come, let us reason together. Saturday, 20 April 2013 00:42
“ I could not understand how we could possibly... Read more
Canada: We are being muzzled Friday, 19 April 2013 18:09
We, Canadians, are being muzzled. Our Prime Minister is... Read more
We Must Not Muzzle Free Speech Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:54
We, Canadians, are being muzzled. Our Prime Minister is... Read more
The Need for Abortion Limits:House of Horrors Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:56
In 1972 John D. Rockefeller chaired the commission, "Population... Read more
My Slip into Psychoanalysis Thursday, 18 April 2013 00:58
I have had the opportunity to experience many types... Read more
Laughter is the Best Medicine for Mental health Wednesday, 17 April 2013 23:58
My Travel Plans for 2013 I have been in... Read more

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Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? Michael Sandel, the Ann T. and... Read more
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