If we weren’t so trained to think left/right, Republican/Democrat, Liberal/Conservative, would we see things in a different way?

Of course we would!

Because of our conditioning, we tend to see the “other party” as stubborn partisans who read more…

I must say I’ve been a bit troubled by some of what I’ve heard at the “tea party” rallies I’ve attended.

My objection is really quite simple—and the problem is quite understandable—but here it is.

I’ve heard speakers attack Obama for ____________ (fill in the blank with whatever you’ve heard).  Rarely, read more…

It was only about seven years ago that I started paying attention to politics.  I had previously been too busy with work and church to pay enough attention to get interested in it.  Further, like many Americans likely feel, I thought at that time that there was something “unspiritual” about being involved in politics.

I began to listen to political talk radio and was easily drawn read more…