Author: Robert E. Meyer

Recently, I received an E-mail from a gentleman who described himself as a “Bright.” Just in case you are not familiar with the term, it is not slang for an electrician or a light bulb salesman, but someone that is …

Up until now you probably have noticed that I have not engaged in much criticism of president Obama. I suppose it could be said that for me the honeymoon period was longer than usual. Actually, I have always believed it …

An editorial writer recently sought to make a point about the federal health care legislation, giving us an anecdotal story about a Republican congressman who voted against the health care insurance reform bill. The story begins after the vote for …

A frequent contributor to my local newspaper wrote a piece before Christmas urging that religious Nativity displays don’t belong on government property. Since the piece was only superficially about the Nativity, and sought to expound on issues pertaining to The …

A recent vitriolic anti-Christian editorial brought out the usual boiler-plate responses from both sides of the ideological continuum. One respondent argued that people are entitled to believe whatever they want, but then in the next sentence said that “radical Christians” …

There has much conversation in recent years about both the religious right and religious left, as to why their views differ. Since both movements claim to be functionally Christian in their orientation, we need to examine why they often support …

One of the drawbacks of the current health care debate is that this issue is debated in terms of facts(which side is dishonest or misinformed about provisions of pending health care bills), rather than in reference to ideas(is universal health …

When my local newspaper published the an article related to the lastest folly of the Madison Wisconsin based Freedom From Religion Foundation, under the heading “Anti-Religious group…,” somebody finally got the characterization correct. For the FFRF to bill themselves as …

If we have seen it once, we have seen it a thousand times: somebody writes an editorial claiming that man-made global warming is a irrefutable scientific fact, and the rest of us who are stubbornly skeptical might as well be …

Recent diatribes have appeared in the media criticizing and misrepresenting the rationale of those opposed to the Sotomayer nomination to the Supreme Court.

Sotomayer has been lauded ad nauseam for her desire to be empathetic in her adjudication, and many have …

Every now and then, some event in life occurs that changes your entire outlook on things. Such an event merits writing about despite the fact that it deviates from the usual political analysis in this column. The information shared or …

Along with the “coming out” of militant atheism in recent years, there has been a growing perception that freedom of religion is tantamount to public freedom from religion and, such pursuit is a legitimate objective of The First Amendment. Such …

To the consternation and disappointment of many ardent Obama supporters, Rick Warren, the famous mega-church evangelical author, was asked to officiate at the presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Virtually every year at this time, an issue over Christmas displays on public property, or some related church and state issue pops up. I call discussion of this topic, “The Christmas Cacophony Carefully Considered.” What always strikes me as …

In the wake of the November election’s repudiation of Republicans, there is a controversy among pundits about what Republicans need to do to stage a legislative comeback, much less, avoid extinction from the political landscape.