MY TAKE — Was Marx right about religion?

Click here to read “MY TAKE — Was Marx right about religion?” by Henry Idema from The Holland Sentinel on September 17, 2012.

As with Sigmund Freud, most Americans have an opinion about Karl Marx without having read Karl Marx. His economics leave a lot to be desired, especially by underestimating his own Jewish doctrine of sin and the human selfishness and will to power that the story of Adam and Eve illuminates. Worldly goods will never be distributed based on “each according to his or her ability and need.”

On religion, however, Marx had some profound ideas that illuminate the use of religion in our political campaigns.

Surviving the Pain at the Roots

 

Click here to read “Surviving the Pain at the Roots” by Alexandra Heather Foss from The New York Times on September 15, 2012, which provides a very personal look at the way she has coped with anxiety in her life.

Alexandra Heather Foss is a freelance writer and photographer. Her most recent publication is “Finding Beauty In Your Scars,” which appeared on the Web site Tiny Buddha.