Like the rest of the public I have been watching the coverage of the Newtown, CT rampage by a single 20 y.o. who is described as having had a mental disorder. Mental Health commentators have expressed many opinions about why this may have happened, why this individual in their terms “snapped”. Some, like a cautious psychiatrist that I heard during the day respond to Chris Matthews was reluctant to comment without having more information but he did, wisely in my opinion, emphasize that most schizophrenics were not Continue reading Bitterness, Retaliatory Action and Apocalyptic Mass Murder by Henry Friedman
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The Sandy Hook Massacre: What We Can Do by Jane Hall
Our hearts go out to those in Sandy Hook and Newton – once fairy tale communities. We salute the brave teachers, the clergy, the strong and empathic citizens, and most of all, we send our deepest condolences to the parents and families who lost their children and to the families of those adults who died.
One common theme over the past several days since this latest tragedy has Continue reading The Sandy Hook Massacre: What We Can Do by Jane Hall
A Canary in the Coal Mine
Click Here to Read: A Canary in the Coal Mine by Neal Spira on his Deeper Look blog on the Chicago Now blogs on July 26, 2012,
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Connecticut school shooting: Resources for parents
Click Here to Read: Connecticut school shooting: Resources for parents By Thomas Curwen in the Los Angeles on December 14, 2012.
| People gather for a prayer vigil at St. Rose Church in Newtown, Conn., on Friday evening. (Emmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images / December 14, 2012) |
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Clashing Rulings Complicate Path of Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Law
Click here to read “Clashing Rulings Complicate Path of Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Law” by Erik Eckholm from The New York Times on December 4, 2012.
A federal judge cleared the way on Tuesday for California’s new law banning gay “conversion therapies” for minors, one day after another federal judge, in a separate decision, called the ban an unconstitutional infringement on speech.
