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The Hardest Decisions
A friend of mine sent me an article that appeared in The New York Times which he thought was the best response to the ethics of what is...
Reverend James Squire
Jun 9, 20244 min read
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Dehumanization
I am currently reading The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson which recounts the events that led up to the Civil War. I find that few writers...
Reverend James Squire
Jun 2, 20245 min read
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Two Tiered Justice System aand What Athletes Should Know
The verdict is in, and Trump has been found guilty on all counts. We do have a two-tiered system as Trump was given much more leeway than...
Reverend James Squire
May 31, 20244 min read
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A Response to Harrison Butker's Speech
Let’s respond to the ethical issues that the premier kicker of the Kansas City Chief’s made in a recent commencement speech. (video of...
Reverend James Squire
May 29, 20246 min read
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What I Don't Understand Is...
How many times have we heard that people don’t understand how Trump could be considered for the office of President by a great number of...
Reverend James Squire
May 28, 20244 min read
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Memorial Day: In Flanders Field
Several years ago, before going off to a Memorial Day Weekend, a close friend of mine, Robert Bishop, a colleague at EA commented that...
Reverend James Squire
May 26, 20244 min read
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Followng Up Blog From Yesterday
Given what I wrote yesterday, today I came across the Episcopal Church’s position on the conditions in 2022 at the 80th General...
Reverend James Squire
May 22, 20241 min read
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The Day I Was Disappointed in Biden
Let me give the context for my ethical response largely taken from The Washington Post (5/21). The prosecutor of the top war crimes court...
Reverend James Squire
May 21, 20245 min read
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Never Forget
Photo by Kelly Sikkema One of the things that I have learned over the years while counseling others is that often the person who comes...
Reverend James Squire
May 19, 20244 min read
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An Unfinished Love Story
Photo by Daniel Klafke An Unfinished Love Story is a recent book and personal history of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, winner of the...
Reverend James Squire
May 17, 20245 min read
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Jus Ad Bellum:The Just War Clause
There is a reason that Putin doesn’t use the word, war, to describe his invasion of Ukraine. He has chosen the word, mission. However, in...
Reverend James Squire
May 14, 20244 min read
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What Will Change The Context?
When I was teaching lateral thinking (thinking outside the box) with my Ethics Class, there was an exercise that was one of many ways to...
Reverend James Squire
May 13, 20243 min read
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