The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to examine “the dividing line between the rights of students to freely use their own computers and the authority of school officials to prevent online harassment of other students and the staff.” Supreme Court to consider educators’ response to cyber-bullying
Want people to be less prejudiced? The most successful way it to “encourage people to make their own decisions about how to act, by explaining the benefits and costs as neutrally as possible.” A Better Way to Reduce Prejudice By Alice G. Walton
Reverand Mark Sandlin writes that “we use the Bible as if it is a sex manual, telling us what is and isn’t acceptable….[but] the reality is that the Bible is not a sex manual…. most of us have matured enough theologically to recognize that we need to contextualize the writings of the Bible, and because of it we have moved passed using [sex-based] examples as the end-all-be-all on acceptable practices of sexuality. Clobbering “Biblical” Gay Bashing
When you treat people with dignity and respect, even those who seem to deserve it the least, the way they respond might just surprise you, explains this NPR story. A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
Would you like a dose of good news on a regular basis? The Huffington Post has rolled out a new section of its online newspaper, HuffPost Good News, announced Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. I Have Good News and… That’s It: Introducing HuffPost Good News