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Mislabeled

By: Brian Holdsworth

mislabeled Consider a woman who has just made a significant mistake at work. That mistake has now cost the company she works for and the manager is trying to figure out what the source of the mistake was. When he asks the woman who is responsible, she is confronted with a desire to lie in the hopes that she won’t be punished for her mistake.

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Defeats the Purpose

By: Brian Holdsworth

defeats-purpose Have you ever been in a situation where you were contemplating the practicality of something and the notion was eventually defeated by the realization that the particular something in question would become absurd in its use? You may have even heard yourself say, "It would defeat the purpose". That's a pretty common expression.

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Messy Conversations: Human Rights

By Brian Holdsworth

The following is part of a series we're calling messy conversations. They're messy because they're topics that people don't want to talk about and are incredibly emotionally charged and divisive. It's unfortunate that dialogue on these issues is so difficult and as long as it is, the divisions will only increase. Our hope is to create an opportunity for authentic sharing of ideas without fear of reprisal. This conversation is based on actual conversation(s).

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If it's Immoral, Should it be Illegal?

By Fr. Mike Mireau

If something is immoral, should it be illegal? This is a HUGE question, that underlies a whole bunch of ethical/moral controveries that are all over the news and politics, debated in court rooms and class rooms. Smoking weed, abortion, stem cell research, gambling, gay marriage, euthenasia, pornography, prostitution; the list goes on and on and on.

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