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Category: Opinion

  • The Future of the Capitalist System

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    David Lowry
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    I am neither an economist nor political scientist. What I am is an observant person who follows trends and trusts his instincts–and this is what mine are telling me about the future of capitalism. Capitalism, arguably the greatest wealth creation system ever invented, has at least three tremendous tendencies embedded within it that cannot be…

  • Charter for Compassion

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    From Wikipedia. Karen Armstrong is known for her books on comparative religion and wrote a well-recognized book A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.

  • Free Speech in the Age of Charlie Hebdo

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    David Lowry
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    Here is the Prezi of a speech I prepared for Seekers’ Chapel.  I haven’t written out my comments so some of the Prezi slides may not make as much sense as others.  The main point of the speech was…”even though we live in a country that values free speech, there is a point where free…

  • Free Speech Before and After Charlie Hebdo

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  • What’s Acceptable?

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    David Lowry
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    I believe the root of all human discord can be traced to contrary opinions about “What’s acceptable?”  This question, composed of two words, does more to cause personal misery and divides people, nations and organizations.

  • The philosophy of “True Detective”

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    David Lowry
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    I think I’m hooked on a new television series. It’s HBO’s “True Detective” featuring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConahay. My son introduced it to me over the Thanksgiving holiday. In what seemed like an offhand comment my son said to me, “If you want to know my philosophy of life it’s found in this series.”…

  • Alignment

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    David Lowry
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    Until the other day I had not heard about a principle of a life called alignment.  I think I knew about the concept, but I had never heard it discussed as a formal life principle The greatest problems we face are caused as we resist “what is.”  Let’s say that I don’t like the amount of money I have–so I…

  • The Wrong Person for the Job

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    David Lowry
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    Just something I noticed… Hello! Is it just me or does it seem that everywhere I go someone feels they must point out that, *So and so is not the best man or woman for the job? The wrong man is the president, the wrong person is leading the company, the wrong person is teaching this class, the wrong person…

  • Hobby Lobby–It’s not the end of the world

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    David Lowry
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    So yesterday the supreme court announced that closely held companies may exclude contraception from employee health plans if it runs afoul of a companies religious beliefs. This ruling is being hailed as a victory for religious freedoms by the right and an attack upon women by the left. It is neither. It is not a victory for religious…