By David E. Roy The old man knew a lot and a lot of what he knew was uncut crazy. Like how every building had its own little soul sitting inside it. The man spent a lot of time thinking about souls, [...] Continue Reading
Religion & Philosophy
Candidate Without a Prayer
By George B. Kauffman Candidate Without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt. By Herb Silverman. Pitchstone Publishing, Charlottesville, VA. 2012, $22.95. ISBN [...] Continue Reading
Chaos and Confusion at the Center: A Year Without Wisdom
By David E. Roy After living through the madness of 2017, I felt I had to make an effort to achieve some clarity and derive some meaning from the year’s intense and confusing events. One of my [...] Continue Reading
Damned Good Company
By George B. Kauffman Damned Good Company: Twenty Rebels Who Bucked the God Experts by Luis Granados, Humanist Press, 1777 T St. NW, Washington, DC, 2012, $15.00. ISBN 978-0-931779-25-1. The power [...] Continue Reading
Make the Break (If You Can)
By George B. Kauffman Make the Break (If You Can) by Dr. Reginald J. Exton (Author), Roy Speckhardt (Editor), Humanist Press, 1777 T St. NW, Washington, D.C., 2012, $9.99. ISBN 9780931779268. NASA [...] Continue Reading
Harvey Survivors Find Hope: From California to Corpus Christi
By Wasan Abu-Baker Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published in Kings River Life Magazine at [...] Continue Reading
Ready for Resistance, Any Day Now
By Rev. Dr. Christopher Breedlove My head is spinning of late, exhausted by the seemingly relentless pace of racists, bigots and gentrification vultures here locally in Fresno. Or, perhaps, the [...] Continue Reading
The Story of the Muslim Community in the Central Valley
By Wasan Abu-Baker Muslims are well known for their warm hospitality. Our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever believes in God and the Day of Judgment, let him honor his neighbor, [...] Continue Reading
Gandhi Birthday Celebration at Peace Garden
The 148th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, apostle of peace and nonviolence, also known as the father of human rights in the 20th century and patron saint of the peace movement globally, will be observed [...] Continue Reading
Jewish Film Series
By Temple Beth Israel Films Committee The Jewish Film Series will return to Temple Beth Israel (6622 N. Maroa Ave.) on Sept. 16 with a golden oldie, The Frisco Kid, starring Gene Wilder as a naive [...] Continue Reading
The Prince of War: Billy Graham’s Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire
By George B. Kauffman The Prince of War: Billy Graham’s Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire (2nd ed.). An unauthorized biography with selected book reviews by author Cecil Bothwell. Brave Ulysses [...] Continue Reading
Project Shalom/Salam
Interview with Helen Siporin, a member of Fresno’s Jewish community and co-founder of Project Shalom/Salaam. Q. How did you learn about the Syrian refugees? A. Last February, my friend Susan [...] Continue Reading