Carol P. Christ

The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration.

In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.

Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price.

Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'