At The Very Least...

It has been an embarrassingly long time since the last entry in this blog - two years! However, judging from what I see, read, and hear, the level of public discourse over critical issues doesn't seem to be getting more civil, so I've decided to resurrect this blog in the hopes of shedding a bit of light, instead of generating heat, in an environment that is already generating far more heat than light. Ready for a "blinding flash of the obvious"? Politicians and news sources of all sociopolitical leanings tend to not quite give all the information concerning an issue...especially if that information would tend to disagree with the agenda being promoted. So...before passing on stories as "fact" (let alone believing them), at the very least we need to take some time and invest some effort in discerning the complete truth, in so far as humanly possible, of that story. If accurate information is indispensable in making informed decisions, and if it is true that "the truth will set you free", it is incumbent upon us to verify the facts to the best of our ability. This is especially true if we claim to be followers of the One who said, "I am the truth". Fortunately, we have tools at our fingertips to make this task easier. May I humbly advocate making use of several on-line "fact-checking" websites (for comparison purposes)in an attempt to separate fact from "urban legend"? There are any number of such on-line sites (sites available on request). Check it out! Here's to the quest for truth.