Pennsylvania House of Representatives introduce “American Religious History Week”

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives are at it yet again… First it was The Year of the Bible followed by Prayer Month, The Year of Religious Diversity, an attempt to remove anonymity from individuals engaging in lawsuits seeking to uphold the separation of church and state, National Fast Day, and now House Resolution No. 306 which seeks to declare May 6th […]

Protesting May 2 “Circle the Square with Prayer” event

Post event reporting will be available the evening of 5/3/13 – JV Last week, I saw a banner erected on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square recognizing the National Day of Prayer and promoting an upcoming “Circle the Square With Prayer” event — hosted by the National Day of Prayer Committee of NEPA — in which Northeastern Pennsylvanians […]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives declare National Fast Day in April

Edit: This piece was originally authored April 14 and has been updated. – JV Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are at it yet again. First it was ‘The Year of the Bible,’ Prayer Month,’ ‘The Year of Religious Diversity,’ seeking to remove anonymity from individuals engaging in lawsuits seeking to uphold the separation of church […]

Recording of my appearance on David Madeira Show

I was invited to appear on the April 19 episode of the Pennsylvania-based David Madeira talkradio show to discuss a recent piece and term paper I had written concerning the ”gender wage gap.’ Listen to the clip on Soundcloud here: Listen to the full episode the clip was taken from here on the David Madeira […]

April 19 – Live appearance on David Madeira show

Last week, I authored a piece — inspired by a research paper I had written for my graduate-level Human Development class — expressing skepticism of the ‘gender pay gap’ and an associated proclamation from President Obama which declares April 9 as “Equal Pay Day.” The piece inspired some interesting discussion with more than 35 comments […]