Bob Metcalfe

Religion Gone Bad, by Mel White, Penguin, 2006. Reviewed by Bob Metcalfe. White is a Gay Christian who has worked for many US evangelical movements. At least, that is, until he came to terms with the ... (318 words)

The Eugenics movement in New Zealand had legislative successes greater than anywhere in the world outside the USA and Nazi Germany Eugenics was a phenomenon that lasted for less than a hundred years, ... (2975 words)

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE FOR DUMMIES, by James Dillard and Terra Diane Ziporyn. Hungry Minds, Inc. These books are all subtitled "A Reference for the Rest of Us!". Perhaps I'm prejudiced but as far as ... (783 words)

That Old-Time Religion I didn't wish to begin a debate about the issues surrounding religion in the 16th and 17th-century, nor would I ever wish to stop anyone from taking in interest in history. All ... (358 words)