by Dr. Monty Knight | May 22, 2013 | Culture and Society
That’s what I remember Memorial Day being called when I was a youngster–Decoration Day–at least in my family. My dad would take me with him to where his parents were buried in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, outside Thompsonville, in...
by Dr. Monty Knight | May 15, 2013 | Human Sexuality
Journeyman professional basketball player, 34-year-old Jason Collins, recently received his proverbial “fifteen minutes of fame” when he revealed in a Sports Illustrated article that he is gay. So . . . ? What does anyone’s sexual orientation have to...
by Dr. Monty Knight | May 9, 2013 | Family Relations
I’ve known this young woman, who is now a senior in high school, since I visited her and her mother in the hospital the day she was born. She and her family are dear people in my life. She’s given me permission to publish this essay which won her a trip to...
by Dr. Monty Knight | May 1, 2013 | Culture and Society
WHO’S GENEROUS? The wealthiest Americans–those in the top 20 percent–give 1.3 percent of their income to charity; those in the bottom 20 percent give 3.2 percent of their income, even though many of them can’t itemize their contributions as a...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Apr 25, 2013 | Culture and Society
“The last thing I ever wanted to happen would have been to find myself homeless. But it’s turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened to me.” That’s what my friend and colleague said to me recently. He’s a deeply...
