Geoffrey W. Sutton PhD, Psychology and Culture

A CULTURE  OF LIFE Life and Death  in 2013 The world’s largest religions generally promote a prolife position. Life is valuable from the moment of conception until death. In many countries, people of faith are outspoken about some aspect of life and death. Overall, the world is a less violent place ( Pinker, 2011 ), although it may not seem like it to those in war torn areas or to those who pay attention to news reports without an historical context. In Western Democracies, prolife has often been thought of in terms of a moral position against abortion. But in the view of many, including my own, prolife describes a culture that values life rather than death. In this summary, the reports offer brief quantitative information with links to sources for those interested in details. What’s missing from many reports is a careful look at the quality of life. This post is a look at the current state of a culture of life around the world. I am also on the lookout f...

👉WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT "I have cried every single day since Matthew died…" Rick Warren story in Premier Christianity, 2016 September 17, 2013. In an emotional interview with Piers Morgan, Pastor Rick Warren and his wife, Kay responded to questions about their son’s suicide in April 2013. This post includes information on how this well known Christian leader and his wife coped with their son's suicide. Because he is a well-known Evangelical Pastor, I expect Rick Warren to turn to God for support. But I also expect him to be real. To show his emotions. To be one of us. And he was. And so was Kay. And it was clear that Kay and Rick supported each other. In my previous post I wrote about attributions.  Ironically, I referred to people with a purpose having no clue the author of T he Purpose Driven Life would offer a powerful story a week later. And not surprisingly, I found a mix of attributions as Rick and Kay spoke about the tragic suicide of their son. I ...