What is extremist if not to hurt people?

The word extremist has been used to describe violent people for a long time. It is usually attached to a religious movement that has taken its faith to the limit of human decency. Less often it might be an ideology that has gone from ideal, to violent demand. In other instances it can be turned …

In Memory of Keith

I found out yesterday about the passing of Keith Hunter. He suffered from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). In the growing span of my own lifetime, I only knew him for a short time, but his impact on me, and on this community, was significant. I will cherish the many many conversations we had and …