Moral debates: December 2007 Archives

Swami, our home town Waukegan baseball hero Gary Bennett admits he used Human Growth Hormone in 2003, used it only once to take care of an injury, admits it was a mistake and didn’t use it again. Do you believe him? Weepy in Waukegan.

Swami: People are always saying we should put Christ back into Christmas, but instead of seeking to put Christ into Christmas, we must acknowledge that He was never there in the first place! Instead of borrowing from the world around us, we ought to take our religious customs and practices directly from the Bible. Then we will be worshiping our Creator in spirit and truth Signed: Ms. Black Ice.

Dear Swami, Now that Mike Ditka has canceled his old charity trust and given all the money to charities, don’t you owe him an apology for piling on? Or are you against helpimg old time players who have been abandoned by the NFL? Signed - Irked in Ypsilanti

Dear Swami, Who would you nominate as the more tiresome, irritating blowhard in the Chicago area? Is there somebody you think talks a good game but never delivers the goods? Signed: Hiccupy in Highland Park

Swami, why should I listen to you? What makes what you say worth paying attention to? Why are you worth putting up with? And how can I write sentences without ending them in prepositions? Help me, Oh Wise One. Signed: Puzzled in Barrington.