Author Archives: revsteffi

The following response was submitted to and printed in the La Canada Sun, The Glendale Press and the Burbank Leader the week of March 22nd, in response to the question:  If you had a chance to attend a summit on HIV/AIDS, … Continue reading →

Below is my response, printed this week in the Glendale Sun, La Canada Valley News Press and Burbank Leader, to the question:  What is, in your opinion, the definition of a miracle? What does your religion teach about miracles? And … Continue reading →

The following response was submitted to and printed in the La Canada Sun, The Glendale Press and the Burbank Leader the week of March 8th, in response to the question:  how important do you believe it is for brothers and … Continue reading →

The following was submitted for publication in the “In Theory” section of  the Burbank Leader, La Canada Valley Press and Glendale NewsPress, the week of March 1, 2010, in response to a situation in which a court determined that a … Continue reading →

The following response was submitted to the La Cañada Valley Sun, Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader for publication during the week of February 22nd.  The question was:   Do you think there is any danger in the Dali Lama appearing with … Continue reading →

The following response regarding my thoughts on the Olympics was submitted for publication the week of February 15th in the local press:  Burbank, La Canada, Sun Valley As an introvert who prefers the comfort of a cozy dinner with friends … Continue reading →

The following was written in response to a question regarding faith leaders’ positions on the Ugandan Bill punishing homosexual acts and a recent 17-church prayer/protest event. (Published in the In Theory section of the Feb. 11 to 13, 2010 issues … Continue reading →

The following was submitted to the local press in response to a question regarding CBS rejecting a Superbowl Sunday ad for a gay dating service: is this discrimination? The issue of whether or not this rejection of a gay dating-service advertisement … Continue reading →

The following response was submitted to the local press this week in response to a question regarding the validity of some religious leaders claiming the earthquake in Haiti was a punishment from God: No.  I do not believe that the earthquake … Continue reading →

This week’s submission to the local press is in response to a question regarding Pope Benedict’s planned visit to a synagogue and the controversy regarding his attempts to canonize WW II’s Pope Pius:  is the criticism justified? The challenge of … Continue reading →