By: Anonymous Where you are when you give a speech is a way to subtly influence (or sometimes not so subtly) what you are saying. I received my Family Medicine training in St Clair County, Illinois, just east of East St Louis.  In St Clair County, there are three malpractice lawyers for every one doctor.  At the time of my training, it was the most litigious county in the US.  Consequently, then-President George W. Bush came to St Clair County... Read more

By: Anonymous When I was a young child working in my parents’ grocery store after school in New Hampshire, part of my job was to make sure the cigarette rack was full.  One of the funniest things I would say to my siblings was the slogan for Virginia Slims cigarette “You’ve come a long way, baby”,  and then we would burst into laughter as we finished filling the racks. Women have come a long way in politics and in many... Read more

This blog is the collective work of a group of students at a theological school in the United States of America. These students are studying at the masters level, often but not always pursuing ordination in various denominations. They vary in age, geographical location, social location, sexuality and gender, race, and class. Some of these students have chosen to blog anonymously, and others have chosen to use their names. In every case their opinions are their own, and they speak... Read more