Articles by Lawn Griffiths
‘The Help’ reveals a dark side of social justice
Sometimes I just have to clap at the end of a film in a movie theater. I did that one recent Saturday at the end of the showing of ”The Help,” and it started a modest clapping …
Revisiting the LDS excommunication of Lyndon Lamborn who talked too much
It was nearly four years ago that a Boeing engineer, Lyndon Lamborn, contacted me at the East Valley Tribune to tell me the Mormon Church was excommunicating him and making it quite public — as a kind of warning to the …
Renee Lloyd tells her story living as a psychic
I’ve long believed that if we give validity to religions, spirituality and the metaphysical, then we have to be fully open to the psychic realm where people today claim to have gifts in the paranormal, including extra-sensory perception, …
The royal wedding in the wee of night was well worth the watch
I got up shortly after 1 a.m. today to watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We were eight time zones behind. The technology of broadcasting was light years ahead of that provided …
One-time priest Dale Fushek offers a less than tell-all book as he moves on in ministry
I first met the Rev. Dale Fushek nearly 25 years ago when I, in my role as religion editor for the Tribune, accepted an invitation from Marge Injasoulian, spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic of Diocese, to serve …
Left behind: The bizarre search for Christ’s foreskin
Over the years writing religion articles for newspapers, I have been skeptical about faiths with claims of possessing authentic fragments of Christ’s experiences on earth. The Roman Catholic Church is said to possess an incredible range of items from …
Getting lead part in children’s pageant is a joy
When I was younger, I relished church talent shows and putting together several acts each year that we staged them. Churches are already abuzz with vast talent and people typically enjoying the chance to showcase their …
Enjoy lift of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ ban, get ready for a bleak legislative winter
Life is so good when we experience justice. This day, we bask in the progress of an American president signing into law a new national military policy that anyone, regardless of sexual identity, may serve …
Ringing Salvation Army bells is pure joy
I spent three hours today ringing a Salvation Army bell outside a Frys store at Rural Road and Southern Avenue in Tempe. I will be there at the same time next Saturday 4-7 p.m. My …
Pastor Lovejoy’s slavery martyrdom still offers lessons on pernicious cultural practices
Most of us have friends who pass on books to us to read. While they were reading those books, we came to mind. They thought we were persons who could get something out of the books, …
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