Life and Death Revisited (I)

  Abortion and euthanasia are two of the most scorched-over debate battlefields in the West. Positions for and against tend to stalemate because questions about life and death are often seen as absolute. When does life begin? When does it end? Answers to these can help...
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The Living and the Dead

  It is sultry summer in Japan. There are fireworks displays in the night sky as I walk home from work, distant orbs of shattering ochre and turquoise exploding in the distance followed by a dull thud. In nearby parks and schoolyards, I hear the taut rhythms of taik...
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